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Oh man.  Another Monday already? There’s just soooo much going on.  I’m sure you may have missed a post or two.  That’s OK.  Let’s sit back and take a look at a few of this week’s Gear Diary highlights.

Pre-Meditation
Wayne gives a thorough review of the Palm Pre, and shows us some hits…and misses with Palm’s current WebOS flagship device.  (Psssst.  By the way, Wayne celebrated a birthday this week.  Just don’t send this as a gift :)  ).

Sprint + Ericsson:  A Match Made in Network Heaven?
Sprint announced that Ericsson would be taking over responsibility for the daily management of the carrier’s network operations.  What is the potential impact of this move?  Read Judie’s coverage of this move, and share your opinions.

iWork?
Carly Z gives the run down on a recent Engadget article debating whether the iPhone can really handle business?  What are your thoughts?

Yep, There’s an App for That….
The Gear Diary Team took a look at some of the latest & greatest in iPhone/iPod Touch applications, including:

* Christopher Gavula gives us a peek at Sygic Mobile Maps 2009. Will TomTom or AT&T’s Navigator by TeleNav  have some competition in the heated Turn-By-Turn GPS for iPhone arena?

* Want to use your iPhone as a WiFi hotspot?  Larry Greenberg shows you how, using MyWi.

* Want some Real Push email on your iPhone?  Larry looks at Prowl, while Wayne shows off GPush.

* Were some of your favorite Apps updated this week?  Take a look at Dan’s list, and let us know if one of your favorites recently got revamped for the new 3.0 OS.

* Travis gave this week’s Gear Diary “Blue Plate Special” to Planets for iPhone, while getting a Brain Workout.

Spruce up that iPhone!
Larry shows off the
Rivet Hard Leather Pouch for the iPhone 3G/3GS as well as Belkin’s new case lineup (as well as giving you a heads up on how to replace that iPhone battery).

Already Got the “Blahs” from your White Kindle?
Judie jazzes up her Kindle DX with the help of DecalGirl .

Google shines up Chrome
Looks like Google Apps is now officially Out of Beta, and we may be able to take cloud computing even further with a Chrome Operating System in 2010.

Pack it Up and Go
Joel puts the Tom Bihn Tristar Travel Bag through its paces.  Is it Gear Worthy for this road warrior?

Sound & Fury
Doug got a chance to use the new GenAudio AstoundSurround and AstoundStereo to rev up the home theater experience.  Did GenAudio roar, or end with a whimper?  Read Doug’s review here.



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