07:27 AM by Bob Russell in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

From Shaun and PDA247, "[size=-1]Lots of you have emailed regarding the first test Podcast and asking when the first one will be published. The answer is soon... The site for them is almost done, the software to make them is in place and I have an idea of the format. Expect interviews, audio reviews, humour and a run time of about 40 minutes. This will not be a normal run of the mill Podcast![/size]"

I wonder - could this be the start of the first mobile tech variety podcast?!

Update: You can find all you need to know here, including the rdf feed, and the xml feed. Be sure to let Shaun know what you think! Thks Shaun.

06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review

Here are the highlights from the past seven days of MobileRead:

Current E-Books Trends
Did EarthCore's Scott Sigler betray the world of e-books?
E-book titles on the decline?
Knock Knock by Seth Godin for download
US Libraries use Windows Media DRM to expire audiobooks
Wiki for Creative Fiction

eReader
eReader 10% discount

General Chat
Future movie projection stifles videocam pirates
How to send e-mails from any address using Gmail's SMTP server
I am a pigeon. And what cell phone user are you?
MobileMinistryMagazine has moved
Portable Linux-Mobile-Guide for iSilo and Plucker
Vendors have too many rights

iSilo/X
Grab BBC et al. for iSilo on the go

Link Swap
Opera - free registration only today

New Links
Skweezer nominated for Mobile Star Award

Other Gadgets
A mobile screen to drool over
Live TV on the Nokia 770
Nokia 770 gains FCC approval / soon on sale
TMo Free Wi-Fi for Hurricane States

Palm
Fix your own Palm or Pocket PC device
Get the Fossil Wrist PDA for $59
Is Palm interested in buying back PalmSource?
Kicking the ball with Master Kick for Palm OS
MR mention in PalmAddict's 5 Min Podcast
Palmloyal.com Podcast #9
Still a Palm user? Defend yourself!
WiFi now available for Treo 650

Pocket PC
Axim X51 rumored specs from a Dell rep
Dell Axim X51v leaks (and it looks real this time)
HTC Universal photos and Q&A at Engadget
Minimo CE Roadmap posted
NetFront V3.3 Technical Preview with VGA support
Opera Mini for Pocket PC leaked
Update: Axim X51 first leaked photo is a fake

Portable Audio/Video
Apple accused of violating the Zen Patent
Online music stores (like iTunes and Napster) are misleading buyers
Tom's hands-on with Archos AV700
Windows Media Player DRM Hacked

Smartphones
iTunes phone next week?

Sunrise
Sunrise 0.42e released

04:54 AM by Palmloyal.com in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

I know Carl since 2002 and he's always been a great guy. Make sure you don't miss your chance to listen to his podcasts! -Alex

Hey dropping a line to let you guys and gals know that the latest Palmloyal podcast has been posted.

Palmloyal Podcast #9 (stream, download, feed) was recorded Sunday September 4th, 2005. In the cast, Carl Brooks discusses Push or Pull technologies and the handheld email clients that support them, Resco Backup and finally we take a peek into Carl's Palm. It is available in most directories including iTunes. For more check out the podcast notes.

Take a look and listen - hope you enjoy them.

07:04 PM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book General | News

Marketing guru Seth Godin released his e-book Knock Knock under the Creative Common license. It's an entertaining read covering the basics of building a successful Web site. Better even, there's already a sequel from Basil Drolias that you can download as well.

06:05 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

And here is another reason (do you really need any more?) why you should go to your next local gadget dealer and buy the Nokia 770 (once it gets out). With wlanTV, which is currently developed on the Maemo platform, you can watch Live TV everywhere in your wlan by using a special daemon which controls your dvb-card. It's only not clear to me whether you need another computer with the DVB card inserted, or whether you can use the Nokia as standalone to watch TV (and insert the card in USB).

[via Internet Tablet Talk]

05:46 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Portable Audio/Video

With a top-rate seven-inch color display and very long battery life, the Archos AV700 makes the perfect portable video player for those who can afford it (list price: $899.99, minus 13% Amazon discount). Tom's Hardware had a hands-on, and concludes:

Its giant screen with good image quality, ease of use, and quality sound haven't convinced you yet? Well, maybe its battery life will - 3 hrs. 53 min. with video or 27 hours with audio. You'll have to admit that being able to watch two movies in an airplane without ruining your eyes while getting the most out of the latest Hollywood special effects is tempting. True, for a few hundred dollars more, you can get a real portable computer with DVD player. But if you don't intend to work during your vacation, the Archos will fit into your bag without weighing down your luggage unnecessarily. Do yourself a favor and buy it, or put it on your gift list.

05:09 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | iSilo/X

Our friend Samuel from Mexico worked on a new automated web service that has prefetched news clips - including BBC News, NYT, C|Net - for download in iSilo format. As long as neither iSilo nor Plucker/Sunrise come with some kind of mobile connectivity, this is your best chance to grab the latest news while you are on the go.

The news clips are updated daily at 10:30am (Central Mexican time, which is UTC-5 summer time if I am correct).

04:39 PM by Bob Russell in Archive | Portable Audio/Video

It's not very easy to tell exactly what you are buying at the iTunes store, or Naptster and other online music stores. People are jumping in with a lot of money under the impression that they own the music they pay for. But the EFF points out that this assumption is naive, and copy protection makes the reality quite different than the marketing sales talk.

For example, did you know that "For a monthly subscription fee, the Napster Unlimited music rental service offers you the ability to stream and download as much as you like from its entire catalog. If you miss a monthly payment, the DRM renders the downloaded music unplayable." Miss a payment and all that music you think you own is no longer available to you. You were just renting.

Get past the marketing talk and find out exactly what you can and can't do with the most popular online music services with the EFF DRM guide.

(via Slashdot)