How Does BlackBerry PlayBook Compare With iPad?

And this is why I’m waiting for the BlackBerry PlayBook.

Agent Technology

Never run out of power again.

I didn’t think I’d be able to say this and not be rude… mount me!

The biggest LED in the world.

Gadgets and marketing – Acer 24-inch monitor, Hitachi Maxell Headphones, Roll-up Mouse Pad, Bottlecap Tripod

Acer has a FullHD 24-inch monitor for you (if you want it)

This is pretty cool but I still plan on waiting.

Hitachi Maxell iPod-Only Noise-Canceling Headphones Don’t Need Batteries

My blackberry headphones suck.  I’m going to pick up a pair of these to test out.

Roll-up mouse pad encloses a hub, speakers, and our hearts

An everything in one mouse pad to go with your laptop.

Bottlecap “tripod” – don’t put anything expensive on it

A very cool idea.  I don’t know how many people I’ve seen lose their camera’s trying to balance them on their pint glasses!

Gadgets to make your life easier

LED Bracelet Flashlight Frees Up Both Hands For Work

If you work at night on your laptop, in your bedroom, in front of the TV, this could be useful.

Sony DR-BT160AS Bluetooth Headphones: Buyable Now for $130

I’ve been waiting for some good bluetooth headphones… but these are a little too ugly for me.

Tiny Bluetooth dongle easily updates your laptop

I’m going to enjoy plugging this into my Acer One and running internet through my Blackberry Bold, wherever I am… with a cell signal.

SanDisk developing 128GB MicroSD cards for a 2011 release

It’s generally accepted that flash memory eventually doubles in capacity and apparently SanDisk is looking towards the future when 128 GB MicroSD cards are available. ‘cording to the Deccan Herald and SanDisk’s CEO though, those cards will not be available until 2011 and I am assuming they will be of the new SDHC flavor. Seeing as the largest widely available MicroSDHC card is currently only a 8 GB and 16 GB flavors coming real soon, it might just take over two years for us to see 128GB MicroSDHC cards. Just think of all the crap you can load on your phone when you have 128GB of room!

Cool things

Here are some of the cool gadgets I came across this week.

The Vanity Mirror

Super Skinny OLED
If you thought OLEDs were thin already, researchers at the Universal Display Corporation (whose factory we visited last year) have made a flexible display that’s positively anorexic. The ultra-thin metal foil screen is less than 50 micrometers thin, which means it’s even thinner than a sheet of A4 paper. The UDC folks also claimed that their new invention exceeds the industrial target of 1,000 hours and the lifetime of conventionally sealed glass packaged OLEDs.

Blue Tooth Conference Calling

A list of fun – at least what I think is fun.

First I read this:
Pare It Down: Cut Away the Extraneous to Leave the Awesome

• If you’re a blogger, pare down a post until you’re left with just an amazing message, and none of the noise. Also consider posting less (if you post a lot) and only posting the amazing stuff that your readers love.
• If you’re a marketer, consider your single most important selling point. Then pare down your marketing efforts to focus on that, and let it shine.

What’s cool, and not really related to this blog?

Rocket Car will hit 1000 mph in 40 Seconds

I’m moving into a new condo… and I need a new coffee table… but this may be a little much.

One device to rule the world… I can’t wait to pay bills, listen to music, watch movies, check my email and start my car all with my keys.  Check it out!

I don’t know what’s cooler… this $12,995 monitor… the 150″ tv… or the 3mm Sony?
Vote in the comments?

Samsung Demos Carbon Nanotube-Based Color E-paper [E-paper]

How about this… first the typewriter, then the fax, computer, pdf scans and now… how about electronic / reusable paper to get signatures for offers on the go!  It may take until 2015 before it happens but it’s gonna be cool!

by Kit Eaton

Looks like I really wasn’t wrong when I said e-paper is in the news: Samsung’s just demonstrated its own funky e-paper tech, only this time the display uses carbon-nanotube electrode technology—also a technology that’s in the news. The color carbon nanotube active matrix electrophoretic display (say that after a few pints of beer) works by rearranging charged pigment particles with an electric field, and is one of the first large-scale color displays of its type. Plus it has the advantage of being flexible as well as demanding low power. And since Samsung’s display is 14.3-inches across, it’s making our dreams of next-gen e-books even more tantalizing. [Gizmag]

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Camera Phones vs Digital Cameras, are they converging?

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/29/are-camera-phones-poised-to-replace-point-and-shoots/

How long will it be before we’re no longer forced to lug around both a camera phone and a full-fledged standalone camera, “just in case” something truly photo-worthy goes down? According to LG, not too long. At a round table event in London last week, the company’s head of marketing stated that he sees no reason why camera phones couldn’t replace point and shoot cameras sometime in the foreseeable future.

At the same event, Andy Glasson of DivX mentioned that the company is working for H.264 encoding/decoding solutions for mobile handsets, which could lead to HD video recording at some point in the future.

With the Innov8, Pixon, KC780, and KC910 all set to offer 8 megapixel shots, things seem to be covered on the resolution front. Until we start seeing photo samples to prove that they offer more than the blurry blue messes we’ve come to expect of camera phone shots, I won’t start packing up my pocket shooter.

HP’s 2730p EliteBook tablet PC reviewed, seriously loved

I want a tablet real bad… but I don’t think I’ll use it.  Do you own a tablet?  Does it provide value add to your deals / business?  Please post a comment below!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/hps-2730p-elitebook-tablet-pc-reviewed-seriously-loved/

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 2nd 2008 at 11:47AM

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