Egg Genie

URL: www.buyegggenie.com/
Does it work? Yes

I love these type of products; creating a problem and solving it. Boiling eggs isn't all that hard, yet a this appliance solves the hassle of cooking eggs.

There are a couple of tricks to using this device; making a small pin hole in an egg can be difficult. The amount of water in the bottom is important, get it wrong and you have a bit of mess and clean-up. Other than those items, it is easy as boiling water.

Palm Pre in March?
Information Week makes a good point, that they will try to clear out inventory before then. (Like Treo 755p)

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/palm_pre_in_mar.html

The New Palm "Pre"

It's been an exciting CES. The latest information about the New Palm Pre

Barron's gave the PALM Pre a good review, liking the "Palm webOS".
A detail analysis of the current cash flow. Interesting they believe it would take 2 million units for them to break even.

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123145786563266125.html?mod=googlenews_barrons

From LAPTOP Logic with technical details about the "Pre"
http://laptoplogic.com/news/palm-unveils-new-webos-platform,-the-palm-pre-phone-22333

Other articles about the Pre

http://i.gizmodo.com/5126702/palm-pre-preview-simply-amazing

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/palm-pre-in-depth-impressions-video-and-huge-hands-on-gallery/

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9125459

Recent News - Dec 2008

The latest...

Jan 2008

From Crunch Gear, guessing what the new palm phone will look like
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/04/exclusive-new-palm-phone-to-have-slide-down-keyboard-large-touchscreen/

Similar article from Brighthand
http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14758

With software library, sources by HTC (of google's g1)
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/01/04/say-hi-to-the-itreo.html


Not a very optimistic view of the new NOVA OS's chances
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/03/BUN3152PC8.DTL

Dec 2008
From the Motley Fool - Two stories about Palm's NOVA OS
(Has a good summary of smart phone market)
http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2008/12/30/how-palm-could-lose-everything.aspx

How PALM could come back
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/12/29/how-palm-could-change-everything.aspx

Dec 24 2008
PALM is losing market share to RIM and iPhone
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/35302.php

Dec 22 2008
After last week news about the poor 3rd quarter results, this week news is better. Another round of new financing - 100 million.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9583G580.htm

Dec 15 2008
Dec 2008 - Poor financial results for Palm

About the new PALM OS (Nova) to be released in 2009
http://www.crn.com/retail/209800470

More news about the PALM OS
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/smartphones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500388&subSection=News

The new app store for PALM OS
http://appstore.pocketgear.com/palm/

My thoughts on Nova

I believe the Palm OS still has some life.

It does some things that no other smart phone / pda platform does. Integrate with the desktop flawlessly. It never duplicates entries or override items by accident. It is easy to backup and is very lightweight. (My complete address book, calender, and notes are less than 1mb)

Even the most comfortable smart phone is not match for a regular keyboard for data entry.

I realize it is not for everyone, but for this dude - Palm wins.

more later...

Centro Resources

Palm's official Centro website
http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/centro/

For the Treo but has some useful links anyway
http://www.everythingtreo.com/

Covers & Accessories
http://www.elitextreme.com/centro.html
http://www.centroaccessories.com/
http://software.palminfocenter.com/homeAccessories.asp?hCategory=1005

Covers on Amazon (Good selection of price and quality)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=centro+covers&x=0&y=0

Why I love the Centro

1. Integration with the Palm Desktop
The seamless integration with the desktop to enter and view information one of the biggest benefits.

2. Small size, great size
One of the smallest smart phones with a full keyboard. Having a full keyboard makes data entry possible and feasible. The touchscreen is a nice 'touch' also.

3. Simple is good
One of the best things about Palm is how simple it is. Just tasks, notes, calendar, and contacts. Doesn't try do to much.