In the glut of Kindle hardware, Amazon may have something for people who want to upgrade from the basic Kindle. The biggest reveal may be the Kindle ColorSoft, its first reader with a color display. Amazon tried to make sure the reader offered a good color and black-and-white experience, with high contrast, high resolution, and high clarity, whether you’re looking at color images or black-and-white pages. Amazon uses nitride LEDs, which work with the company’s algorithms to enhance color and brightness without washing out the image.
Judging by the press images (and the demo we went to), these seem geared toward graphic novels and comics. If you’re looking for something to keep your comics and manga digitally, the Kindle ColorSoft will cost you $280 and starts shipping on October 30.
With the original Scribe, Amazon got a lot of the basics right. This fixed the latency and smoothness of the writing experience, but it was still a little tricky to write notes on your ebook. Now, when you write on a page, Scribe will create a box for your notes.
This box is embedded in the text, with the words in the book rearranging and flowing to accommodate it. However, it’s still not a simple ‘draw on the page’ solution. The Kindle Scribe will be available in December, with a starting price of $400.
Analogue says it has completed its most complex project to date: recreating the Nintendo 64 from scratch. Once again, Analogue 3D has an FPGA (field programmable gate array) chip, coded to emulate the original console at a hardware level. We’ve been promised support for every official N64 cartridge ever released in all regions, but with some major upgrades. Supports analog 3D 4K output, variable refresh rate displays, and PAL and NTSC carts. The company is also building an original display mode to simulate your old CRT TV.
Check out Prada’s NASA spacesuit
Prada and Axiom Space have teamed up to design a new spacesuit, and NASA is now ready to show off the look. It’s the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit, which is white with red and gray accents for a little color and adventure. The suit is almost ready, having undergone testing and simulation at Axiom Space, SpaceX, and NASA facilities. It should be included in the final review in 2025.