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HTC Dream + Andriod =

Christa — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:13:30 +0000

The touch screen, the keyboard, the hotness, the open source. My long wait for a hot phone may be nearly over. CrunchGear is reporting that the video below of the alleged HTC Dream running Android may be the actual phone after all. So much for the haters.

Wired is reporting that according to an unofficial T-Mobile blog:

“…the first version of the multimedia Google Phone will be released by HTC starting on September 17 for one week, for T-Mobile customers only. This offer will be immediately followed by a general release a week later. It will be called, ostensibly, the G1.”

T-Mobile offering a special early release to their current customers, with or without discount, would play perfectly into their customer base who tend to be faithful and loyal to the cellular provider.

While some may be wary of being an early adopter for a brand new mobile interface, I for one look at the potential of being able to work with something that isn’t locked down and closed source as the iPhone is. At least I won’t have to modify firmware to make it work.

Regardless as how it plays out, I am saving my lunch money in anticipation for the Android phone. Now I can stop scouring the market for an old beat up, overpriced iPhone to jailbreak & unlock while I wait for T-Mobile to release something better than their current Sidekick 2008 dud.

Linux-friendly MP3 hardware! OGG and FLAC support. Nuff said.

DiggPoster — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:09:40 +0000

OGG support + Compat w/ “Linux
� from Kernel 2.4.x” + 12 GB Flash + USB Mass Storage Device + Gapless playback + FLAC support + Looks hot as hell = FLIPPIN SWEET ……. Show your support for hardware vendors that are friendly to Linux customers and FOSS codecs!!!

Micro-Compact Home

DiggPoster — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:53:41 +0000

The micro-compact home offers efficient accommodations, including furniture, kitchen and bath facilities and a built-in sound system all in a manufactured cube measuring a mere 8 feet, 9 inches (2.66 meters) on a side!

Wi-Fire extends wireless range to 1,000 feet

Christa — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:55:38 +0000

A new Pennsylvania-based startup, hField Technologies, has just gotten FCC approval for their new supercharged WiFi antenna, the Wi-Fire. The USB antenna boosts reception of faint WiFi signals, extending the range of existing networks up to 1,000 feet. This sure beats a cantenna =) More (offsite link)…