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Amazon's Kindle Scribe bets handwriting is the future of e-readers

Amazon’s Kindle Scribe bets handwriting is the future of e-readers

With the Scribe KindleAmazon is hoping a device it launched under the George W. Bush administration can once again become its next big success story. Amazon isn’t afraid of flashy ideas, whether it’s a delivery drone, robotic sentry or a conversation with the virtual assistant Alexa. But this week, Amazon started selling its Kindle Scribe, …

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Amazon's cloud unit faces cost-sensitive customers as economic fears rise

Amazon’s cloud unit faces cost-sensitive customers as economic fears rise

Amazon Web Services has been its parent company’s biggest growth engine for most of the past decade, taking business with some of the world’s largest technology vendors. But as companies face the most discouraging economic environment since the 2008 financial crisis, those massive checks they send to AWS for their technology infrastructure are coming under …

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Amazon's Kindle Scribe wants to make reading and writing fashionable again

Amazon’s Kindle Scribe wants to make reading and writing fashionable again

With the Scribe KindleAmazon is hoping a device it launched under the George W. Bush administration can once again become its next big success story. Amazon isn’t afraid of flashy ideas, whether it’s a delivery drone, robotic dog or a conversation with the virtual assistant Alexa. But this week, Amazon started selling its Kindle Scribe, …

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The Morning After: Our Verdict on Amazon's Kindle Scribe |  Engadget

The Morning After: Our Verdict on Amazon’s Kindle Scribe | Engadget

We’ve talked a few times about the appeal of capable digital pens and e-ink note taking. Surely, this is the perfect study tool? This time, Amazon is trying it. The Kindle Scribe, at $340, is more expensive than a basic e-ink reader, but it has stylus input, low latency, and a few extra tricks. This …

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What's wrong with Alexa: Former insider on the challenges facing Amazon's AI voice assistant

What’s wrong with Alexa: Former insider on the challenges facing Amazon’s AI voice assistant

Dave Limp, head of Amazon’s Devices & Services division, in 2019. (GeekWire Photo/Kevin Lisota) Amazon quickly created the initial technical scaffolding for Alexa, quickly taking the lead in the smart speaker and home voice assistant market. But nearly a decade later, Alexa is still under construction. Tigger (Charlie) Kindel led Alexa product management before building …

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Chloe Grace Moretz wears a futuristic gaming headset in Amazon Prime Video

Amazon’s new #1 show is a big-name sci-fi thriller, but it’s got mixed reviews

After finally finishing my rings of power watch, Amazon has served up the trailer for the show it wants to make the next thing going viral. With a big budget and big names attached to the production—by Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy serve as executive producers, Hollywood star Chloë Grace Moretz stars, and …

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Amazon's new 65-inch Fire TV is better and currently costs less than last year's model

Amazon’s new 65-inch Fire TV is better and currently costs less than last year’s model

Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series 4K UHD Smart TV. Amazon I tested AmazonThe new 65-inch Fire TV Omni QLED Series 4K UHD Smart TV. If you’re a casual viewer like me, the new Fire TV is easy to use and offers great picture quality for the price. And speaking of price, at press time …

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Amazon's Fire Tablet sale is going strong - starting at an absurd $40

Amazon’s Fire Tablet sale is going strong – starting at an absurd $40

These sales are fire! But they won’t last forever, so go shopping! (Photo: Amazon) It’s happening: the first Black Friday deals have been launched and they keep coming. Today, everything revolves around Amazon devices. There must be someone on your vacation list who deserves a Fire tablet (you, maybe?). Right now, you can pick one …

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Amazon's Black Friday Advance Sale offers the AirPods Pro 2 for $199.99 ($49 off)

Amazon’s Black Friday Advance Sale offers the AirPods Pro 2 for $199.99 ($49 off)

Earlier this weekend, Woot introduced a new all-time low price on the second-generation AirPods Pro, and that deal quickly sold out. Today, Amazon has the AirPods Pro 2 at $199.99, down $249.00. It’s just $2 more than Woot’s sale and the stock seems more stable, so it’s a great opportunity to get the headphones at …

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