Want a Hershey’s Thumbdrive

The Hershey is making his way into consumer electronics.

Jazwares is joining up with The Hershey Company to sweeten up tech products. The products aren’t not Willy Wonka style–you won’t be able to eat your digital camera after taking a photo–but they look delicious. The Hershey’s-inspired line will start at $9.99 and will be available this fall. We’ve got an assortment of eye candy for you.

The Hershey’s Miniatures-inspired memory stick is available in Mr. Goodbar, Krackel, Twizzlers, Bubble Yum, and Hershey’s bar (the tasty art above is pending licensor approval!). The sticks comein capacities from 1GB to 4GB and range in price from $14.99 to $29.99. And the Hershey digital camera assortment comes in Jolly Rancher, Hershey’s Miniatures, and Bubble Yum. They go for $24.99.

Gee… they all look so deliciously tasty to eat!

Amazon Kindle 2

Amazon Kindle 2

Yesterday, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos unveiled the Kindle 2, a thinner, sleeker device than its predecessor. It will ship on Feb. 24 for $359, the same price as the previous version. What made it better is this news

The first batch of Kindle 2s are scheduled to ship out February 24 and word is that people who ordered the original Kindle during the holiday season (or even more recently) will receive the new model.

WOW!

Here are the features of Amazon Kindle 2

Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines

Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback

Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots

Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required

Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images

Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging

More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books

Faster Page Turns: 20% faster page turns

Read-to-Me: With the new Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you

Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available

Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise

Abandon your laptop: it reads your docs.
You can transfer your own files to the Kindle 2 through USB or email for portable reference. It now reads PDFs–in addition to Word, HTML, text, JPEG, and more–opening up additional ways to work on the road. You could leave the laptop at home and study a presentation, read work documents, and even carry around product manuals for all of your portable devices.

This is so cool. I can’ t wait to get my hands on this new reading the device: Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)

Jerry Yang decides he’s no longer the right CEO for YAHOO

This is the most unbelievable news of all time for the IT industry. Yahoo Inc. founder Jerry Yang has decided to step down as the CEO. WOW!

His emotional attachment is one of the reasons he balked at a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp. six months ago. The same devotion finally led Yang to conclude he should step aside as chief executive, as the company seeks to bolster its depressed stock price and sagging earnings in an economic downturn that might prove even more wrenching than the dot-com bust of eight years ago.

Yang’s surrendering of the CEO reins, announced Monday, won’t occur until Yahoo finds a suitable replacement. The Sunnyvale-based company said it is interviewing candidates inside and outside Yahoo in a search led by its chairman, Roy Bostock, and the executive recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles.

It didn’t take long for analysts to conclude Yang’s departure will clear the way for a major overhaul that could culminate in Yahoo’s sale to Microsoft — something Yang refused to do in May, to the great irritation of shareholders.

“We still believe Microsoft will eventually own Yahoo,” UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter wrote in a research note late Monday. “Jerry moving out of the CEO role may accelerate this.”

Microsoft declined to comment Monday. To read more click here….Yahoo Inc News

Google T-Mobile G1 vs Apple iPhone

Finally, Google T-Mobile G1 is going on sale in the U.S. on T-Mobile’s network starting October 22 for $179 with a two-year service contract which promised to rival Apple iPhone. I can’t wait for a phone to take on Apple iPhone.

The Google phone looks more happening and it is a beauty. According to the report, the Google Android software greatly improves the mobile Web experience for users, making it a compelling competitor to the Apple iPhone and a hands-down winner when compared with other smartphones like Research In Motion’s BlackBerry or phones running Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system.

It is still to early to tell at the moment that it will be a more superior phone than iPhone.