Well, it's that time again boys and girls...get your credit cards ready. Here are the most interesting devices that have captured my very short gadget attention span:

The Amazon Kindle EVDO-powered ebook reader is a very interesting piece of hardware. The user experience is quite compelling and they almost get it all right. Yes, it's yet another thing to carry around, but if Amazon is successful, you won't have to carry dead trees around for much longer and you'll have access to their collection of books just about anywhere there is a cell signal (yes, it works off the slower and ubiquitous-in-the-US 1xRTT network for those of you in non-EVDO areas).

Would I buy it? I'm on the fence. There's a lot of very interesting technology packed in there, but they'll have to work out some of the kinks (most of them are in the business model rather than the device itself) before I have them ship me one. I'm going to hang tight until v2.0 (or 3.0) that allows for EVDO-powered library book lending and the like to come about. Nevertheless, I'm glad Amazon has taken the leap and I think it's a great gift for those of forward-looking, bookworms in your life.

The OLPC is yet another awesome piece of technology that is finally getting into people's hands. It's been a long time coming

Would I buy one? Yes, in a heart beat. I know, I know, I already have too much crap to carry around, but hear me out. This little gizmo is not really about me surfing the web and watching YouTube idiocy (although I would most likley be using the OLPC for this as well). No, this device is more about something that I believe a great deal in. It's about the ability of technology to transform societies and the world. Transformation can be good or bad, but in this case, I think the OLPC will be a force for good. Very very close to pulling the trigger on this little guy.

What's this little green thing? His name is Pleo and he's the hot little robot for the season. He's a little pricey for a toy, but who can put a price on hackable, robotic fun?

Would I buy it? I thought I would, but there really is no practical use for this except to have this thing befriend my rabbits and keep them company. While not practical, that would be very awesome, not to mention cute.

So which do I want the most? Probably the OLPC, but I'm not sure I would have enough time to really get into using it to make it worth my $400 bucks. I'll wait till they arrive on Ebay next year and scoop one up for cheap.