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by Carrok 3909 days ago
This article says it's not e-ink but just a Kindle strapped to the side.

>It has a Kindle on the side, which functions as an automatic shipping label.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/07/amazon-launches-snowball-a-...

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> This article says it's not e-ink but just a Kindle strapped to the side.

Guess what a Kindle's display is?

Unless i'm mis-judging the scale of this thing, that screen looks a fair bit smaller than a kindle. I think it's just techcrunch using "kindle" as a generic word for e-ink display.
The Amazon exec who introduced the Snowball during the keynote also called it included a "Kindle".
Perhaps a mini kindle, I estimate by the image that's about 2x4" max.