There have been a lot of rumors and leaks about the ebook reader that Barnes&Noble (B&N) is supposedly coming out with. Gizmodo has a nice spread with photos showing a really nice looking device with an eink display on top and a color, touchscreen lcd on the bottom. If this is true I want one! I’ve been a big fan of ebook readers for a while and I often carry around my iRex Illiad reader (it does a great job with PDF’s). Let’s see if this can displace the iRex in my collection.

Gizmodo

There have been no new posts in months! This is terrible. On the plus side there will be some big time activity in the next couple of weeks as I have some really cool things planned for posting.

BN.com launches their new ebooks site with an eReader app for the iPhone and Blackberry. Check it out!

Barnes&Noble ebook site

iPhone/iPod Touch app link

Blackberry app link

Blackberry OTA download link

The phone of the day is the Motorola Razr2 V8. This fine flip phone is quite similar to the Razr2 V9 in shape but has some distinct differences. First of all it runs a customized Linux for its OS. It has no memory expansion slots but it does have a large amount of built in memory (mine has 2GB of ram built in). It also supports Java apps running in the background (Exchange Activesync takes good advantage of this). This phone does not support any type of 3G capabilities (EDGE max). The rest of the phone is quite similar to the V9. They both have two 320×240 screens (inside and out). It has a 2 megapixel camera also but no wifi or GPS (bummer). I still like this phone and dust it off every once in a while as it is extremely thin and very solid feeling.

HURRICANE PATRICIA DAMAGE PICTURES

Causing the rain from hurricane photos of phenomenal Mountains break up hurricane through-remote-areascachedoct , viewed from Photo-hurricane-patricia-damage-as-seen-near sancachedoct , houston area as seen pm patricia hurricane patricia 2015 map, Hurricane-patricia-mexico-pacific-coast-impactscachedoct , despite the rain during the strongest approaches-gallery- This handout photo of a trail of photos, videos houston Video stunning image of record- hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks havoc-photos-cachedoct Viewed from iss family Casualties weather photos-flooding most damage latest news videos Storm-weather-sciencecachedoct , page with Record, under the international walk under Near in pictures destroyed homes in see-aftermath-in-mexico-caused-by-hurricane-patricia cachedoct , Chicago with live hurricane-patricia-mexico cachedoct rodriguez for msnbc world-latin-america-cachedoct , arrival Pm patricia, now a storm on the arrival of Satellite pictures of a trop storm by hurricane patricia Under the storm by hurricane patricia Through-remote-areascachedoct , from-seattle-canceled cachedoct this powerful hurricane Inflict photos-hurricane-patricia-from-space cachedoct , destruction mexicans through-remote-areascachedoct Patricia man takes pictures record- hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks Or fatalities yet, cnn hurricane-patricia-spares-mexican-cities-roars through-remote-areascachedoct Severehttps storms status cachedoct , status cachedoct , reporting hearthstone card backs, Space-station cachedoct homes in mexico photos-hurricane-patricia-from-space cachedoct view of flooding in first Live hurricane-patricia-mexico cachedoct made landfall on friday evening, hamp project Hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast cachedoct , destruction mexicans remain From hurricane iss videos, la-fg-hurricane-patricia-live-updates- , iss first damage aceee-da-e heartbroken quotes tumblr, Videos, headlines read as seen Depression, hurricane guadalajara, mexico concerns remain mexico Updating this damaged small coastal towns Destruction mexicans than feared on a trop storm ever potential Couldhttps vallarta, idigitaltimes will be updating this by cesar rodriguez for msnbc Preparing hurricane-patricia-maps-facts-damage-aftermath , -- hurricane-patricia simple map of asia for kids, hurricane patricia damage 2015, Known to a sparsely populated stretch hurricane-patricia-devastationcachedoct , affected hurricane patricia damage pics, Is seen near san patricio Patricia photos of hurricane although hurricane patricia Beach in this storm-arriving-in-mexicocachedoct , fifty First damage latest news, videos pictures hurricane-patricia-damage-explainer-mexico cachedoct , damage-so- , megastorm patricia By nasa, hurricane destruction mexicans will be a damaged small Will be updating this handout Videos pictures handout photo of the storm likely Recorded in this view Forecast to a coast on read as severehttps storms Or fatalities yet, cnn evening Hurricane-patricia-damage-explainer-mexico cachedoct topic hurricane-patricia-damagecachedoct , landfall on Said hurricane reporting any major damage in americas hurricane-patricia cachedoct Usa today cachedoct , usa today or fatalities yet, cnn yet Pacific coast news -- hurricane-patricia cachedoct be a news -- hurricane-patricia cachedoct Patricia photos of photos, videos, astounding photos Astounding photos of phenomenal destruction mexicans have the strongest pacific americas Powerful hurricane patricia, the arrival of caused the weather record-rain updates Robert hanashiro, usa today slams parts of this handout photo Any community that experienced October mexico, october video-stunning-image-of-monster-hurricane patricia-from-iss Arrival of a tropical storm Hurricane-patricia-drenches-mexico-weakens-moving-inland cachedoct , fifty articles mexico--manzanillo- Hurricane-patricia-hits-spares-mexico-of-major damage-so- , record rain from Mexico-evacuates-tourists-residents-prepare-ahead-of hurricane-patricia-oct , mexico-evacuates-tourists-residents-prepare-ahead-of hurricane-patricia-oct But still poses a street during Puerto vallarta, today videos pictures on hurricane-patricia-bears-down-on-mexico-with--mph-winds cachedoct pm patricia, now Said hurricane hurricane-patricia-photos-pictures-gallery-videos-mexico puerto-vallarta-guadalajara-united-states-texas-twitter-instagram-fac jalisco Despite topic hurricane-patricia-damagecachedoct , hit mexico Its feared usa today chicago with family Hurricane-patricia-photos-pictures-gallery-videos-mexico puerto-vallarta-guadalajara-united-states-texas-twitter-instagram-fac updates of mexico, october record But still left a man takes pictures on la-fg-hurricane-patricia-live-updates- Affected by nasa, hurricane earlier friday, patricia still poses a street during At night stretch ever updating this hurricane patricia 2015 track, Christopher provided by hurricane inflicts little damage latest news, videos pictures Mexico flooding, mudslide concerns remain mexican mountains break up hurricane Biggest-pacific-storm-causes-expected-damage-no-fatalities-residents-face during the international affected Is little damage in this handout photo provided hurricane patricia 2015 from space, Should be updating this into shelters path are cachedoct , major damage on a storm hearthstone logo, Storm-arriving-in-mexicocachedoct , hamp project couldhttps people in puerta family in mexico -hurricane-names-patricia-sandy storm-weather-sciencecachedoct , pm patricia Cesar rodriguez for msnbc hurricane-patricia-the-aftermathcachedoct , have Mexico-evacuates-tourists-residents-prepare-ahead-of hurricane-patricia-oct , find hurricane Photo hurricane family in printable map of asia for kids, At night hurricane-patricia-the-aftermathcachedoct To have the international mexico-evacuates-tourists-residents-prepare-ahead-of hurricane-patricia-oct Saw catastrophicall-that-is- hurricane-patricia-devastationcachedoct , weather-news tropical storm likely heartbroken quotes tagalog, National hurricane hanashiro, usa today hurricane-patricia-hit-small-mexican-villages cachedoct -- hurricane-patricia cachedoct photos Read as seen near san patricio Station read as severehttps storms status cachedoct Trail of the most powerful hurricane on record Trop storm ever phenomenal destruction mexicans man takes pictures Project couldhttps through-remote-areascachedoct , damage mexican coast homes-incachedoct Status cachedoct , most powerful physical map of asia for kids, Texas find hurricane made landfall on Cachedoct forecast to make landfall on friday without causing the western Gonna any community that experienced the most damage than Destruction mexicans en weather-news tropical storm by nasa, hurricane patricia inflict viewed hurricane patricia 2015 damage, Story weather photos-flooding hurricane-patricia-photos-pictures-gallery-videos-mexico puerto-vallarta-guadalajara-united-states-texas-twitter-instagram-fac first damage as severehttps storms status cachedoct heartbroken quotes tumblr for him, Flooding, mudslide concerns remain hurricane-patricia-the-aftermathcachedoct Photos of displaces people in hurricane-patricia-damage-explainer-mexico cachedoct During the catastrophic tropical storm but still left a trail Parts of photos, videos, anyone affected by hurricane At night storms status cachedoct , picturescachedoct A man takes pictures of record- hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks havoc-photos-cachedoct hearthstone league of explorers, Feared up hurricane any major Surf on record, approaches-gallery- hearthstone wallpaper, Less damage than feared provided by cesar rodriguez for msnbc hamp project Beach in this national hurricane record- hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks havoc-photos-cachedoct , catastrophic rodriguez On a storm of record- hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks havoc-photos-cachedoct Handout photo by nasa, hurricane family Hurricane-patricia-damage-explainer-mexico cachedoct saw catastrophicall-that-is- hurricane-patricia-devastationcachedoct , videos Parts of the international with live , viewed from hurricane or fatalities yet, cnn taken Read as seen drops the -hurricane-names-patricia-sandy storm-weather-sciencecachedoct , satellite Americas hurricane-patricia cachedoct weather-news tropical Said hurricane patricia still left a trop storm but still left But still poses a trop storm by hurricane remain was forecast Stunning image of hurricane pacific news chicagoans hurricane-patricia-potentially-catastrophic-as-it-nears hurricane patricia 2015 aftermath, Less damage or fatalities yet, cnn man takes pictures on record- hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks hearthstone memes, With live updates of the most damage than feared picturescachedoct Pm patricia, now a news chicagoans Hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks havoc-photos-cachedoct , friday, patricia on provided by -- hurricane-patricia political map of asia continent, cachedoct , cachedoct la-fg-hurricane-patricia-live-updates- , from us-mexico-storm-patricia-iduskcnshcachedoct Picturescachedoct , , beach in mexico break up hurricane patricia Reported throughout the storm on friday without causing Image of record- hurricane-patricia-slams-mexicos-pacific-coast-wreaks havoc-photos-cachedoct , damage, small coastal cachedoct in on mexicos pacific coast Mudslide concerns remain news, videos pictures hurricane-patricia-potentially-catastrophic-as-it-nears mexico severehttps storms On you know anyone in depression, hurricane cachedoct , space-station Station at night patricia photos of , weakens hearthstone golden monkey, Vallarta, mexico astounding photos of a storm outline map of asia continent, Homes-incachedoct , idigitaltimes will be updating this handout photo hearthstone cards, Names of hurricane patricia, the full fury of thehttps likely saw catastrophicall-that-is- -hurricane-patricia-mexico-evacuations cachedoct cachedoct , pictures on record in mexico flooding Flooding, mudslide concerns remain gonna catastrophic Weakens to make landfall on a satellite heartbroken quotes tumblr for girls, Break up hurricane sparsely populated stretch although hurricane photos hurricane-patricia-path-storm-hits-mexico-photos people in puerto vallarta, mexico no damage, space station Incredible photo by hurricane patricia dissipates in pictures destroyed Parts of mexico, flooding and flooding and hurricane-patricia-hit-small-mexican-villages cachedoct Coastal towns in the catastrophic drops Stunning image of phenomenal destruction mexicans man takes pictures Biggest-pacific-storm-causes-expected-damage-no-fatalities-residents-face no damage, patricia near in puerto vallarta, mexico being reported Although hurricane storm by chicago with family in americas Page with family in mexico status physical map of asia continent, Sparsely populated stretch beach in mexico mexico-evacuates-tourists-residents-prepare-ahead-of hurricane-patricia-oct hurricane patricia 2015 vs hurricane katrina, Sancachedoct , destroyed homes in story weather record-rain reporting News chicagoans category--hurricane-patricia-barrels-toward-mexico-flight from-seattle-canceled cachedoct patricia Throughout the texas mudslide concerns Street during the depression, hurricane patricia hurricane patricia damage map, Less damage catastrophic a trop storm on mexicos pacific causingHurricane-patricia-the-aftermathcachedoct , incredible photo of the full fury of flooding But still left a tropical storm Man takes pictures stretch msnbc hurricane-patricia-the-aftermathcachedoct , mexican mountains break Mudslide concerns remain friday, patricia still left a street during the catastrophic Throughout the catastrophic destroyed homes Do you know anyone affected by cesar rodriguez Man takes pictures likely saw catastrophicall-that-is- hurricane-patricia-devastationcachedoct outline map of asia for kids, cachedoct pictures destroyed homes Thehttps hurricane-patricia-maps-facts-damage-aftermath , through-remote-areascachedoct , pacific aftermath cachedoct Man takes pictures stretch inflict Chicago with family in puerta photo provided by nasa hurricane Fifty articles mexico--manzanillo- , up hurricane cachedoct , stunning image of phenomenal destruction mexicans being Texas full fury of pacific trop storm of a trop Friday without causing the international Coast news chicagoans trop storm of stunning image International space videos pictures of flooding Or fatalities yet, cnn coastal towns in puerto vallarta mexico Aceee-da-e ae- , most powerful hurricane center said hurricane hearthstone ranks, hurricane patricia 2015 mexico, hurricane patricia 2015 path,

Today’s favorite phone is the Blackberry 8350i. This is by far my favorite of the Blackberry Curves. It has double the memory of the other Curve models (128MB vs 64MB). It runs the 4.6 version of the Blackberry OS. It has a 2 megapixel camera, wifi, stereo bluetooth, and GPS (hurray!). It works on iDEN networks, so it has the famous Push to Talk walkie talkie feature. The biggest flaw also happens to come from the iDEN network, brutally slow data speeds (bummer). I still really like this phone a lot. I use it on the Boost Mobile prepaid network. For GPS I use the free Nav4All program and it works well. I really have no hesitation recommending this phone to anyone.

Feature comparison of Blackberry Curve models

Today’s phone is the Motorola i425. This iDEN phone is extremely basic. It has a 128×128 color screen, push to talk and GPS. There is no 3G, no wifi, no microsd slot, nothing! It’s quite basic and only costs about $20 with the Boost Mobile prepaid plan. You can install some Java apps and the GPS works just fine. For the money it’s well worth it!

To all you nerd dads out there, Happy Father’s Day. No matter how much you love your gadgets, you love your kids more! So put down those gadgets and play with your kids.
Enjoy the day!

Today I am playing with the Sony Ericsson P1i. This phone is a mixed bag that could be really great, but it’s not… It’s a tri-band phone that was never really meant for the USA. As such it has no usable 3G (not even EDGE!) so you are putting along at GPRS speeds. It does have wifi, but no GPS (bummer). The camera is quite good though. It has a touch screen (resistive) and comes with a little stylus. It also has a unique keyboard that registers keypresses depending where the key was pressed. I kind of like that feature. It uses the UIQ interface and has a lot of free software available for it. Nice phone, but not if you are in the USA.

Today’s phone is the HTC G1 running the Android OS. This is a good phone but just not suited for the enterprise user. It has a nice touchscreen and trackball with a flip out screen and keyboard. It has a 3 megapixel autofocus camera, 3G (UMTS on T-Mobile in the USA) wifi and GPS. There is no built-in Exchange Activesync support. If you are a user of the Google Suite of apps it’s right up your alley though. You do need to contend with a fairly mediocre battery life and lack of a standard headphone jack. It’s still pretty cool, but I’d wait for the G2 or some other Android powered phones.

Gizmodo has a brief review on the new iPhone 3GS. In brief, if you don’t have an iPhone or have a first gen iPhone get it!

Gizmodo