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by Brian Solis

ITWire ran an interesting story that spotlights a new take on the netbook that may hit the market soon. Unlike most netbooks that are powered by either Linux or Windows XP, this netbook is powered by an iPhone.

What can only be described as the Palm Foleo 2.0, but for iPhones and not Treos, this interesting OLO device is rumored to use the OS of the iPhone to enable a more productive, notebook-friendly experience associated with Web browsing and day-to-day data entry in applications ranging from blog posts, online docs, email, and notes.

With OLO, the iPhone not only provides the OS, but also serves as the device’s trackpad.

While the Palm Foleo never made it to the market, I hailed it as a trendsetting device that would inevitbly force the migration and evolution of the phone becoming the central hub for all of our mobile communications and computing needs. It suffered from the right idea, but the wrong engineering and execution.

With the mass proliferation and enthusiasm of iPhones and their owners, the OLO may pave the way for a more successful venture in placing the phone at the center of everything.

Time will tell however, as will the specs and details of the OLO iPholeo (not the real name) when they’re available.

I am intrigued.

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by Michelle Lentz

I’m sure we’ll be rocking the vote message a couple times here on bub.blicio.us before that day in November rolls around. It’s not that we don’t trust you, but we want you to spread the word to your friends and family.

Palm has partnered with Rivercave Productions to create a beautiful video meant to inspire those younger than us to vote this year. It’s a vivid reminder not to put things off for tomorrow and that they should be done today.

The short video, called “Citizen’s Cry,” is executive produced by Hooman Khalili, founder of Rivercame Productions, written by Adam Ottley, and directed by Corey Rosen, whose credits include “Iron Man,” “Superman Returns,” “Star Wars,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “War of the Worlds.”

“Citizen’s Cry” is a passionate endeavor made possible by Palm, Inc. and the vision and foresight of their Vice President of PR, Lynn Fox.  Palm, Inc. funded this project and built the landing page.

I’m currently a bit stressed out that all this ruckus with Russia and Georgia is the precursor to World War III. (I should not wake up to NPR in the morning.) So I was pretty moved when I first saw “Citizen’s Cry” and I’ll share it with my younger siblings, all whom are now old enough to vote in their first presidential election.

No matter which candidate you support, spread the message to vote, and get the younger generation involved.

Citizen’s Cry PSA

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