The Stanza ebook reader might be tremendously popular, but I remain partial to eReader. The initial software release on July 11th was good and the two updates since then have greatly improved the usability of the app.

While the iPhone and iPod Touch might not offer the screen real estate of the Kindle or the Sony Reader, the experience of reading on the diminutive device is rather good.

Excellent software such as eReader certainly makes a difference and a new update makes eReader even better.

Version 1.3 add some nice, but not earthshaking, features. These include…

Yes, handwriting recognition has come to the iPhone!

WritePad is a free app that was just released in the App Store. According to the developer it makes handwriting recognition-based text input on the iPhone a reality.

As someone who spent years using a tabletpc, I am glad to see this developement. At the same time, however, I am a bit skeptical about handwriting rec on the iPhone, especially since it is not a stylus-based device. 

So how does it work??

We just downloaded it and will let you know our impressions soon. In the meantime, you can try it yourself as it is available HERE in the App Store.

As a newbie to the whole iPod/iPhone phenomenon (I now am the proud owner of an iPod Touch), I have become amazed at the plethora of applications available via the iTunes App Store that fundamentally do the same thing.  For example, there are several applications available for the sole purpose of formatting Wikipedia to the iPod Touch rather than simply using Safari to navigate to Wikipedia.com.  These applications tailor such searches for easier Wikipedia navigation on the iPod Touch screen in case you having the craving for research while travelling.

With that in mind, I took a fresh look at four of these Wikipedia applications, offer my thoughts on each and decide which I like best.