life, liberty, and the pursuit of open standards

The first Android based phone has been made available for pre-order.  T-Mobile says I should have mine “before 10/21″.  Lets see.

(void *): Android Running on N810

Wow, awesome news. Android running on the Nokia Tablets. I’m kinda curious about the performance, battery life, etc. But the opportunity, in the future, to possibly run android is a huge plus. Even if it doesn’t turn out to be my preference, the openness of the system really continues to be a big factor in why I love this device. The flexibility to use the device the way I want to is why I’ll continue to spend my money on things like this and avoid anything from the device dictatorship known as Apple.

MobileMythtv – GMythWiki

Just found MobileMythTV for my N800, thanks to some of the guys at GatorLUG. It works great! Where’s the streaming video ipod fanboys?? Nokia N8×0? Check! PSP? Check! iPhone/iTouch? FAIL!

Adblock plus has finally been ported to OS2008 and OS2007.

http://browser-extras.garage.maemo.org/news/5/

This was one of the most missed extensions when I use my n800. In my experience (OS2008), the extension installed flawlessly and works great.

Slashdot | Sun Moves Into Commodity Silicon

Ignoring the question of how many people can actually build these chips, or what parts are missing, this is still a great move by Sun.