Great link, Tommy. Thanks.

Oooh. I wonder how, say, b.org looks on kindle...:)

Oooh. I wonder how, say, b.org looks on kindle...:)

Yeah. Since b.org is mostly text, I think it'd work well. (eta: For reading, at least. Maybe NSM for posting.)

If it could handle Goodle Reader, I think I'd be sold. Hmmm... Reader has a mobile version (that I get on my iPod touch) that works well - maybe that would work well on the kindle too.

Anyone have a new kindle and use Google Reader?

eta: Apparently it works OK on the older Kindle: Using Google Reader on the Amazon Kindle

Maybe NSM for posting

Does it have copy-paste? t /bitter iPhone user

my friend, who is an iphone user says: "since when do you use copy-paste? I never use it."

Which blows my mind.

Come to think of it, posting on b.org is the only time I wish I had copy-paste on my iPod touch. Otherwise, I use it strictly for reading-browsing.

I have both read and posted on buffistas using the original Kindle. It works quite well, actually.

There are definitely ways to read RSS feeds on it, but the coolest ways involve using feedbooks.com to send the feeds to you as often as you want to update them. They update then you can read them offline, just as if they were Kindle books. You can group them into categories or do individual feeds. Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible to sink Feedbooks with Google Reader, but maybe I'm wrong (as a NetNewsWire user myself, I had to start from scratch). I never used that feature much, but i tend to forget to open my RSS reader a lot too - it's not a killer feature for me like it is for many. Read more about Feedbooks Kindle integration here: [link]

I miss my Kindle. I left it in Barnes and Noble about 4 months ago. Which I find almost amusingly ironic enough to be worth the pain of its loss.

A negative look at the Kindle: Amazon's E-Book Strategy Re-Kindles Debate on Open Standards

The issue isn't about DRM protections on the books, but on Amazon's decision to create — and now perpetuate — a non-portable format that a) denies readers the ability to read e-books they buy from the company on another device and b) books they might buy from an e-books competitor on the Kindle.

It's a high-stakes strategy that has the potential of creating a standard by the scale of adoption — or join the lengthy list failed attempts to impose a format on market willing to put up with it only until a better alternative comes along. And, it almost always does.

For most, especially those who love their Kindles, this is a below-the-radar issue. But proponents of portability yearn for a world where lovers of content can easily abandon a device they had once been seduced by, so they don't have to go through the digital equivalent of the evolution of music: replace your 45s with LPs, with tape (reel-to-reel/8-Track/cassette), with CDs — just to keep your own collection.

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Kindle e-books can be purchased online or using the built in Whispernet service in a matter of seconds with many readers not needing to know — or likely caring — about the proprietary format (.azw). But in addition to being Kindle-only, any books protected by digital rights management (DRM) are restricted to a specific user and transferable on up to only six Kindles, similar to the way iTunes worked before recently going DRM-free.

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"There is no future in which we have a happy peaceful literary marketplace dominated by single proprietary format owned by a single company," said Doctorow. "That should be self-evident to anyone who's been paying attention to the internet."

I want one of these (I'm not sure why): Marvell Plans $100 Computer Inside a Wall Plug

The incredible shrinking computer is about to reach a lower limit in size, with a new computer that's contained entirely within a wall-wart. Any smaller than this, and the computer would disappear inside the electrical outlet.

Called plug computers, Marvell's new gadgets will resemble cellphone chargers but pack a hefty punch.

Plug computers would draw just about 5W of power, come with a 1.2-GHz CPU, a USB port and internet connectivity. They won't have a display, but the devices can be used as a home server or a network attached storage for vacation photos and music downloads.

The wall-wart form factor allows companies and consumers to get a low-cost computing system, says Marvell. As a plus, the unassuming-looking plugs would likely remain plugged in long after thieves cleared out other, more valuable-looking electronics.

The plug computer will be based on Marvell's SheevaPlug platform, which has an embedded 1.2-GHz CPU. It would also come with 512 MB of flash memory and and 512 MB of DRAM. The device would connect to the home network by ethernet and have a USB 2.0 port.

I was thinking of getting one of those to plug a USB IR transmitter into, and using my iPhone as a universal remote.