Let’s be real here….. The Kindle was a great little “toy” and it had a good run, but the JooJoo and iPad are clearly going to destroy it. However, Amazon is not going to give up that easy. They’ve just aquired a start up company that specializes in touch screens called Touchco. The company has developed an interpolating force sensitive resistance technology which can and WILL be used in  transparent and flexible touch screens.

Costing less than $10 a square foot, its relatively cheap. This may possibly give Amazon a second chance up against the new kids on the block. Word to the wise…. eBay your Kindles….fast.

Skype has announced that they are currently in the works of creating an iPhone application that will allow you to make VOIP calls on the iPhone(over 3G). They haven’t released the app yet because they are trying to improve audio quality. I wouldn’t expect too much, especially since sending an SMS in NYC could fail several times over in a “Strong” 3G coverage spot.

Via Skype

Google is finally taking action on all the complaints that they’ve recieved on their NexusOne phone. Apparently, they will be pushing out an update that will correct the known 3G problem and add some multitouch support….notice how I said “SOME”. Once Google decides to upgrade your phone(they’re randomly picking people), you will get a message on your device’s notification bar. Download the update, install it and you’ll notice the following:
Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web

Google Maps: the Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4, which will include:

• Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com – access your favorite places from your phone or computer
• Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history – makes it easy to search for places you’ve searched for before
• Night mode in Google Maps Navigation – automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving

Read more about it here

Microsoft has provided a Release Candidate version of Microsoft Office 2010 to a small group of testers. Members of the Technology Adoption Program will be able to tinker around with it and provide MSFT with real world customer thoughts on the pre-release products. The Beta version of the software was released three months ago and has been downloaded well over 2 million times.

Expect the software on store shelves June 2010 with a new pricing structure compared to the Office 2007 counter part.

Via ARS

Don’t you just hate it when your iPhone/Blackberry/PSP etc run out of juice and there isn’t a wall outlet or USB port in site? No big deal, ZAGG has got you covered. The ZAGGsparq will recharge two USB devices simultaneously and could re-charge your iPhone up to four times.  The device is very similar in size to a small network switch which makes it easy to carry in a backpack or even jacket pocket.
Sure there are smaller solutions out there, such as the Kensington and Mophie, but FOUR battery charges? I don’t think so . Now for the damage……. the little sucker costs $100.

• 6,000 mAh Lithium Polymer
• Has the power to charge an iPhone four times
• 4 yellow lights indicate power level, 25%-50%-75%-100%
• Has the ability to charge multiple USB devices simultaneously
• Fixed output: 2x 1000mA @ 5V
• Power Source: AC 100-240 v/50/60 Hz
• Physical Size 3.5 x 3.5 x 1 inches
• Weight .54 lbs.

Read more about it @ Zagg

After the official introduction of the iPad, JooJoo pre-orders dramatically went up. Probably because the iPad is an oversized iPod Touch. I guess time and marketing will tell us what direction to go.

The JooJoo will begin shipping sometime this month and will have an “App Store” upon the launch. It will also have full support for Flash and Flash HD once Flash 10.1 is released. For those of you wondering, JooJoo means “magical” in African…. hopefully it will live up to it’s name because despite appearing to be superior on paper, Apple tends to have a few tricks up their sleeves as well.

Read more @ TechDigest