So color us impressed by Amazon’s Kindle 2, officially announced today after weeks of speculation and flat-out, cat-out-of-the-bag spoilers. The first design was great in concept but not too easy on the eyes. Kudos to Amazon to making its second-generation something that would make even Apple jealous. Here are the highlights:

Slim: Just over 1/3 [...]

The Roku digital video player is no longer for Netflix alone. A private beta to test Amazon Video On Demand over the device has now begun, according to Engadget.
Over at the Roku forums, an official has made clear that demand was exceptional and the pool of private beta testers has now been chosen. Sadly, there’s [...]

Beam me up, Grandma!
Engadget posted news of a Star Trek Communicator which doubles as a VoIP / Skype phone.
Created by Dream Cheeky, this VoIP / Skype phone is powered by USB and looks pretty much exactly like one of those classic Star Trek Communicators. Best of all, there’s a velcro backing in order to mount [...]

Looking to gain back possession of your MP3 player from your toddler, but can’t find a kid-durable replacement? Look no further than the Tree Camera, which looks like a wooden toy camera but doubles as a digital music player.
The Tree Camera is actually a DAP alone (sorry for crushing your dreams), and aside from boasting [...]

Remember how your parents always said, “Just wait, your kids will be exactly like you. Then you’ll see!” Well, a company called Little Island can give you just that, for the low, low cost of $2,000! And it’s a robot mini-you as well!
Unfortunately, the “robot” doesn’t appear to actually have many true robot abilities, although [...]

We wonder if Apple will call it the iPhone 3G 3G…
Following a trail of rumors, reports and speculation, AppleInsider reports we might be standing in line once again for a shiny new iPhone revision.
Specifically, a lengthy breadcrumb trail laid by Apple and its partners suggest the new model will include the use of customized “System [...]

MDIAG! bought the R/C Moon Phase light from ThinkGeek about a year back, and although we loved the nice glow and surface detail, we wished it represented the current phase of the moon rather than its out-of-the-box timed cycle. Well, so did the folks at imagitronics.org, which has detailed instructions on what it takes (and [...]

Engadget reports from the U.K. Toy Fair a new PDA for children from LeapFrog, called the Text and Learn. Here’s the breakdown:
Here’s what we know about the must-have device of the year: boasting a full QWERTY keyboard, the Text and Learn has a calendar (for learning dates), phonics functions (for learning… phonics) on the keyboard, [...]

MDIAG! feels your pain. You want to move the Apple TV upstairs to the kid’s room. The problem is, WiFi signal strength is spotty two floors up. What do you do? Engadget reports Netgear is now accepting pre-orders for their MCAB1001 MoCA Coax-Ethernet adapter, which will allow you to use your house’s existing coax cabling [...]