Checking in is a rapidly growing area of social networking. GetGlue, a network that lets you check in to what you are doing rather than where you are, is considering a webOS app. Founder and CEO Alex Iskold told me there are no definite plans yet but if you want an app, send GetGlue a tweet to @GetGlue with the hashtag #webOS and let them know. In the meantime, you can also check in on Getglue’s mobile site at http://getglue.com/mobile, but that is not nearly as much fun. Currently there are GetGlue apps for Android and iOS.

Unfamiliar with GetGlue? Read on for a quick look at this social service.

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Did somebody say apps? Actually, that might have been us. Apps. So… you want some?

• Surf Report is for the surfer of waves – it gives you the latest surf reports and forecasts along with charts for the weather.
• Cheap Gas & Stations Locator is simple in concept and execution: find the cheapest gas around your location and save money.
• TV brings the television to your phone. Well, more accurately it brings the TV guide to your phone.

You want some more? You know where to go (after the break, if you’re new at this).

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Attention TiVo and Palm Pre owners (a minority of minorities, it would seem): TiVo Desktop Plus has received an update that bakes in exporting support for a number of new devices, the Palm Pre included. Version 2.8.1 exports in the most standard of standard video formats – mp4 – and shrinks the video down to the 320×480 resolution of the Palm Pre. Of course, usage of TiVo Desktop Plus is contingent upon your owning a TiVo box, and we know that most of you don’t have such things tucked away in your A/V cabinets. So you might be asking, what about me? After the break we break down a few of the options for the rest of us.

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While Sprint webOS users have long been blessed with all sorts of network-specific fancy apps like Sprint TV and Sprint Navigation, our friends up in Canada have been languishing in a land of TV-less Pre phones. No longer, say the folks at Mobile Syrup, who have caught wind of a new Bell-specific app on the way: Bell TV (or Vu!, we’re not sure).

Unlike Sprint’s app, Bell TV will be an extension of Bell’s current Pay-per-Vu! movie and television service. As such, it requires that you already be a subscriber to Bell’s TV service, and as you might expect it is a pay-per-view system and will charge your account for every show you watch. It’s better than nothing, and nobody’s going to gripe about having to pay for movies.

We’re told to expect Bell TV (or Vu!) in the App Catalog on December 11th, otherwise known as this Friday.

[via: The MX Web]

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As we all know, the Palm Pixi is coming out to the general public this November 15th 2009. And if you have not seen the video named simply; “Meet Palm Pixi” on Palm’s site, then click on the link so you can get acquainted with the second webOS handset.

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Sprint has been hard at work showing off its Now Network all over the place, TV commercials on NBC and ABC are some of the latest. But these latest spots interweave the Palm Pre more deeply into the story line of two prime-time dramas. You can watch one of those spots at the end of [...]

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Is that Slingbox sitting under your TV looking oh so sadly at the Pre in your hand? Rest assured that Sling Media feels your pain. There’s a job listing up on their site for a Senior Mobile User Interface Designer, who must “Be knowledgeable about and/or interested in becoming an expert on the existing user interface paradigms used on iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android, and Palm WebOS.”

As you can imagine, the Senior Mobile User Interface Designer’s job is to work on the user interfaces for upcoming SlingPlayer releases. As in a webOS SlingPlayer. Can I get a “Hollah”?

So even though Sling Media was on board as one of those partners at the Pre’s CES 2009 unveiling in January, we were starting to get the feeling that there hadn’t been much work done on a webOS SlingPlayer app. Then again, maybe they just need the interface designer to put a pretty face on the code. Either way, getting this job filled is one step closer to Pre owners getting on their place- and time-shifting television action.

Thanks to windzilla for the tip!

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Most of us like watching movies, and the Sprint TV, although helpful, does not cut it for those who want more. But according to the New York Times, we Pre owners are about to get a chance to rent movies right on our handsets.

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I was never a big fan of Seinfeld when it was actually on the air. I watched a few episodes of the show, but I never really found it funny. Seinfeld the was sort of like The Office is now for me, I don’t see the humor.

One of the writers from Seinfeld, Peter Mehlman is [...]

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Let’s face it, even if you didn’t like the Palm Pre ads, the fact is they’ve become unusually popular via YouTube and twitter mentions.  Everyone agrees they’ve gone from the initial impressive Flow ad and went downhill since, getting quieter, and creepier. Dieter even posted his own video talking about how creepy it’s gotten.

Well, Gary Koepke of Modernista is the guy (and team) behind the ad and guess what: he’s loving it, according to AdAge:

"It’s a very different look and feel for this sector," Mr. Koepke said, comparing the humanized feel of Palm Pre’s ads to its competitors. "There’s nobody involved in an iPhone ad, and ‘Your life is on BlackBerry’ — isn’t that great? Instead of having a life? We wanted a middle ground between those two places — what about the people who want a really great smartphone?"

In that sense, the advertising campaign has been successful. It’s gotten people talking. Of course, as we’ve argued before, Modernista is aiming for "human" but just barely missed the mark, which means that for many the ads have plunged into the Uncanny Valley.

AdAge also notes that we can expect other marketing efforts related to the Palm Pre in the coming weeks, including a "Bollywood Hero" sponsorship wherein SNL alum Chris Kattan will use the Pre in a mini-series of ads attached to the mini-series itself on IFC.  Also coming up, "Peter Mehlman’s Narrow World of Sports," a webshow coming soon to YouTube.

Thanks to waynew73 for the tip!

Back to those ads, though, after the break we’ll take you on a brief tour of our faves.

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