Google has received a patent that will aide in their Google Book Search technology that has the likes of Amazon reeling.

Google has come up with a system that uses two cameras and infrared light to automatically correct for the curvature of pages in a book. By building a 3D model of each page and then “de-warping” it afterward, Google can present flat-looking pages online without having to slice books up or mash them onto a flatbed scanner.*

This should make the process of converting millions upon millions of books much easier.

This diagram shows patented Google technology for correcting for curved pages while scanning books.

*news.cnet.com

Rumors have started that Apple is interested in acquiring Twitter in an all cash deal worth about $700 million. Is Twitter worth that much? I have heard that it could demand upwards of billions.

Samsung I7500 with OLED touchscreen

So HTC had its chance with the Google phone using their Android OS but now Samsung has stepped it up a notch and has unveiled the I7500 with an OLED touchscreen.

The Samsung I7500 offers users access to the full suite of Google services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, and Google Talk™. The integrated GPS receiver enables the comprehensive use of Google Maps features, such as My Location, Google Latitude, Street View, local search and detailed route description. Hundreds of other applications are available in Android Market. For example, the application Wikitude, a mobile travel guide, allows consumers to access details of unknown sights via location-based Wikipedia articles. –press release via engadget.com

No word on when it may come to the U.S. but T-mobile customers should be excited about this new addition to the Open Handset Alliance.

Well Google is at it again to complete its world domination with the rumored talks of them buying Twitter. Read more from PC World

Another Google venture sure to make money… My guess is that they will only invest in companies that they see as being innovative and unique in its marketplace. Who else thinks Google is the equivalent of God on Earth?

Read more at Ars Technica.

A new plug-in for Gmail tests your BAC…well sort of. Yes those witty googlers have come up with a plug-in for gmail that asks you questions that will make your noggin think while intoxicated. Before you send that nasty email to your ex at 3 a.m. after a night of nursing the ol’ happy liquid, you may want to install this new enhancement to your mailbox. It is called “Mail Goggles” and you can read more about it here