Exciting and unexciting

Things that have excited me lately:

• WakeMate - $50 and you might sleep better. It tracks your sleep patterns and wakes you between REM periods. It seems most useful for heavy sleepers, like me. My wife sleeps very lightly and wakes up often. I don't think she'd need additional jarring.
• Samsung's Galaxy S phones - good Android phones on every carrier... including AT&T. This may be the first real competitor to the iPhone for those locked into AT&T. The only downside is that AT&T doesn't let you sideload applications, i.e. install them manually.
• Floppy drives with legs.

Things not exciting me:

• eBook readers - they're just not there yet. The Kindle (or DX) and Nook are getting there, but they're just not what I want. I read technical books, so I need a large screen. I don't care about color, and I don't want a touchscreen because it lowers the clarity of the screen. I don't particularly care about the 3G access - I can download books at home, and I'd rather use my phone for mobile internet access. I want simple, cheap, clear, and free.
• Loss of freedom - particularly with regard to the internet. AT&T has already switched to limited data plans, Verizon probably will soon, and broadband providers have been considering the switch for a while. It makes me sick that this is possible when internet access should be a human right. I know for a fact that capacity far exceeds demand at some of these companies, so it's dishonest.
• 3D - ugh. Movies and TV are equally bad ideas. Give me back my Virtual Boy.