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talking with tnkgrl episode 8

In this episode of talking with tnkgrl, we talk about Matthew’s new website, CTIA, Creative Commons licenses, Facebook, and some other stuff. This episode was filmed in 720P HD, so it should look pretty good if you click the full screen button. We also used an Audio Technica ATR-55 mic, and the...

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The June Tsunami has begun.

Posted by matthew bennett | Posted in Android, Blogosphere, Featured, HTC, News, Nokia, Operating Systems, Palm, Pre, Sprint, Symbian, WebOS | Posted on 07-06-2009

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june-tsunami-02Tonight I had the privilege of attending an event hosted by Nokia in San Francisco. I had extensive hands-on time with the Nokia N97, the Samsung i8910, the T-Mobile MyTouch, and the Palm Pre. These are all very nice devices.

The June Tusnami has begun.

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Palm Pre Launch Video

Posted by matthew bennett | Posted in Carriers, Culture, Featured, News, Operating Systems, Palm, Pre, Sprint, WebOS | Posted on 07-06-2009

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The June Tsunami is kicking off, and there’s yet another lusty new device that does everything right, the Palm Pre.  I wandered down to the Sprint Store in San Francisco to talk to the earliest adoptors of all, the folks in line at 6am.

The first person in line was tnkgrl of tnkgrl Mobile.  After tnkgrl purchased and activated the Pre, we had a nice breakfast with some Nokia friends visiting from Finland, who were packing N97s.  We ran into Joshua Topolsky of a site called Engadget.  San Francisco is Blogger Hollywood, lemme tell you.

tnkgrl and I headed over to Emma’s Coffeehouse to film Talking with tnkgrl EP#11, featuring a Pre unboxing and more.  I’ve included the unboxing in this video.

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