If you actually use the Kindle Scribe range the way it’s meant to be used — as an overly large note-taker that happens to double as an ereader — then you’ll probably be keen to try out the new features Amazon has. Even if you somehow skipped the headline, anybody with half a brain could guess what’s being chucked in here.
The Scribe gets smart(er)
If you said AI, then well done. If you said something else, then you need to get with the times. Amazon is just one of many companies heaping more and more AI services onto its products, and the Kindle family is no exception. The latest batch of features — there are five to mess around with — is just the latest in a long line of AI features inside the wider ereader family. The handiest? Tidying up shoddy handwriting.
It’s called ‘Refine writing’, and it does exactly what it says: refines your scribbles. When hastily scribbling down a thought on your Scribe inside a notebook, tap the AI icon and hit ‘Refine writing’, and easily legible text will emerge out the other end. And when you’re desperately looking for that long-forgotten notebook, the new AI-powered search lets you use natural language to find it. Amazon will even send simple AI summaries based on the notes, too.
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Finally, there’s ‘Send to Alexa’. Amazon has put a lot of stock into its Alexa+ assistant, and the integration is just another step in the grand scheme. Users can send their notebooks and documents, access them from the Alexa app, and even from their Echo or FireTV devices. Alexa can peek inside and “help you brainstorm, summarize your notes, and turn ideas into action.”
The new AI features are currently reserved for the ‘new’ Kindle Scribe and Scribe Colorsoft for readers in the U.S. Give it some time, and we’re sure these features will make their way around the world before long.
