Here is a post about the upcoming GPhone or Google Phone. There has been many “leaks” from Google employees that there will definitely be a Google Phone before the year is over, maybe as soon as next month. If it does come out, I think it’ll have a bigger impact on the mobile market than the iPhone. I’ve written about it before about all the features it will have.

It will supposedly run linux, which means open source, which means apps can be written for it in the future if it doesn’t come with the phone in the first place. The iPhone does not have this feature. There are only web apps for it. I don’t understand why they made a big deal about running OS X but not allow third-party applications.

I’m thinking something like a music player. Maybe the Google music player isn’t that great, someone might write an app that emulates iTunes and its coverflow. Of course it’ll be taken down by Apple for copyright infringement, but early adopters would still have it.

The post that I linked talks a lot about the built-in camera. He would like to see image stabilization support. Not many camera phones have image stabilization built-in and blurriness is a major problem with pictures taken with phones. I personally don’t think a camera is an issue. I would go without it if it’ll make the phone smaller, lighter and cheaper. Standalone cameras are becoming so small that it’s not cumbersome carrying a phone and a camera around. I would much rather have one device dedicated to doing one thing really well than one device that does them mediocral.

From the early rumors I’ve heard, the price was around $250 USD. If that’s the case, I think it prices itself like the Wii against the PS3, which in this case is the iPhone. I’m really pulling for the Google Phone on this one to prove to everyone that the iPhone is an overpriced, overhyped fossil tied down by its deal with one of the worst telecoms on Earth.

Beware:

Tempo is a conceptual design of an external hard drive that also serves to protect users from accidentally deleting files. It lights up red when something has been deleted. This looks pretty cool but I don’t know how they’ll fit a 250 GB hard drive into that shape and size.

This looks like just a concept but a designer named Yong-Seong Kim designed this DAP that unfolds to play CDs and MP3 CDs. It looks cool but not very functional as you can’t just put it in your pocket or backpack when playing a CD. What it would be good for is if you go someplace to sit down and there’s CDs around like a library. Although it would be weird to just listen to a CD at the library without taking it home and ripping it to your computer.

It’s too slow to actually play and the controller on screen looks good but plays bad.

Update: Looks like a couple of l33t hackers got a hold of it and rewrote it so that it’s much faster. You’ll still have trouble if you have normal sized thumbs though.

Here is the article from The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

The actual files and all updates will appear here.

It IS Canadian ebay so I guess it’s understandable.

Retard tries to steal an iPhone held up by Stephen Levy, who is one of four journalists that were given an iPhone to review before the release. He actually grabs the mic instead. Now that I think about it, maybe he really wanted the mic. I mean, it’s not a bad mic and if he needed one to start his personal karaoke collection, it’s not a bad idea.

Video of that guy getting arrested

From the Onion:

Apple is set to release the much-hyped iPhone Friday, June 29. Here are some of its most highly anticipated features:

• Nanotechnology enables it to reassemble itself when thrown against wall
• Exclusive link to Google Street View so you can watch yourself using your iPhone at all times
• Takes Polaroids
• When moved from hand to ear, makes Lightsaber sound effects
• Prominent Apple logo
• Reproduces through asexual budding
• Has way, way more PRAM than the last thingy
• Comes with an iPhone hat, so people know you own an iPhone during the brief periods you’re not using it

I got a new TV on Friday. It’s Sony’s SXRD rear projection TV. I went to CompUSA that was closing on a whim. I wanted to go and see what was left, maybe pick up a good deal on a TV to replace the one I sold. When I went there, I became very excited. They had a row of really awesome TV’s at really low prices. They were all at 60% off and 1080p. Mine happened to be even lower than that. These were all display models so I was scared that the bulb life has been worn down or the TV might not work at all. When I got it home and plugged it in, I got very excited, again.

Sony TV division is the only part of Sony I like. They just make good quality TV’s. It’s not their Bravia line but the WEGA video processor works really well. I’ve never seen this before but the TV has a sensor on the screen that detects sunlight and adjusts the picture accordingly. I’m guessing it brings the brightness or the gamma levels up.

Engadget posted this video of the automatic toiler paper dispenser. Finally, no more using my hands to wad up TP like an idiot.