Trade in your dumb phone for a smart one: Treo 650

This new Treo looks awesome. Whenever prices start to go down, I will definitely be in the market for a PDA/phone/Bluetooth-modem like this.

However, with a $600 price tag (even though it'll have a discount for signing a term-of-service agreement), it's still out of reach. Also, since I'm currently on Verizon, I don't have access to any of the really cool new up-and-coming gadgets. Because of this, I'm very much looking into switching providers when my Verizon contract is up next summer.

Google Rolls Out Search Product for Scholars

This looks promising... a new Google search product that will index scholarly journals and academic publications worldwide. I poked around on it for a bit, and it seems promising. Obviously it has culled a lot more articles on Biotechnology and Environmental Science than on Music Theory (my academic field of interest, for those new or just passing through here), but I think this has the potential to be a great resource.

How Big Bird and Kermit Saved the World

Interesting... a documentary on how various worldwide "Sesame Street" adaptations have challenged traditional values and exposed long-suppressed problems around the globe. Among the tidbits being explored are an HIV-positive Muppet that forced South Africa to recognize its AIDS epidemic and a strong female character that caused Egyptians to rethink traditional gender roles.

Movie Quotes to Get Their Own TV Show

This promises to be a good show. The American Film Institute (AFI) is putting together a three-hour tribute to the best quotable movie quotes of all time. I actually get CBS at my apartment, so I'll be looking forward to when it airs next June!

Hollywood's Odd Couple: Cage and Bruckheimer

I'm looking forward to the new "National Treasure" film. My wife says she can't stand Nicolas Cage because he has "no expression," but I think that's part of his charm. Of course, it didn't hurt that he's been opposite such talents as Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, and Giovanni Ribisi (who, while not a "big" name, is a great actor in my opinion).

Besides, they're making comparisons between this new treasure-hunt movie and the Indiana Jones films. I love the mix of intelligence, action, and adventure in the old Harrison Ford classics, so if this has any relation at all I'm sure I'll be happy with it.

Clinton Library Officials Defensive on Impeachment

Firstly: Why is our country so gung-ho to honor the man who was only the second president ever to be formally impeached?

Secondly: Why is a former President, whose term ended four years ago, still getting so much press? I don't recall seeing George H. W. Bush in the news or writing books or continuing to be so much in the public eye after his term was over.

Bluetooth group releases three-year road map

This is cool... Bluetooth is gaining wider acceptance and is a part of more and more gadgets. However, reading this article left me salivating for UWB (Ultrawideband, an up-and-coming shortrage wireless protocol) rather than Bluetooth.

Disney Booting Up 'Toy Story 3'

Cool! There might be a new 'Toy Story'! Sadly, it seems it will happen without Steve Jobs and Pixar this time.

The Onion | Oprah Celebrates 20,000th Pound Lost

I chuckled all through this article... It's not worth a summary from me, but I wanted to share it with readers (if any; most seem to come here via the "Next Blog" link) of my blog.

Kmart Buying Sears in $11.5 Billion Deal

Wow... Dos this mean that K-Mart stores are going to get better or that Sears will downslide into a poor excuse for a department store?