BB 9800 Torch first look

With a Bold 9000 and a Bold 9700:

With a Bold 9700:

Other reviews:
Engadget BlackBerry Torch review
YouTube BlackBerry Torch 9800 Video First Look!

iriver P7 first look

The iriver P7 is a "magazine look PMP" - a 4.42" x 2.89" x 0.54", 6.1 ounce, silver-colored, aluminum-bodied PMP, with a 4.3" TFT screen, coming in 8GB or 16GB versions (along with a microSD slot). USB 2.0 connection.

Other reviews:
The iriver P7 is official
Pocketables review: iriver P7
Engadget iriver P7 unboxing and review

Random chart

Source: De-activating Speed Cameras

Great quotes

"... The increasing use of subpoenas against reporters in recent years - and the resulting intimidation - has given leakers more incentive to supply materials to a fringe entity, instead of traditional news organizations governed by deeply ingrained professional and ethical standards, not to mention news judgment..."

-Argument in favor of a federal shield law in a newspaper editorial. Maybe, once upon a time...

Mental health break

Random charts (updated 8/5)

Courtesy of zillow.com one can get an idea of approximately how much one's home is worth e.g. see the graph above for this blogger (ugh!). However, would seem to have a lot of company here, as an estimated 30.6% of homeowners have negative equity in their homes...

Source: Calculated Risk: Negative Equity Breakdown The graph shows the number of homeowners in negative equity by the percent of negative equity.

Update: Aug 5th:

The Economist has an interactive graphic that allows you to compare house-price data over time for various countries. Below is the result for U.S. house prices from Q1 2007 to Q1 2010:

Great quotes

“... We have 18 states who are taking DNA upon arrest. It’s no different than fingerprinting or a booking photo..." - John Walsh, meeting with President Obama, who agreed wholeheartedly.

President Obama backs DNA test in arrests