Just checking the DVICE blog by SCI-FI.COM like I go everyday (or at least every other day), and one little device caught my attention: The Netgear Digital Entertainer. It’s something like AppleTV or similar to having a Media Center, except, it’s totally not. With AppleTV, you’d be VERY limited to only Mac format files (such as .MOV or .MP4). Media Centers require, well, Windows, so, not very friendly for Mac or Linux OS. Well, that’s about to change.

This little puppy is set to be introduced next January to the CES (a consumer electronics event, basically). And as long as it’s reasonable in price, and hopefully, all the little info on it is true, I am looking forward to it, especially if it will be capable of streaming DRM files, such as TV SHOWS and Movies I legally own through iTunes, yet am subjected to viewing on me tiny little laptop screen (well, I have S-Video out, but it’ll be nicer to have something that can output HD instead).

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Why buy books when you can use Kindle.  I don’t have one of these yet, but I plan to (when I get the $300 some odd dollars).  Paper books are, after all a waste.  A person generally buys a book, reads it once, and never touches it again (I for one neer feel like reading the same book again).  And what becomes of these books?  Well, there’s Used Books stores, that’s a good option.  Donation to libraries, sure.  But, there are people who just throw them out.  Trees got cut down to become nothing more than waste.  Also, the large amount of space needed to shelve books, just to collect dust.  Well no more.  Amazon released a little gem a while back, and with many positive reviews of it, I eventually thought of getting one myself.  Afterall, buying books in digital Kindle versions is also cheaper, and since there’s no delivering, no waiting.

Now, there’s gonna be an update.  Side buttons are gonna be smaller to minimize accidental page turning.  New navigation through a joystick rather than a scroll wheel.

Source: DVICE.Com

A couple of weeks ago I got the Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet, since it’s a pain in the ass to use the touchpad on a laptop, and even though I have a mouse for it, that isn’t easiest to use.  It’s a pretty nifty little device.  I’m still trying to get the hang of it.  Even tried doing some pencil drawings in Coral Painter Essential 4 (comes with it, along with Photoshop Elements 5, the software alone is worth the price ($100).  Anyway, I uploaded the image for all to see.

Maybe I can get a few more done in time, work at it, maybe get good enough I can draw actual people (haha, for some reason I’m doubting this myself, but, that’s why I said “maybe”.)

Anyway, learn more about the Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet from Amazon.com.

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