Amazon Kindle - the new book. Release November 2007, the Kindle e-book has reach critical mass and is poised to take off this fall, just in time for Christmas.  Priced at $359, the Kindle is for reading electronic books. Amazon claims more than 160,000 titles and growing. There are daily newspapers and periodicals as well as recognized Blogs you can subscribe to. All of which are electronically downloaded directly to your Kindle anywhere you can get a cell phone connection.

Bob and his wife are big Kindle users, both for downloading books but also for listening to books as the Kindle is completely compatible with audio books from www.Audible.com. Kindle can also receive e-mail (limited capacity, not it's purpose) and be used for searching the web. Research questions to Amazons NowNow team, or simply do a Google web search. All included at no additional costs.

Footnote: A surprising large number of Universities and Collages are moving to eTextbooks for students to reduce cost and augment the learning process (i.e. easier to carry and share.) We have heard many reports of Amazon developing a student version of Kindle (we will most likely see two new versions in 2009 sometime.)  If interested it is worth visiting www.coursesmart.com for a small listing of eTextBooks available.  This trend alone could change the way we read, research... and think.

Footnote:  The technology we see coming into play here will be in PC miniaturization. Devices like the MyVu may become the next display screen while computers are released the size of an iPod iTouch or similar device. Input? Well handheld "finger puppet" keyboards will serve this need. Still a few years away, but coming, hold on.

Myvu Personal Eyewear was the absolute hit of the Consumer Electronics Show for 2008 and we expect to see them back in 2009. The company has stolen the limelight in a growing competitive market.  MyVu, www.myvu.com connects to your iPod, Zune or many other MP4 audio devices and products a clear, sharp, and for one model 3-D, image on the eyeglasses. Roughly the equivalent of a 42" LCD screen. Bob has had his pair for more than a year (an original version) and would not part with it. He carries his 80GB iPOD classic with a number of QuickTime movies, visit www.cucusoftware.com for information on creating these movies.  This way Bob gets to watch what he wants, when he wants on the plane or in a hotel room. Just don't wear when driving!

Every Myvu product features SolidOptex® technology — the Myvu patented optical system offering the thinnest, lightest and most durable video eyewear available.

Prices start around $199 and go up. Well worth a look.