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Sunday, July 1, 2007
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} The iPod that transformed into a phone -- Comment()
This weekend seems to be iPhone-crazy in the USA, and newspapers are writing yet more articles about the phenomenon, from the New York Times (Gave Up Sleep and Maybe a First-Born, but at Least I Have an iPhone) to Macworld (The iPod that's really a phone). The phone seems to meet most expectations, but there are shortcomings as well. For me the most interesting comment was the lack of copy/paste functionality. The easiest way to transfer information seems to be through the mail program. But given Apple's track record, it is to be expected that the software will improve soon. The iPhone certainly is a 1.0 device, just as the first iPod was. I own a second-generation iPod, which is quite nice, but the current iPods have developed quite a bit, they are almost completely different devices.
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Entry-level digital SLRs get better -- Comment()
The entry-level digital SLR market is getting crowded. Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Sony all have great SLRs, but for me the most interesting choice is currently Pentax K100D Super, which has a new dust removal system and some other (minor) improvements. Reviews of the previous K100D model have been quite positive, so I'm planning to check the camera out. On the other hand, a pocket-size compact digital camera is so much easier to carry along, so I'm not quite convinced of getting a SLR.
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Finches live long -- Comment()
New Scientist reported about the suprising longevity of finches. These small birds have long lifespans, and the reason was a scientific mystery until now. Never thought much about the relative life spans of different birds, but in retrospect this is an intriguing question. Why some species don't obey the normal rule of life span vs. body mass?
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