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☆ Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Amazon on Wednesday announced a new Kindle e-reader, and for the first time ever it has a color display. The retailing giant introduced the Kindle in 2007, and every device since then has had a black-and-white screen. The new Kindle has a display that's designed to ensure colors don't appear washed out or pixelated, even when users zoom in on images. The $279 device, which Amazon is calling the Kindle Colorsoft, has "weeks of battery life," the company said. Amazon also unveiled a refreshed $399 Kindle Scribe with new note-taking features, an updated $159 Kindle Paperwhite and a 12th generation Kindle, which costs $109.

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Amazon also announced a Kindle Scribe redesign, plus new generation models of the Kindle Paperwhite and base Kindle. Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition The Kindle Colorsoft is Amazon's first color e-reader. Check price at AmazonAmazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) Amazon's latest Kindle Paperwhite offers even faster performance than its predecessors in the same thin, waterproof form readers love. AdvertisementKindle Paperwhite (12th Generation)The new Kindle Paperwhite offers higher contrast than ever. AmazonAmazon’s fastest and most popular Kindle is about to get even faster with the 2024 Kindle Paperwhite.

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Learn moreAmazon Prime Day, which is in its final stretch today, has brought many of our favorite tech, beauty, and home products to all-time-low prices. We check every deal against our tested guides and price tracking to make sure you're getting the best products for the lowest cost, optimizing your Prime Day experience. As more of Business Insider's top-rated products and brands go on sale during Prime Day, we'll continue to update this page with new discounts. If you're looking for a solid Android tablet, this is an excellent option, especially at its lowest price ever for Prime Day. Check out our roundup of all of the best Prime Day deals, or browse Amazon's website for more.

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That's why I'm spending Prime Day looking out for the gaming deals that are actually worth your money. I've been scouring Amazon Prime Big Deal Day's kitchen section to find Prime Day deals on kitchen items. Displays can vary a lot in performance, so figuring out which Prime Day deals on TVs are worth your money can be tricky. Some of the best Prime Day deals on printers include the Brother MFC-J1010DW, a budget multi-function unit that's less than $80. I'm also loving the Prime Day deals on Rivet furniture (read our Rivet review), including 15% off a leather sectional.

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☆ Amazon devices unit morale wanes amid cuts, weak development pipeline
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Greg Bensinger | Thomson Reuters | Greg Bensinger Joined Reuters As A Technology Correspondent In Focusing On The World'S Largest Technology Companies. He Was Previously A Member Of The New York Times Editorial Board | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Amazon hopes consumers will install Alexa-enabled devices in more rooms of their homes and become accustomed to using the system throughout the day, the sources said. Amazon has said its devices and services business is not profitable, without providing figures. Amazon is set to name as successor Microsoft's Panos Panay who oversaw development of the Surface, according to Bloomberg. Alexa employees were included in rounds of layoffs beginning last year resulting in 27,000 job cuts across Amazon. For years, Amazon has said it can sell devices for close to production cost and see a profit through services offered on them.

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Prime Day Kindle deals are a book lover's dream, with up to 40% off e-readers that can house thousands of free books with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. The best Prime Day Kindle dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle (2022) The latest basic Kindle device doubles the storage compared to the previous generation. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (11th Generation) The new Kindle Paperwhite has a 6.8” display with thinner borders and an adjustable warm light. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle Scribe with Basic Pen (16GB) Scribe is the first Kindle e-reader to support handwritten notes, using the included pen.

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Back-to-school shopping on Amazon Prime Day is a convenient and efficient option for students and parents alike. Although Amazon Prime ends tonight at 12 p.m. PT, you can still access deals on a vast selection of school supplies, electronics, clothing, and more. $29.99 from Amazon Originally $39.99 Save 25%Deal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Deal Amazon Basics Primary Composition Notebooks (Pack of 3) These composition notebooks have a ruled design that's ideal for practicing penmanship. $99.99 from Amazon Originally $129.99 Save 23%Back-to-school deals for teachersDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

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Prime Day Kindle deals are a book lover's dream with up to 40% off e-readers that can house thousands of free books with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. The best Prime Day Kindle dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle (2022) The latest basic Kindle device doubles the storage compared to the previous generation. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (11th Generation) The new Kindle Paperwhite has a 6.8” display with thinner borders and an adjustable warm light. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle Scribe with Basic Pen (16GB) Scribe is the first Kindle e-reader to support handwritten notes, using the included pen.

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Lowest Price Amazon Kindle (2022) The latest basic Kindle device doubles the storage compared to the previous generation. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (11th Generation) The new Kindle Paperwhite has a 6.8” display with thinner borders and an adjustable warm light. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle Oasis (8GB) Amazon revolutionized the e-reader with the Kindle Oasis' daring design, great page-turn buttons, sharp screen, and giant ebook library. Down to $164.99, this Prime Day price matches the record low we saw for Black Friday. Lowest Price Amazon Kindle Scribe with Basic Pen (16GB) Scribe is the first Kindle e-reader to support handwritten notes, using the included pen.

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☆ As tech companies pull back on spending, big office holiday parties are on the chopping block
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Apparently, some tech workers are also missing their companies' holiday festivities — but not because they're bopping around in the Mountain West. As tech companies pull back on spending, big office holiday parties are on the chopping block. Cost-cutting is coming for startups — and big office holiday parties are first on the list. For startup founders and venture capitalists, the office holiday party is a December tradition. But this year, holiday parties in startup-land look a little different.

☆ Amazon Kindle Scribe vs. ReMarkable 2: Better Than Pen and Paper—for a Price
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Nicole Nguyen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For spur-of-the-moment ideas, I am a big fan of pen and paper. But notebooks are vulnerable possessions. I’ve left my precious journals behind on buses and in hotel rooms. Once, a leaky water bottle rendered my notepad’s contents illegible. So now I’m open to a tech solution: digital notebooks with screens that look like paper, with the security and convenience of cloud backups.

☆ Kindle’s 15-year anniversary is a reminder simplicity is king
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It’s like holding nothing but the words.”Amazon (AMZN) launched the original Kindle on November 19 2007, pushing the publishing industry to further embrace digital books and also kickstarting the e-commerce giant’s hardware efforts. Amazon can keep Kindle prices relatively low because the business model is all about selling books, not selling hardware, McQueen said. Likewise, the original Kindle had access to 90,000 books in the Kindle Store compared to 13 million books now in the Kindle Store. Amazon’s current lineup of hardware devices includes the Fire tablet, the Firestick media streaming gadget and the Echo smart speaker. “The more interesting question is will Kindle be broadly considered retro tech like vinyl record players or arcade cabinets of today?”

☆ The era of the Big Tech moonshot is over
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Each of these ideas is a "moonshot," or a radical, potentially world-changing project that Big Tech companies have worked on in recent years. Is the era of Big Tech moonshots over? For years, companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook dumped money and energy into radical, potentially world-changing projects. But recently, Big Tech firms have been scaling back their ambitions — and have instead turned to a Wall Street-appeasing pragmatism. It comes after Amazon workers of all types have been pushing for higher pay for years.

☆ Amazon.com unveils device that tracks how you breathe while sleeping
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday announced a contactless device to monitor customers' sleep as well as a new version of the Kindle which allows users to write on the e-reader. Amazon said the $139.99 sleep device, known as Halo Rise, tracks room temperature, humidity and light, plus the breathing patterns of the person closest to it. The goal is to provide insight to users on why they may or may not feel well-rested when they wake up. Amazon has said privacy is foundational to its work and that the sleep tracker will encrypt health data. Its new e-reader, the Kindle Scribe, is priced at $339.99, the e-commerce company said at its annual devices and services event.

Amazon's new Kindle Scribe brings its ebook reader to a new level with writing capabilities. The Kindle Scribe starts at $339 and ships in November but is available for preorder now. The Kindle Scribe adds the capability to write on the screen, using an included stylus. Coming soon, users will be able to send documents straight to their Kindle Scribe from Microsoft Word, too. Four months of Kindle UnlimitedThe Amazon Kindle Scribe will be accompanied by new covers in leather and fabric.

☆ Amazon’s $999 dog-like robot is getting smarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And Astro will now work with a real-time subscription service from Amazon’s smart-doorbell company, Ring, to provide security monitoring to small and medium-sized businesses. Smarter TVsAmazon unveiled a new series of Fire TV Omni QLED models – the first Fire TV to ship with Dolby Vision IQ. Kindle ScribeFifteen years after launching the Kindle, Amazon is introducing a higher-end version that also serves as a writing device. Its Echo Auto device ($54.99) is now smaller, sleeker and can be more easily mounted in a vehicle. A smarter Echo Show 15Amazon also announced a number of software updates coming to its existing Echo Show 15, a device the company said is especially popular in the kitchen.

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