Tuesday Tech Talk #23

Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Triple T. Today is back to the usual form of topics. Here is what is catching my eye this week.

Engadget Nook review

Engadget has a review of the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader. Pretty good job on the review and there is even a hands on video they have posted on it. It seems to be pretty durable in comparison to a Kindle and about the same size as a trade novel. There does seem to be some glitches so you may want to hold off until they update the OS if you plan on getting one.

Comcast controlled NBC may say no to iTunes subscription plan

Yet another reason Comcast should not be allowed to own NBC. Working for DirecTV (full disclosure), I have seen how Comcast tries to extort money from Dish, Time Warner, and other carriers with Versus but DirecTV stood their ground and as a result Versus is not carried by DirecTV. With Comcast owning NBC it would mean a much more restrictive distribution of enjoyable NBC content (pause for laughter). I think Apple, DIrecTV, Dish, TW, etc need to file a class action opposing Comcast’s buyout of NBC before the FCC. I’m not a fan of government intervention into private business but I have seen the mess Comcast has created with TechTV (now G4) and Versus.

Five Gifts for the iPhone owner

Christmas is drawing near and The Unofficial Apple Weblog has a write up on 5 gifts for those with an iPhone. I like the Walldock so if my wife is reading this let me just say I REALLY like the Walldock!

What in the Whrrl?

For those that can’t get enough of social media sites here is another one to add to your list. Whrrl allows you to post a real time photo story of an event with a mix of text and photos with captions storyboard. Try out a few stories first before trying a big one as it takes some getting used to but it is pretty cool. I might use this for my future 12 of 12 days.

This Week’s iPhone/iPod touch apps

Whrrl - In addition to using Whrrl via their website, they also offer an iPhone/iPod touch based app to post your stories (editing has to be done via their website).

AT&T Mark the Spot - Having issues with your date or voice network on your iPhone? Now you can communicate it via AT&T’s new app Mark the Spot. Oh yes, they are going to get tired from hearing from me Muhahahaha!!!

US National Debt - Want to know what the US debt is roughly in real time? There is an app for that.

WhatsApp - Really cool iPhone to iPhone (or iPod touch) IM app. Don’t have to add contacts to it, anyone in your contact list that has the app shows up in your WhatsApp list. Very similar to Ping. I use both but lately been using WhatsApp more. I chat with Jeremy quite a bit on it.

Well that is going to do it for another edition of Triple T. See you all next week!