Picks from MBW 211: Don’t Touch It, Please.

Hardware & software:

RDIO at http://www.rdio.com for $4.99 (starting) from Leo Laporte.
Hand-e-Holder at http://www.handeholder.com for $39.99 from Adam Engst.
Emerald Observatory for iPad for .99 from Andy Ihnatko.

Books:

Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can’t Get a Date from Adam Engst (mentioned).