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Pocketables gave away a small prize package for guessing Jenn’s next purchase.

Engadget is giving away a HTC Shift.

TabletBlog is pairing paired up with Dynamism to give away a Nokia N810.

UMPC Portal likes the idea too and is pairing up with Mobilx to give away a WiBrain B1 UMPC.

GottaBeMobile is even jumping on the bandwagon and giving away its own Matt Faulkner.. if they let him out of the cube.

So how about here? I’m not so sure about buying readers.. but I don’t want to leave my current awesome readers in the dust.. So I’ll try something. If this post receives 30 comments by midnight tonight, I will purchase the item below, probably do an unboxing video and first impressions, then do a give-a-way contest.

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This made my day.

YouTube - I went to Fry’s and got a technology enema

I’m sure most of you have seen the Everyday video where this dude Noah takes a picture of himself everyday for 6 years (and counting?).  Well at least you’ve heard the music in the NBA’s Where Amazing Happens commercials..

Anyway, now you can easily snap a photo of yourself everyday straight to the browser using a webcam with Daily Mugshot.

I’m not sure if I will keep up with this but since I have the Fujitsu U810 with me all the time with its built-in webcam, why not.  Maybe this will be a good incentive to live a healthier lifestyle and not look so much like a chipmunk.

Keeping current with Web 2.0 goodness, they offer an embed code to stream your mug to your favorite social network.

Via lifestreamblog.com

Messing around with Sony Vegas. Took this at one of the Moss Landing Beaches.
Recorded with the Aiptek A-HD in low res mode (352×240).
Music by Glen Hansard from the movie Once.
Mobile post sent by Rodfather using Utterz.  Replies.

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Sat at the bowling alley with U810 and edited with Sony Vegas. Rendered to 320×240 512kb/s WMV.

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Are you the type who grabs mobile tech so you can get out of the house?  Well, how about taking your house with you?  Check out this dude from Hong Kong.  He designed a house on a tricycle!  I don’t know man.. I’d hate to be a victim of house-jacking.

Home on a Tricycle : TreeHugger

‘.. and I’m not exactly sure why.

It’s the New Year now (oh Happy New Year) and for some reason, I just don’t feel like linking to cool, new, mobile tech gadgets or news. 

Mostly, I’ve been lazy blogging by microblogging with Twitter, Utterz, and now Seesmic.  I’ve been dabbling a bit with Mogulus too but broadcasting from it  makes my U810 crawl.

I guess it could be the weather.  I tend to hibernate this time of year.

Or getting used to my new toys (I’m typing on the Fujitsu U810).

Perhaps contemplating the direction I want to take this blog.  I’ve always felt this has always used for fun.  I’m not sure if I want to be just another mobile tech news feed recycling links everyone else has been posting.  So maybe I’ll stop linking and just write more commentary.  I suppose I can still mix and match both..

Also, if I take this seriously, maybe I could try to get into CES next year.  Honestly, at this point, I can care less about bringing the news of new gadgets to readers..  I just want to meet up with all the other bloggers and tech folk as it seems CES is one of those events where most congregate.  So I can cruise to Vegas and at least go to meetups.

I’m not very confident in my writing ability.  I’ve never been a great English student.  Mostly B average.  I think my grammar is horrible.  I tend to pause a lot, reading over sentences, making sure it makes any sense.  Maybe I should just not care and accept that I will never be a great writer.  As long as the point is delivered.. good enough?

Frustrated with tools?  Sometimes it feels like a pain in the ass to set up for a blog post.  Run Live Writer.  Set categories and tags.  Make sure the post makes sense…
Maybe this is why I like microblogging so much.  It’s easy and accessible.  Ya I know my tweets will fly by in the wind so fast where most people won’t notice, but at least whatever I want to say, gets off my chest — and for the true stalkers, they can check my tumblelog at rodfathr.com which captures all the feeds I want to share.

So anyway, I felt I needed to post this.  Sure I could have posted to my personal blog, but this is slowly turning in my personal blog since this is all for fun and not some serious mobile tech blog (in my mind).

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Hot water pots, originally uploaded by Rodfather.

Checking out Zojirushi hot water dispensers at Mitsuwa

I just had to pass this on.

Pc Gaming: Play Second Life with YOUR BRAIN