Ebooks on iPhone and iPod Touch

Although you need to have an active web connection, "With TextOnPhone, iPhone and iPod touch users can view electronic books (ebooks), text files, and documents on the go using an iPhone-friendly interface when browsing TextOnPhone.com." For more...

For the New Year I Want an eeeKindaPod

After trying out all the new gadgets at home and at the Library, I decided that I want one device that does it all and I'm calling it an "eeeKindaPod". Now I just need a New Year's miracle to get Amazon.com, Asus, and Apple to work together to create it.

My device would not only download ebooks from Amazon in less than three seconds, but it would also allow me to browse Amazon's entire website for other stuff as well. While I'm at it, I'd like to be able to check my e-mail and view any other website that strikes my fancy with Amazon's free wireless Whispernet.

I'd also like to be able to access web based applications like Google Docs, while I'm listening to music or audio books that I've downloaded from iTunes or the Library.

I really don't think these are unrealistic expectations. The Kindle, eeePC, and the new iPod Touch are all pretty remarkable devices. Each have unique features:

• Amazon.com's The Kindle - uses Sprint's EVDO broadband network for mobile phones
  
• Asus' - direct links to Google Docs and wikipedia; can also be installed with either Linux or Windows OS
  
• iPod Touch - has Safari built in and enough memory to store a ton of music, TV shows and audiobooks

Come on guys - show me the magic!