Source: Lenovo
Lenovo is taking on the Kindle Scribe with its own e-ink tablet, the Smart Paper. This slate features a 10.3-inch display and supports a pen you don't need to charge. The Smart Paper can detect when you're tilting the stylus and has 4,096 levels of pressure.
The screen on the Smart Paper isn't as pixel-dense as the Kindle Scribe's, but it should be high-res enough for both reading and writing at 1,872 x 1,404. It also has front lighting with adjustable colour and can record audio while writing with a pen. This feature will come in handy if you're keeping track of a meeting or class or are just the type to hash out your thoughts by talking.
One thing the Lenovo Smart Paper has over the Scribe is it can't sync to the cloud the marks made on PDFs or books. But a Lenovo spokesperson told The Verge you can import epub and PDF formatted content and the Smart Paper app for Windows, Android, and iOS can sync books, notes, and documents.
The Lenovo Smart Paper will retail for US$400 (around CA$540) and comes with 50GB of storage and a case. It is pricier than the base Scribe model at US$340 (~CA$460), but that one only has 16GB of storage and its "basic" pen. The Scribe also has US$390 (~CA$525) 32GB option and a US$419 (~CA$565) 64GB variant.