Wanna read your Amazon Kindle in the shower?

Well now you can, thanks to the recently announced Guardian Case by M-Edge.  Do out in the Spring of 2010, the handy case not only makes your Kindle waterproof to one (1) meter, but it also makes it float.  You can even read it while in the bath tub.

"Three internal buoyancy chambers provide distributed flotation to keep Kindle afloat and upright for in-water reading."

Have they gone to far?  You can be the judge. However, I was talking with someone just last week about not being able to take my kindle to read by the pool for fear of a slip/dip.

Skiff Reader: Largest, Thinnest eReader to date!

2010 is likely to be an even bigger year for technology than 2009.  With new product announcements from many major technology players (i.e. Apple) planned for the first part of the year, tech heads are all salivating with excitement.

Enter the Skiff Reader to get the year started with a bang!  Skiff promises to bring the eReader market the largest, yet thinnest eReader to date.  They have also partnered with Sprint, not only for wireless 3G service, but also for distribution from some +1000 Sprint stores.

All in all, the eReader world could be getting more exciting.  This kind of screen combined with 3G speeds lends itself to all kinds of newspaper and magazine deals that include live updating advertising.  Will consumers back away from their computer screens and go back to "paying" for news content?  I guess only time will tell.  For now the Skiff Reader looks to be at least one very cool device.

Check the features from Skiff:

"The Skiff Reader, the first e-reader to integrate the upcoming Skiff Service, is a state-of-the-art device that is simple and easy-to-use. Our innovations include:

Largest e-paper display › More viewing area for a richer reading experience. 

Thinnest e-reading device › Remarkably sleek. Easy to hold, use and carry. 

Most durable e-reader › First-of-its-kind metal-foil display (eliminating the fragility of glass). A magnesium housing. An incredibly sturdy device. 

Highest display resolution › Four times as many pixels as most e-book readers, for more immersive reading. 

Full touch screen › For intuitive content selection and navigation. Instant page turns with the swipe of a finger. 

Extraordinary battery life › Read for a week between charges."

Check out the device:

Business and Technology Recap for the last 10 years.

Here is a video from WatchMojo about the past 10 years for technology and business.  Not only does it bring to light some time-lines for a few major technology milestones, but it also reminds us of a few Billion dollar numbers that happened over the last decade as well.  It all sounds crazy when you look back at the last decade!

Check it:

Houston based SnapStream will automate The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

Do you have the need to record 30 simultaneous TV streams and be able to search within them?  The folks at the Daily Show and the Colbert Report definitely have a need to record a huge amount of television, and now they will be able to do it with a single appliance.  Anyone who has seen either of the hugely popular shows from the Comedy Central network, will recall them spoofing other TV broadcast on many occasions.  Now with the help of SnapStream, they will be able to do it with maximum efficiency.

SnapStream describes their product as "a cross between a DVR and a search engine"

Check out  the full story from the Houston Chronicle.  Exciting news for SnapStream and Houston, TX.

Big money for iPhone developer start-up

iPhone start up Tapulous says its sales have grown to almost $1,000,000/Month for iPhone application sales.  Apparently a lot of iPhone users are tap tapping away.  Tapulous credits there revenues to application sales, ad revenues, and direct downloads of songs.  Anyone know an iPhone developer?

Check out the full article at Reuters.

Will iPhone be available on Verizon next year?

Brian Marshall seems to think so. In this clip from Bloomberg, Brian talks about the exclusive agreement with AT&T ending in "June of 2010." The big question for me is, what does this mean for the consumer base? If you could get the iPhone on any network, which one would you choose? In Australia there is no exclusive carrier. So consumers are free to pick which carrier has the best pricing and coverage, rather than looking at who carries the phone they desire. In addition to the discussion about iPhone, it was great to here about Apple's successes on the computer space. As an Apple fan, I am excited to hear about their 5% market share growing. Looks like the only place to go from here is up.

Check it:

Sprint HTC Hero Firmware update now available via OTA.

Sprint HTC Hero users, your update is ready. For the most part, my Sprint HTC Hero has been a pretty good device. I must say the battery life and SMS complaints that I heard about didn't seem to affect me a great deal. That said, updates are generally always better and include many things that aren't specifically listed in the update list.

Here is the official quote from HTC:
Special Update!

Software Upgrade Available for HTC Hero™

A new software upgrade has started to push down to HTC Hero™ Customers. The software upgrade will continue to be done automatically over the next few days through an over-the-air update and will include several enhancements addressing some of the following issues:

- Daylight Savings Time

- Text Messaging

- Bluetooth Issues

- 3.5 MM Headset Jack

- Battery Life

Check out the Sprint Communities site for more details and user feedback.