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With some reservations, Om Malik likes the 3G Nokia 6630: "Clearly, this is the best 3G phone on the market..."
(3G is the general label for third generation cellular networks. These are just coming on line here in the U.S.. For AT&T this means UMTS, for Verizon and Sprint this means EV-DO. These networks are as fast as your DSL but with a little more latency.)
Russel Beattie has a bunch of links as well.
Almost there....
Flickr is one of the recent big web success stories. It's a photo sharing site with a great UI and great community tools. Antenna has some interesting thoughts on what makes it so popular:
I’ve been trying for a week or so to figure out what flickr is. I mean I know it’s a photo sharing site, but what makes it so damn interesting? Then, last night, I finally figured it out: flickr is a MMORPG.I'm not sure this idea works out perfectly, but that doesn't mean it isn't valuable. Thinking about web apps as games is very important. These things should be fun.
Really, it should have been obvious, since the site is literally a MMORPG (it’s built on the old Game Neverending code, which is why you’ll see files ending in .gne on flickr). And Ludicorp says as much on their homepage (“Groupware for Play. We’re building a better platform for real time interaction online.”), but for some reason I was tricked into thinking it was more like iPhoto crossed with Friendster than Ultima Online.
Seven pages of Sony Ericsson concept phones. A few gems, but most of these are truly hideous. Why are gadgets like this always so overdesigned? You'd think the iPod would have clued everyone in. As we add features, especially to small devices, we need the designs to be more simple, straightforward, and uncluttered. Not the opposite.
Short animation: What the hell is the Fibonacci Series?