I was immediately drawn to this E-Ink cellphone concept by Anthony Reed—probably because it’s so shiny. And for a moment, I was completely sold. That was, until I realized that the buttons were stagnant, not necessarily designed for constantly altered layouts but instead resembling any old run of the mill handset. Still, the concept really is quite shiny and it’s only time before e-inks get faster refresh times. So it’s worth at least a moment of reflection as to the future of gadget design before we turn back to our LG Shines and Blackberries. [Anthony Reed via Yanko Design]

Source:E-Ink Cellphone Concept, Beautiful but Flawed [Cellphones]

Good news for BlackBerry users and developers! Research In Motion has just announced an applications store! Bad news for BlackBerry users and developers! It’s not going to be available until March 2009. This sure won’t help the fact that the iPhone is outselling the Blackberry and Android is quickly becoming Apple’s major rival in the public’s eye instead of the new #2 seller. No matter how nice the BlackBerry Storm is, the delay is not good.

• The store payment method will be PayPal. Good.
• Companies will be able to control what applications are downloaded by users. Good for companies, bad for users.
• Storefront will allow any price.
• Developers will retain 80% of the revenue.
• Carriers will be able to distribute software themselves.

[Intomobile]

Source:BlackBerry Storefront Answers Apple App Store and Android Marketplace [Smartphones]