Amazon wants to make it easier to use its Kindles

Amazon is rolling out a software update in the coming weeks that's meant to improve the experience on its Kindle, Oasis, and Paperwhite devices. You will be able to swipe down from the screen to adjust brightness, go to All Settings, and toggle Airplane, Sync, and Bluetooth modes. There will be a new bottom navigation bar that will let you switch easily between Home, Library, and the book you're currently reading. These changes are coming to 8th-generation Kindles or later, 7th-generation or newer Paperwhites, and the Oasis series.

Later this year, Amazon plans to offer "an improved Home and Library experience." The Library will get "new filter and sort menus, a new collections view and an interactive scroll bar." Meanwhile, the Home portal will get a Recently Read section that shows up to 20 items.  

Source: Engadget

Amazon tipped to release live audio option focused on music

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Amazon might be the next company to offer a live audio solution, at least according to recent reports. But the focus will be on the music, like concerts and other events. Amazon is reportedly looking at podcasts and talk radio extensions, but Amazon Music will take charge of this initiative. According to Axios  sources, Amazon is looking to build live audio into Twitch, but it isn't know how or when this might arrive.

It won't be surprising for the company to jump into this space. As Engadget  pointed out, Amazon recently integrated Twitch streams into the Music app. And the company acquired podcast subscription service business Wondery last year. 

Amazon wants to monitor your sleep with radar, too

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Google's latest Nest Hub can track your sleep with the help of radar. It looks like Amazon wants in on this tech. The company received an FCC waiver that allows it to use 60GHz radar for sleep tracking. The company isn't shy about drawing comparisons to Google, citing the Pixel 4's radar as an example when asking for the waiver.

As Engadget noted, the tech can be used for gesture navigation, which can be helpful for people with speech or mobility impairments that prevents them from using conventional commands.

Amazon hasn't specified much about what products will use radar tracking. But it described the devices as "non-mobile," suggesting they could be placed permanently on, say, your nightstand like its Echo devices. We're going to watch for any updates from the company on this front.

Amazon Prime Video will stream the final Evangelion 'Rebuild' movie internationally on Aug. 13

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Except in Japan, Amazon will be streaming anime hit  Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time on August 13 on its Prime Video service globally. This fourth and final chapter in the saga has earned over USD 86 million in Japanese theatres, making it the country's biggest earner of the year.

If you haven't caught the last three films, Prime Video will also offer Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone, Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance, and Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo.

Source: Engadget