Amazon has unveiled a number of new Kindles for 2024, together with a new redesigned Kindle Scribe. Oddly, they’re nonetheless referring to it as a 1st technology mannequin on the product web page, however we’ll name it the Kindle Scribe 2 to assist mitigate confusion.
Many of the particulars look like 95% the identical because the first Kindle Scribe, however they modified the entrance borders from black to white to offer it a extra paper-like look, and so they redesigned the premium stylus pen and did away with the fundamental stylus.
There are some new software program options that can possible get added to the primary gen Kindle Scribe too, however the {hardware} seems to be largely unchanged.
The Kindle Scribe 2 nonetheless has a ten.2″ E Ink display screen with 300 ppi, and it has a frontlight with adjustable coloration temperature. As soon as once more it’s accessible with 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of inside storage.
They added a brand new coloration alternative for the Scribe 2 within the type of metallic jade. The stylus is that coloration too. The tungsten coloration continues to be an choice as properly, similar as earlier than.
Not like the opposite new Kindles, there’s no point out of any distinction or velocity enhancements with the Kindle Scribe 2. It looks like all they actually modified was the entrance borders, which appears somewhat odd.
The press launch largely talks about software program enhancements. Right here’s a quote:
“The brand new Kindle Scribe provides new experiences for in-book writing and notetaking. With Energetic Canvas, you’ll be able to write your ideas straight within the e book when inspiration strikes. Your be aware turns into a part of the web page, and the e book textual content dynamically flows round it—should you enhance the font dimension, change the font type, or the e book format modifications, the be aware stays seen precisely the place you need it so that you by no means lose any that means or context. Coming quickly, you’ll additionally have the ability to write your notes within the aspect panel and simply disguise them when you’re completed. The notetaking expertise can be extra highly effective with the all-new, built-in AI-powered pocket book, which allows you to shortly summarize pages and pages of notes into concise bullets in a script font that may be simply shared—straight inside the pocket book tab. You can too refine your notes right into a script font, so it maintains the appear and feel of handwriting whereas nonetheless being legible.”
The Kindle Scribe 2 is now accessible to pre-order from Amazon. The discharge date is about for December 4th, 2024. The worth has gone up a bit. The 16GB mannequin is $399, the 32GB mannequin is $419, and the 64GB model is $449. The brand new metallic jade coloration solely seems to be accessible with 64GB. Like earlier than, there aren’t any ad-supported variations; they’re all ad-free (when it comes to lockscreen adverts, at the very least).
Kindle Scribe 2 Specs
- 10.2″ E Ink show with 300 ppi.
- Frontlight with heat coloration temperature management.
- EMR touchscreen; premium stylus included.
- 16GB/32GB/64GB storage.
- Rotation sensor.
- Auto-brightness sensor.
- WiFi: Helps 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks.
- Bluetooth for audiobooks and VoiceView display screen reader.
- USB-C port, charging cable included.
- Battery Life Estimate: as much as 12 weeks for studying, 3 weeks for writing.
- Supported codecs: Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP by way of conversion; Audible audio format (AAX).
- Dimensions: 196 x 230 x 5.7mm excluding ft.
- Weight: 433 grams.
- Worth: $399-$449 at Amazon
Right here’s what the brand new metallic jade coloration appears like:
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