Most of you would know, as would the world, just not tech aficionados that the new Kindle2 has just been released and is shipping as we speak. There’s been a lot of pacing and sitting by mail boxes as the tracking system seems to have not been able to cope with the mass distribution of this updated eReader from Amazon. Some are non plussed by the device

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=218392&title=jeff-bezos   Hit the link for a humorous look at the new device.

Some are well pleased to have it, Doug posted a childlike, joyous, Christmas morning with great presents sort of look at his new book, and today a somewhat frustrated at waiting, un-boxing over at Gear Diary from Judie, also gives us a quick look at the new Kindle.

Judie posts good impressions and a great gallery of images of the  new Kindle that you might want to take a look at.

Keep an eye out for a three pronged review of the new Kindle penned by Dan, Doug and Judie, as they share their thoughts with each other and you on this updated device!

UnBoxing the Kindle2 at GearDiary

Doug’s put up a review at our friend site, Gear Diary, of the Clarion MiND, what you may ask is that? I think most of you would only be familiar with Clarion as a car stereo manufacturer, so when they come up with a device like the MiND, [media, internet, navigation device], we are all probably left scratching our heads. The MiND is running a Linux based operating system, and is powered by an 800MHz Atom processor.

So what exactly is it though?

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A while back, I had the opportunity to review Astraware’s first title for the iPhone/iPod Touch, GTS World Racing.  At the time, I was extremely impressed by the use of the accelerometer, rather than the touch screen to control most of the action.  Really, anytime I can control the action without touching the screen, that is going to make me happy.  There is nothing worse than pulling your phone out of your pocket and finding a smudged and fingerprinted mess on the screen from that game you were playing last night.  So, I loved being able to play games that require only minimal use of the touch screen, if any at all.  Apparently, Pangea took note of this development as well.  They have now released three games: Cro-Mag Rally, Nanosaur 2, and Bugdom 2, which rely almost exclusively on the accelerometer rather than the touch screen to control the action (a fourth game, Billy Frontier, also uses this control scheme, but has been previously reviewed.)  The great thing here is that although the three games all share the same method of control, they are also vastly different games, which see you driving and racing, flying through a prehistoric jungle, and running through the garden.  Hit the jump for a closer look at all three games.

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I never know where Doug finds the time to play all of these games, but somehow he manages to collect an impressive amount every month, for his Arcade series.

 
At this point in time though, it might be fortuitous to offer a link to a little self analysis survey, that may help more than one of us! Do check out Doug’s article at MyTodayScreen as well

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The Arcade: A Monthly Roundup of Freeware Games (October 2008) | My Today Screen

Apparently, Microsoft has been hard at work developing a whole new kind of touch screen.  Sides Sight is a touch screen, which responds to your gestures near the screen, but does not require you to actually touch it with your fingers.  imagine, all of the functionality in your current touch screen device…but none of the fingerprints and smudges.

According to Gizmodo, this new technology works by shooting infrared beams from the sides of the device.  These beams, which are arranged in two rows, spaced 10 mm apart, track the user’s movements and gestures on the surface of the device.  This allows you to control the display on the screen by moving your hands near and around the screen, but not actually touching it. 

This technology is still in the early phase of development, so no word on when (or if) we may see it.  I’m not holding my breath for it coming in time for Windows Mobile 7.  Then again, that would explain the longer than expected wait for the new operating system.  What do you all think?  Could this be a revolutionary new user interface/  Or is Microsoft just tilting at windmills trying to knock the iphone off of its perch? 

[via gizmodo]