MobileRead Week in Review: 12/04 - 12/11

[Alexander Turcic]

Gosh we've talked a lot this week. Here's your weekly round up of MobileRead's events.

Current E-Books Trends
The Holy Bible on USB stick

FBReader
FBReader 0.7.1b is released

General Chat
Blockbuster vs NetFlix: A comparison and review
In Tokyo e-paper is already so everyday
Odeo brings podcasting to the masses
US Government stumbles over PDF document

iSilo/X
iSilo and iSiloX V4.3 Beta 1 released

Link Swap
Mobile Ministry Magazine site is back up

Other Gadgets
RIM invents drop-resistant LCD display

Other Readers
Bloaty Adobe Acrobat to integrate bloaty Flash

Palm
1src Podcast #53 available
Boxwave ClearTouch Crystal hands-on review
New York Times interviews Palm CEO
On Pocket PC fans' anti-Palm smear
PalmAddicts Podcast #25 available
Palm Treo 700w manual and photos on FCC website
PDA247 podcast on Palm-to-Pocket PC conversion
Technology Review examines Palm's timeline
Treo 700w available on the greymarket?

Pocket PC
Engadget had a sneek peek at "Photon"
HP to outrace Palm with a debut in China
Microsoft targets low-cost PDA phones
Turn your Pocket PC into an iPod
WM 5.0 Direct Push Email is out but probably not for you

Portable Audio/Video
Custom podcasts from RSS text feeds

Smartphones
BlackBerry-like Nokia E61 previewed