Awesome! I've had the "hacked" version of the 2.0 navigation on my G1 for a couple of weeks now, and it works very very well. The actual maps application is a lot faster than the previous versions, too. I thought it would be really slow on the G1 but it's better than any other android navigation app out their right now.

So wait, wouldn't these be Virtual Reality GOOGLES?

One stat that they didn't put in the table, but that is nonetheless interesting is efficiency- comparing how many mAh per minute each one uses:


MSI Wind U115 Hybrid 12.26
Asus Eee PC 1000HD 26.19
Asus Eee PC 901 27.62
MSI Wind U100 20.00
Asus Eee PC 1000H 30.99
Asus N10J 25.95
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 11.58
Asus Eee PC S101 30.43
Acer Aspire One AOA110 15.83
HP Mini 1001TU 18.74
Lenovo IdeaPad S10 21.93
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 20.56

Two interesting things here. The Mini9 actually comes out on top for efficiency, but it has such a riduculously small battery that it can't run for that long. It does have an LED-backlit screen and only an SSD, which probably helps quite a bit.

Also, the EEE's are surprisingly inefficient when it comes to battery. They do have fans, whereas the Mini 9 doesn't (i'm not sure about the others).

The iPhone already has support for the "Databases" part... you can find it if you go to Settings, Safari, Databases. I have one in there, called GmailMobileWeb, with 475kb (out of 5mb allowable) used.

I propose the following fiscal stimulus plan:

I win a Roku Netflix Player.

The End.

I think, based on the target audience, that Peek should go for some VERY simple apps that make use of the data. A browser would be too clumsy with a device like this, and the typical user for the peek is not really going to be looking for a browser. A lot of the more popular network-enabled iphone apps duplicate functionality you can get on the web, but they do it better. Yelp, urbanspoon, Now Playing, etc. I find myself using those apps far more than comparable websites, becuase it's simply faster and more efficient to keep the UI on the phone and only download the data. On top of that, they're all location-aware.

I only have a 1g iphone, so all the location-based stuff I use is done off of cell / wifi positioning... and for these type of apps, it's more than adequate. If I'm looking for a restaurant or a movie theater, being within a few miles is fine.

So, I would say- yellow pages, movie times, restaurant reviews, all location-aware. That would be sweet.

Happy Birthday! Hope to see you guys around for at least another four years. :)

My phone progression has been: Sidekick -> Sidekick Color -> Sidekick II -> HTC Wizard -> iPhone. All on T-Mobile. I was afraid I'd miss some stuff about the wizard... so far, the only thing I miss is syncing it via bluetooth, and I can live without that. It's light years better in every respect.

Here's another excellent link. It contains a list of products, questions to ask, and lots and lots of information on why this "pinkwashing" trend is a bad thing:

http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/

This is tripe. Look at the actual amount they're donating- $25,000 is less than what target would spend on a single advertisement anywhere. And yet they'll sell more of them, because people actually think they're doing something good with their money. All of the press releases that go out and get posted on blogs just like this turn into FREE advertising for target.

On top of that, breast cancer (and the susan g. komen foundation- aka the "pink ribbon" people) is one of the most over-hyped causes out there right now. You can get campbell's soup, ipods, cars, water bottles, shirts- you name it- that somehow allegedly supports that foundation. There are thousands of charities that are more worthy of your dollars than them.

Don't believe me? Read up!

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1543947-1,00.html