How The Kindle Scribe Quietly Became My Favorite Gadget Of 2022

The mobile tech space is, for the most part, a very predictable beast. You can almost guarantee that Samsung will release a new Galaxy S smartphone early in the year, Google will hold its I/O conference in May, Apple will announce the latest version of iOS in June, and a Z Fold new one may be available. Street. August or September, the new iPhones will come out in the fall, etc.

But as predictable as the market is, that doesn't mean there won't be surprises along the way. The Nothing Phone 1 is unlike any other smartphone on the market today, the Apple Watch Ultra created a whole new segment of the Apple Watch, and the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro is the best camera of the year. But those aren't the devices I'm thinking about the most in 2022. Instead, that honor goes to the Amazon Kindle Scribe.

No deviation - no

I've been working remotely from home for a few years now, and in that time I've changed my approach to note-taking and to-do list apps a lot. Todoist, TickTick, Google Tasks and Apple Reminders. I've tried them all.

But no matter what new program I switch to, no matter how highly recommended it is, I can never stick to it. How does it work? A to-do list app is another app on my phone or computer. It's easy to force yourself to use it when it's fresh and exciting, but it's just as easy to forget about it a month later and not think about it.

A to-do list app is another app on my phone or computer.

I was also taking notes and tasks in the Notes app on my iPad Pro using the Apple Pencil, but fell victim to the same problem. It made more sense to have a separate device for taking notes or checking off items on a to-do list. After all, it was still the iPad. The iPad just asked to close Notes and open Twitter or YouTube instead. I tried and tried to save but couldn't get it to start.

This is the benefit of Kindle Scribe.

Since I have a Scribe Kindle, I've only used it during my work day to make to-do lists and take notes during meetings. I start the day with a to-do list and carry it with me throughout the day. I can glance at the screen when I want to see what I'm doing, check off items as I finish them, and quickly open a new document to take notes for a CES prep meeting. No Twitter apps to distract me, no TikTok apps to watch "some" videos , and no Call of Duty. The ability to hide from some stages of the mobile phone . I have a to-do list, other work notes, that's it .

As incredible as it may sound, there's something special about a device that can't do many things. I can't easily use Kindle Scribe to browse the web, use my favorite apps, watch YouTube videos, listen to music, or play games. During the work day, it's my go-to tool for to-do lists and notes, nothing else.

Realistic text is very good

None of this would matter if writing on the Kindle Scribe was terrible. Fortunately, the opposite is true. In fact, it's almost the same as writing with a real pencil on paper;

Kindle Scribe is almost the same as writing with a real pencil on paper.

There are several reasons for this, and it all starts with the e-ink screen. When you write with Kindle Scribe, you actually write with that ink. Specifically, what you see are millions of black-and-white microcapsules under the Scribe's screen, but that's more real paper than any LCD or AMOLED screen can come close to reproducing.

But e-ink isn't the only thing that makes the Kindle Scribe screen so good. Everything has a very fine matte texture, and so you feel as little resistance when writing with the included stylus as you would with regular paper and pencil. It's a small thing, but compared to the incredibly smooth feel of using the Apple Pencil on the iPad Pro, the Kindle Scribe is infinitely better.

And of course the pen itself. The Amazon Pen that comes with Scribe is lightweight, comfortable to hold, and feels like the real pen/pen you've always wanted. And the Premium pen that comes with the Scribe is reversible, so you can use the nib like a real eraser. These are all such subtle touches that they don't seem all that impressive when you read them. But the moment you encounter them in everyday use, they quickly prove how right Amazon is.

The same Kindle I know and love

I use Scribe between jobs to tie everything together. If I want to sit down and read in the morning or evening after a long day, I can do it as easily as I can on one of Scribe's best Kindles. When you're not writing or drawing on Kindle Scribe, it gives you the same familiar Kindle reading experience that's hard to beat.

Want to buy eBooks from Amazon? Borrow them for free via Libby from your local library? Are you listening to audiobooks on Audible? All of these features are still available in addition to the Scribe writing suite. And none of this interferes with anything else. Click the Library tab to view your books or the Notebooks tab to view your notes and all your recent books/notes will appear together at the top of the home page. That's wonderful.

I can't get away from Kindle Scribe.

As I said in my Kindle Scribe review, I didn't expect Scribe to be so popular. But I'll be living with this thing for a few months and I can't stop. I have a notebook/to-do list/library that I didn't know I needed, but now I can't live without it.

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