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One of the three major devices launched at [today's Amazon event,](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/live-from-amazons-tablet-event-in-nyc/) the [Kindle Touch](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/amazon-launches-kindle-touch/) is aimed firmly at the latest touchscreen [Nook](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/barnes-and-noble-nook-wifi-review/) and [Kobo](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/kobo-ereader-touch-edition-review/) devices. Like those readers, the new Kindle is based around an infrared touchscreen, in the place of a physical keyboard, making the device a good deal smaller than the [Kindle 3](http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/amazon-kindle-review/). The touchscreen is fairly responsive, and the thing flips through pages quickly with a swipe or a tap, refreshing about once every six pages or so, a rate about on-par with that of its chief competition. A task like performing a search on the other hand, requires a much larger screen refresh -- still, activities like these and typing are performed quite quickly for an E-Ink device. The search function itself is rather precise, letting the user locate instances of things like character names throughout a text. In all, it looks as though Amazon has produced a worthy competitor to the space-leading touch devices -- and the $99 / $149 price tags for the WiFi and 3G versions certainly don't hurt. Check out a video of the device after the break.**Gallery: [Kindle Touch impressions](http://www.engadget.com/photos/kindle-touch-impressions-0/)**
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