In today’s Remainders, David Pogue is distressed about the Nook’s weight problems, America’s Cup entrants ditch sails for wings, Engadget spots an HP Smartbook on the FCC’s site, and iLounge coughs up some unconvincing Tablet rumors. Heavy Being a gadget blogger can be tough. We’re talking sitting-cross-legged-all-day, sharing-one-3G-dongle-to-four-of-us, popping-Modafinil-to-stay-awake-at-CES tough. But according to the Times ’s David Pogue, our lives just got tougher. Why? As Pogue says, “bogus measurements.” That is, a bogus measurement of the Barnes & Noble Nook, which the company advertised as weighing 11.2 ounces but which actually weighs, according to Pogue’s rogue measurement, 12.1 ounces.

A quick glimpse into the life of a software billionaire: When Larry Ellison ’s BMW Oracle Racing yacht snapped its $10 million mast this week, the ship’s helmsman (not Ellison) described the event as a “minor setback.” That’s $10 million for a mast. Granted, it’s part of a massive structure that’s twice the size of a 747’s wing, but that’s still $10 million for a mast. The Ellison-owned team has two more in reserve, so it’s understandable how the helmsman can call the harrowing event “minor” when speaking to we plebeians. The cause of the mishap is unknown. Weather and stray surfing gadget blog editors have been ruled out, and the team hopes to figure out the real cause and get back to training so they can meet and defeat Alinghi of Switzerland on Feb

Last we heard from Earthrace, the super sleek 78-ft. power boat that runs on its captain’s fat , it was circumnavigating the globe. Today, the ship has a new Batman paint job and a new mission: Hunting whalers. Specifically Japanese whalers. The same Japanese whalers who were made famous by the camera-happy efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Yar! Where be my pliers and braided cable cutters? Avast! There they be, bobbin’ in the surf, next to me floatin’ massage chair! And scene. Anyway, these brightly-colored tools float and accomplish several boat-related tasks—just right for Summermodo adventures you might have planned! Knock them overboard and they’re easily seen and retrieved. Pretty straightforward. The handles help the tools float because they’re made of comforting foam.

I’d never been envious of Tom Perkins’ giant sailboat, the Maltese Falcon , until it received a deployable submarine in its belly. The sub, called the Deep Flight Super Falcon , is a 21-foot electric vehicle, bringing aerodynamic principles to the sea. John Markoff got a ride recently, and reported the craft as being interesting, even in the plankton fog of Monterey Bay, CA. Each time the 21-foot long electric-powered submarine plunged, my loosely buckled five-point harness left me sliding out of my seat.

The Finish: The Pegasus Open 50 sailboat just set the Transpac record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds for a double handed monohull ship. Previous Record: 10 days, 4 hours and 4 minutes. Over the Last Night: Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone , and decodes human motion . He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz . He’ll share his Transpac 2009 sailing race with us live from the Pegasus Open 50. He and Richard Clarke set the race record for a double handed team in 2008 with a time of 7 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds , besting all boats in overall time for that year.

July 12, 5:15 AM PST Sailing along fast. Found faulty regulator and alternator. Good start. July 12, 6:17 AM PST Update: We expect/hope to be fully recovered by Noon. Then we’ll jibe for a lay-line to the tip of Molokai and have our final jibe there. Trying to minimize jibes

July 11, 9:20 PM PST Lost all ways to recharge batteries, down to emergency battery. Just like an airplane. July 11, 9:42 PM PST July 11, 10:15 PM PST Just enough power to send emails. We have not regained anything yet. Lost some more.

The wind is picking up, and at the same time, the boat has to Jibe to port to adjust its path towards Hawaii. Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone , and decodes human motion . He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz . He’ll share his Transpac 2009 sailing race with us live from the Pegasus Open 50. He and Richard Clarke set the race record for a double handed team in 2008 with a time of 7 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds , besting all boats in overall time for that year.

July 9, 5:30 PM PST Today we are living within the realm of Squalls. Squalls in the the Northeast sub-tropical Pacific are different. They are small, concentrated and powerful. The rain lasts ~20 minutes under them if you’re stationary.