Slightly Late Holiday Special - Part 1

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Holiday special - there may be some accidentally included but buried technical content in this podcast. The main aim of this podcast is for us to review the year a bit, talk about our geeky gifts both given and received, review our predictions from last year, and make some new predictions for this year.

Gifts Given and Received * Barnes and Noble Nook Color + http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/index.asp + http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting * Amazon Kindle + http://www.amazon.com/kindle * Nexus S + http://www.google.com/nexus/# * G2 + http://g2.t-mobile.com/ * OnLive + http://www.onlive.com/#1 * Hypercube + http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/260754422/hypercube_magnet_ball.html * Borosilicate glass double walled glasses + http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Pavina-8-5-Ounce-Double-Wall-Thermo/dp/B0009WX41Q

Events of Note in 2010 * Roundup 2010 (and 2011) + http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/ * JavaOne + http://www.oracle.com/us/javaonedevelop/registration-173447.html * 300th episode + http://javaposse.com/java_posse_300_roundup_2010_live * 5 year anniversary + http://javaposse.com/java-posse-324-live-from-java-one-2010 * Codemash coming up + http://www.codemash.org/ * Job changes + http://www.google.com + http://www.netflix.com + http://www.escalatesoft.com + http://www.linkedin.com/in/joenuxoll/ * Blu ray actually quietly catching on at last - hit the mainstream - it's all about the pricing + http://www.consumersearch.com/blog/blu-ray-goes-mainstream

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