But first, a long story short. How did I end up with one? Well, my friend Boris from Amsterdam went to SF about a month ago to pick up not one but fifteen(!) iPhones for himself and some friends. I wasn’t on the list but I didn’t want one either at that time. But then, only a week after he and his iPhones arrived back in Holland, he dropped his own and soon after a deal was struck between Boris, Bright and me to get me that specific iPhone and so a couple of days later the postman arrived at my door with a package…

this iPhone is featured in upcoming Bright no.19, available on newsstands from november 30th on in Holland

I used it as an iPhone for about two weeks, also to see what all the fuzz was about, before I would do anything to it. I tried Carglass, to see if they could repair the glass but I ended up showing my iPhone to everyone and they showed me what they were able to repair, but that wasn’t the glass of my iPhone…

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After three intense days with Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard Version 10.5, I have three main things to say about it. First: despite minor problems, it’s by far the best operating system ever written for the vast majority of consumers, with dozens of new features that have real practical value—like truly automated backups, preview images in folders, and notes and to-do lists integrated into the mail program. Propeller-heads with IT know-how will no doubt hold up Linux as the better choice, and Vista has its devotees as well(and will probably have more when SP1 is widely available), but, for the average user, Leopard is the most polished and easiest to use OS I’ve tested. Second: Leopard still has a generous share of first-version glitches, some of which are merely annoying, and others of which can cause serious problems for anyone upgrading an existing system. Finally, Leopard is extravagantly overdressed for the jobs that it’s designed to do. Don’t get me wrong, I really like it but the pervasive eye-candy starts out looking dazzling can become distracting. –>

Video of the HTC Polaris P3650 next to an iPhone ™. Touchflo compared to the iPhone UI.

This Black & Decker “Auto Wrench,” a self-adjusting monkey crescent wrench that automatically sizes itself to the bolt you’re on, has been around for a while, but I’d forgotten about it and thought perhaps y’all might have, too. And bonus: it’s been out long enough to garner some user reviews, which are almost universally positive. You can get it at Amazon for $29. Two AA batteries will power the clamping jaws for about 650 cycles.

An instant classic since its birth in 1987, this wildly popular video game has been made into a movie, a TV show, a comic book and more — and now (drum roll) there’s a fourth version on the way.

The new Sleeptracker Pro takes the original “sleep watch” concept and adds a new software component, allowing you to download your “sleep history” to a PC and track how well you’ve snoozed over time. The new Sleeptracker Pro watch has an updated look, too, although it’s still a bit too goofy to be worn all day.

The reviews for the original Sleeptracker were surprisingly positive. Many people found that the Sleeptracker, which uses an accelerometer to gauge what sleep state you might be in and wakes you at the optimum moment of restfulness, actually did a pretty great job.

The Sleeptracker Pro system is $180, or $30 more than the vanilla Sleeptracker.

The “iShoes” are electric roller skates with a 5-7 mile range over flat surfaces, controlled by a tethered, uh, control tether. They can reach speeds of up to 15MPH. They’re said to be in testing, with available and pricing data yet to be announced.

They look extremely unsuitable for wet-weather use.