While everyone else is getting tired of talking about the iPad, I couldn’t get enough–especially when I heard that Skype is possible with the new iPad.

Think about it: a tablet, just 1.5 pounds and 9.7 inches square, with internet/microphone?

Tell me it’s too good to be true!

Skyping on such a piece of machinery is akin to the futuristic phones on Disney’s made for TV movie “Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century” that my 12-year old girlfriends and I all coveted, but knew we couldn’t have (“but maybe our children will,” we said).

Then as I read about it closer, my heart sank. It turns out one key element is missing to get a pure Zenon phone: the video recorder at the top of the screen.

Get on that, Apple, and I’ll buy iPad/Zenon phones for myself and all my friends.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is going to unveil its revolutionary touch tablet later this month at a conference in San Francisco.

Apple’s tablet would retail for around $1000 and be equipped with a 10- to 11-inch touch screen, according to WSJ. The tablets may come with a nationwide WiFi plan. Tablets will be shipped in March.

The product sounds like a large iPhone to us, without the phone. Will it replace laptops? Only time will tell.

The Logitech io2 pen is wonderful for college students, business women and men, teachers, doctors and anyone who takes a lot of notes. The Logitech io2 pen will save you precious time. Once you handwrite your notes, you attach the pen to your computer with a USB cord. The handwritten notes will then be transferred to typed notes. The notes will pop-up on your monitor screen and will be surrounded by a framed box. You can edit any notes in the box if you wish.

Not having to re-type your notes is also a huge stress reliever. If you have a laptop the Logitech io2 pen is for you. You truly do not have to save any notes to disc as you already have a hard copy–your handwritten notes.

If you do not use a computer to store your notes you may prefer to start. No longer will you need hard copies of folders and file cabinets, now that you can easily store your information electronically. This is a huge saving of room and organization.

If you carry your laptop to and from work or college, you will always have your important notes at your side.

The Logitech io2 pen has a curve to fit your hand comfortably. The circumference of the pen is larger than a normal pen but the curvature makes up for it. The pen refills are very simple to do.

To start using the pen simply remove the cap. To stop the pen simply put the cap back on.

A power adapter is included with your Logitech io2 pen purchase as well as five pen refills, a cradle to lay your pen in when downloading to your computer and when recharging, a Post-It note pad, a notebook of paper and directions.

You will have to purchase paper designed to work with the pen. The cost range for the paper is $4.95 to $14.95. The software used to work with the pen is $39.95 and is called MyScript Notes.

The programs the Logitech io2 pen works with are Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Windows XP.

The Logitech io2 pen costs around $199.00. I have seen it online for $39.99 to $139.99 for used pens. Even with the cost of the pen and accessories, I highly recommend the Logitech io2 pen for people who want to save time and stress.

Polaroid is abandoning instant film, but if you’re going to miss the feel of getting a small print in your hand a minute after snapping a picture, the company has a solution: A battery-powered printer that fits in your pocket. I got a chance to test out the new pocket printer and I am not disappointed.

Called the PoGo, the printer spits out 2-by-3-inch color photos that can be peeled apart to reveal a sticky back. It can receive photos wirelessly from some cell phones, or via a cable from a digital camera. However, I will warn you now: Do not expect great picture quality from the $149 PoGo. The colors are strange at times, which is especially noticeable in the skin tones. There are faint lines across the print; artifacts from the printing process.

That is besides the point. Sometimes you have to scrafice something to get something else better, right? So why not sacrifice a little picture quality to make it as portable as possible. And to be honest, none of the Polaroid portable printer I have tried have been up to pare. If you have seen the “instant” prints from the Polaroid portable printer family, then you know a little about the technology about the prints. However, the PoGo prints a little differently. The printer uses paper with billions of embedded dye crystals. It selectively heats them up to produce different colors. There is no ink, toner, or liquid chemical in the process. The prints come out dry. That explains the accuracy of colors.

With no ink to buy, the only cost of using the printer is the paper, which it eats in packs of 10. They have to make up the money somehow so these paper packs cost $3.99 each, or $9.99 for three. That’s a little steep compared to regular photo printers, but cheap compared to instant film, which costs around $15 for a 10-pack.

For a cell phone to connect to the PoGo, it needs, first of all, a Bluetooth chip. However, not all Bluetooth-equipped cell phones work with the PoGo. My iPhone didn’t work unfortunately, however, and old Blackberry that I had did the job perfectly. Compatibility is probably going to be an issue and if you are buying it to print strictly from your phone, I suggest you make sure it is compatible.

Another thing I did not like is the fact that the printer has no LCD screen or memory card slot. Most printers have these features, and I am sure again, they had to sacrifice portability for a LCD and a memory card slot, but that would have been oh-so-convenient. Both way, I enjoyed it and if you are looking to print on the fly for fun (not professionally of course) then I recommend this printer. If I were in high school or middle school, this would be the perfect gift. I think middle or high schoolers would love being able to pull out their cellphones (that most teens have these days), take a picture, peel off the back and put it on their lockers or something.

I am in Walmart browsing through the CDs when I hear the man beside me yelling about the front porch being painted sandy brown instead or burnt orange. I should mention that it was just me and the man in that section. I look up, thinking he was, for some unknown reason, talking to me. I did not notice he was on the phone, so surely he would not be talking to himself like that (although some people do). After staring at him for a brief moment of time, trying to figure out if he was talking to me, I was about to respond with an “excuse me,”  when he points to his ear and indicates that he was on the phone.

I refuse to give in to the trend that is forcefully pushing through of wearing the cool devices we call Bluetooth headsets. Yes, eventually I will fall into the trend convincing myself of what a convenience it is and it is not so bad, but for now, I do not like the Bluetooth headset. However, there is coolness about them, and makers are finally delivering these products that could quite possibly accessorize with your attire. So not only convenient and safe, but also fashionable.

New legislation prohibiting drivers from talking while behind the wheel, combined with a demand for more fashionable and advanced devices and more sophisticated phones, is driving Bluetooth headset makers to innovate. I took a look at the newest Jawbone technology and I must say, it is very nice.The latest addition to the wireless world is Aliph’s Jawbone with “NoiseAssassin” technology.

Aliph set out to blend science with beauty in a new design that is 50 percent smaller than the original Jawbone and features noise-elimination technology that promises better voice quality. The new headset is available exclusively at AT&T retail stores and at Jawbone’s site. The new Jawbone features military-grade NoiseAssassin technology, designed to address real-world noise environments like busy streets, cars and airports. Aliph said, “it has 10 times better voice clarity than competing headsets” — meaning it is virtually quite.

The Jawbone headset uses the VAS (Voice Activity Sensor) to distinguish the sound of your voice from ambient noise and then uses proprietary Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms to subtract the noise so only the sound of your voice comes through. You are probably thinking, “wow, this is high tech for such a simple piece of equipment.” You are right, it is, but for good reasons. Not only are you getting military technology for your phone, but you are getting it in style.

The new Jawbone is designed to look and feel like an accessory along the lines of jewelry and eyewear. It offers a customized fit with three sizes of earbuds and four ear loops that can be worn on either ear. It is important to not only be functional, but fashionable as well. I’ve noticed quite a change in the younger crowd. As mentioned in an earlier post, kids are practically born with cells phones and unlike my days of school where it was cool to show off your coolest shoes, CD Player, or hat, the cell phone industry has made a remarkable turn to attract with the coolest cell phones and accessories. Why not add some style to a Bluethooth headset!

Sure, you can grab a cheap Bluetooth headset of the shelf for no less than $20.00 now, but the Jawbone has class. It sells for $129.99 in matte black. Silver and rose-gold colors will soon be added.