I took the iPad Air and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft drawing in the park — and there's only one I want to use in direct sunlight

I've always imagined myself sketching in the park, not on paper, but using some 21st-century digital device that could produce endless sheets of blank paper and a bottomless well of pixel-laden ink. Now I've done it and found that between Apple's 11-inch iPad Air and Amazon's 11-inch Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, only one is the perfect direct-sunlight drawing companion.

I carried the 11-inch iPad Air (Fifth Generation) and Amazon's 11-inch Kindle Scribe Colorsoft into New York City's Bryant Park on the first 70-degree, sunny day of spring, grabbed a metal folding chair, and positioned myself in front of the outdoor space's iconic fountain.

I could feel the sun baking my bald head as I carefully positioned the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft on top of the iPad Air, rested the pair on my lap, and detached the Scribe Color's included ...