Ipad 2 and the 3DS!

OK, I am a sicko Gadget Freak. I know this, but it's sure a blast!!
So yesterday I pre-ordered a Nintendo 3DS on Amazon and I am just overly excited by the fact that the iPad 2 will be available this Friday!! I have my iPad and my wife's iPad on ebay, so I hope I can pick up the 2s this Saturday or Sunday at the latest!!!!!!!

This is my first entry in over a year,so I am also excited by the fact that I am writing again, even if it is a total bore. The Tablets that are coming out are sure screwing up everybody's heads because none of them are clear winners. Except the iPad and the iPad 2 of course! I will have many comments in the near future as to why iPad 2 is he clear winner.

Going Phone Crazy

Ok. New Year and New Post finally! Sorry!

I have been engaged in Blackberry Messenger for the last part of 2009 and I have to say, it is the best Instant Messaging program available today. It only works with people who have Blackberrys, but so far there is nothing that is so slick for any devices. It works so well because it uses time and delivery stamps and allows files to be sent over it. All of this is 100% free except of course for owning a Blackberry, your monthly fee through a carrier.
I have become very intrigued with the Blackberry devices and after getting my Tour on Sprint, I saw the 9700 Bold and decided I had to have it. So I got it from Amazon for $49.99 shipped and hooked it up to my AT&T account as a second line. Of course my iPhone is the primary line on there, and the 9700 is he secondary. Such a nice phone, that 9700. Wow! With Ubertwitter, a free Blackberry app, I have Twitter going there also. The smart phones that are coming out with Android are very hot, but this Blackberry Messenger is really something and has reduced my interest in any other phones for the time being. Yes, you read correctly. Even the Google Nexus One is not really a proper device. The Droid is cool, but just not well designed. I think the Asus Dual Screen "e reader" may be for me and I am certainly interested in the new Apple product that will be coming in a few months or sooner. So for now I am using my iPhone and my Blackberrys the most. The Blackberrys can sync up with my Google stuff and the apps for them are very good and inclusive. The Android phones that are coming out are still missing a lot, but they are a good second choice if you for some reason can't get the iPhone. I still believe the iPhone is the best phone right now, but I am loving the Blackberry too.

Cell Phone World Going Nuts!!!

The crazy world of cell phones is going nuts! The new phones are really not that good, and are just being hyped by each maker so much, that each one sounds fantastic!
The Blackberry Storm 2 is really a piece of junk and I am sort of a Blackberry fan as I have fallen in love with Blackberry Messenger and own a Tour. The new Blackberrys coming out with the Optical Track Pad and Wi-Fi are really nice and I would definitely recommend them. The Droid from Motorola is a poor design, but is running one of my favorite Operating Systems; Android. It is probably a beautiful and smooth User Interface, but the design of the Keyboard kills it for me. The pointer thing on the right of the Keyboard is so poorly placed it makes the design a wreck. Motorola is not going to get back into cell phones again at a profit unless they start designing good stuff like they used to. They have the best audio of a lot of phones because they are superior Radio makers, so they know their stuff when it comes to Radio Frequency and audio out. However the Droid is screwed up because of that crappy keyboard! They need to have better physical design.

This is not going to please a lot of people, but the iPhone is the best device out still and it has been absolutely copied by everyone as far as design and interface. So far nobody has been able to kill it. I think there is a possibility of it being killed by someone, but it's not going to be Motorola or HTC....in the near future. The Cell Phones coming out are exciting until you use them, then they just don't make it. I'm still lovin' the Pre and the iPhone, but I am going to jump into something new in a few months. My Tour and My Touch are favorites also.

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I love my Phones, and have been having a blast using them. I am trying to see if I am the only crazy person; using my cell phnes for just about everything!
Listen, I know I'm nuts, so please don't comment on that. I recently got rid of my Treo Pro and replaced it with a Blackberry Tour! I have been curious as to why everyone who I talk to says they love their Blackberry. In fact as you know, lots of people say they are addicting. Well, now I know. The Blackberry is a very interesting device and offers some different ways to communicate. I love the keyboard on the Tour and I have not had any problems with the phone unlike quite a few people. I hear the trackball is defective on many of these phones. Anywayy, it has it's own Blackberry Messaging System and uses messaging via your own PIN number which each phone has. This allows free messaging to and from any Blackberry owner. Pretty cool. Besides that, all the Social Networking apps are available, and the phone is usable for just about everything you can use any other Smart Phone for. The experience is different of course on the BB, (like web browsing), but very usable and functional. I do like the darn thing.

Can't Give up Android

I decided that I really love the Android OS on the G1, but the G1 was kind of clunky. So I called T-Mobile and told them I really wanted the new My Touch 3G which of course is the second Android phone available in the USA. At first they said you have only been with us 9 months so you have to pay $400.00 for the My Touch. That got me sort of angry, so I waited until last week and called them and told them I was going to pay the ETF and cancel my service. Well, they connected me to retention and the guy said he would of course get the My Touch sent out to me immediately and just put the upgrade cost of $200.00 on my next invoice.
So it came by UPS yesterday. This phone is a sleeper. An excellent shape and size and really a nice jump from the G1. More memory and better design. Now I can put apps on my SD card without any trouble and the darn thing came with a 4GB Micro SD Card! Also the packaging is incredible. A Fabric Zipper Case held the phone and all the usual stuff. It also came with a Micro Fiber Pouch which is cool, and a decent screen protector (pretty decent). Really a nice phone. I have my G1 on Ebay to help pay for this new cool phone. Should work, and only cost me a little or nothing.
Anyway, I love this phone. The app store is huge and has got a great selection of apps very much like Apple's App Store. I got the Merlot color so it really looks nice. The app Layar is pretty spectacular. You launch it and aim the phone at wherever you are, or buildings or whatever and it tells you what's going on in the buildings, stores or restaurants, and you see them on your screen in live action as you point. This is really quite amazing. Only tried it quickly, but I will be using it this weekend. Sherpa is great on the phone too. Tells you what is around any where you are. This may be a candidate for me to do some interesting stuff: Rooting the phone. I am afraid of bricking it, but the Roms out there for this phone are amazing. A Gajetman's dream. We'll see if I have the time and the patience to do it. All in all I recommend this phone to anyone who likes Android.

Kindle is Great No Matter What

Ok. I gave in and bought a Kindle. The price went down to $299.00 free shipping and no tax. Had to buy it. It's sort of funny because I was reading Steve Martin's book in hardback when my Kindle arrived, and so I finished that before I even looked at the kindle. Born Standing Up is the Steve Martin Book I read. Really good.
Anyway I am very happy with the Kindle. It is a slick little gadget that will read to you or play music while you're reading. It also has a wireless connection through Sprint and it works great. I love the darn thing. I have been reading the New Yorker and the New York Times on it. I have yet to read a book on it, but I know it will be a good experience. The newspaper and magazine comes to me while I sleep and is there whenever I want it. No piles of paper to recycle.
People do not realize that the Kindle is still sort of an experiment. It even has a Browser on it that is an experiment. I wouldn't use it unless I didn't have my iPhone close, but it does work if you need it. There are some things that don't have the digital rights that are needed to be on an electronic reader, so when people complain about an article or a cartoon or whatever that is not on the Kindle version, it's because that person or company wont authorize it for digital media. Simple as that. There are many Publishers and people who are still living in the dark ages. This is the future. Amazon is a pioneer. I believe it will work and both the consumer and the suppliers of content will benefit.
Everyone had a hernia over Amazon taking back 1984 and Animal Farm. Amazon noticed that someone put those titles up for sale and yet they did not have the rights for electronic publishing, so they refunded everyone and pulled them off their Kindles. This was bad, however, if you were a smart person, you would have downloaded the books to your computer and you would still have them. Things can be saved and uploaded to and from your Kindle by your laptop or desktop, so this makes Kindle even better. You can upload stuff to it and also e-mail stuff to it (for $.15 a file if you e-mail it). So this was a mountain made out of a mole hill as usual, by all the whiners in our lives. Kindle is great, and I highly recommend it. It will add more fun to your life.

Anyone Reading Any books?

Books. Books. I seem to have a huge quantity of them and yet I haven't had too much time to read them. Or have I? Spending a lot of time on the Web reading things and listening to Podcasts. Also watching Podcasts. And reading and sending e-mail. Ok. I think I have some time to read. Lately I have been reading a book called The Elegance of a Hedgehog. My wife read it and loved it and it sounded kinda interesting so I started it. I like it!! I have to finish it so I can start one of the many Frank Zappa Books I own. Also want to read the new book by the guy who wrote The Tipping Point. Is anyone reading any cool books? Are you using the new Kindle or another eBook Reader? Please comment!!!!