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The mac software isn't 'non-existent' http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/

and as i recall, the winner of the 'vista' machine was quoted as saying "this is a couple hours away from being a Linux or OSX exploit" that was a vulnerability in adobe software, that adobe knew about before pwn-to-own http://gizmodo.com/376585/adobe-knew-of-vista-pwn-2-own-hack-all-along

Now, Ubuntu doesn't come with adobe by default, but people Will Install the Adobe crap to see the dancing bunnies, as per the dancing bunnies problem. so don't say it's purely a diversionary tactic When HACKERS HAD THE SOFTWARE AT PWN TO OWN to hack apple, and thought it would take a couple hours to port the adobe vulnerability that took the Vista machine to Linux.

Does anybody know why those neat electronic translators by Sharp, Casio and some others http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/13/casio-electronic-dictionary-translator-talks-back-recognizes/ are never sold outside of Asia with some European language support??

This always surprised me. I can understand these devices can be useful in Korea and Japan but they are quite powerful, they often have some neat PDA functionality and by God, it would be nice to have a good alternative to the over priced and especially pants devices that companies like Franklin try to flog us...

Same with some links and a few extra comments (in []):

Panasonic Viera P905i ([A phone with 854 x 480 display] Think of it as the world's smallest "big-screen" TV)
Raon Everun UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC - a micro laptop)
Samsung 'Soul' SGH U900 [another phone]
NEC ValueStar W (Vista Media Centre that's extra quiet)
Toshiba ApriPoko Robot ([only a prototype?] This 11-inch-tall robot--which looks like the love child of a bird Pokemon and the Pillsbury Doughboy--is actually a voice-activated remote control)
Sony VAIO G2 [Google translation (super-light laptop with all the normal features)
Fujitsu F705i [thin waterproof cell phone]
Aigo USB Dongle (HD receiver [very small -- e.g., for laptops])
NEC LUI (LUI stands for "Life with Ubiquitous Integrated Solutions - basically a combination of media server and PDA or laptop)
Face Bank (Wave a coin in front of the bank's eyes (actually light sensors), and it opens wide to swallow your loose change. Afterward, it looks so pleased that you half expect it to emit a contented belch [okay -- this thing is REALLY weird])

Same with some links and a few extra comments (in []):

Panasonic Viera P905i ([A phone with 854 x 480 display] Think of it as the world's smallest "big-screen" TV)
Raon Everun UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC - a micro laptop)
Samsung 'Soul' SGH U900 [another phone]
NEC ValueStar W (Vista Media Centre that's extra quiet)
Toshiba ApriPoko Robot ([only a prototype?] This 11-inch-tall robot--which looks like the love child of a bird Pokemon and the Pillsbury Doughboy--is actually a voice-activated remote control)
Sony VAIO G2 [Google translation (super-light laptop with all the normal features)
Fujitsu F705i [thin waterproof cell phone]
Aigo USB Dongle (HD receiver [very small -- e.g., for laptops])
NEC LUI (LUI stands for "Life with Ubiquitous Integrated Solutions - basically a combination of media server and PDA or laptop)
Face Bank (Wave a coin in front of the bank's eyes (actually light sensors), and it opens wide to swallow your loose change. Afterward, it looks so pleased that you half expect it to emit a contented belch [okay -- this thing is REALLY weird])

Same with some links and a few extra comments (in []):

Panasonic Viera P905i ([A phone with 854 x 480 display] Think of it as the world's smallest "big-screen" TV)
Raon Everun UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC - a micro laptop)
Samsung 'Soul' SGH U900 [another phone]
NEC ValueStar W (Vista Media Centre that's extra quiet)
Toshiba ApriPoko Robot ([only a prototype?] This 11-inch-tall robot--which looks like the love child of a bird Pokemon and the Pillsbury Doughboy--is actually a voice-activated remote control)
Sony VAIO G2 [Google translation (super-light laptop with all the normal features)
Fujitsu F705i [thin waterproof cell phone]
Aigo USB Dongle (HD receiver [very small -- e.g., for laptops])
NEC LUI (LUI stands for "Life with Ubiquitous Integrated Solutions - basically a combination of media server and PDA or laptop)
Face Bank (Wave a coin in front of the bank's eyes (actually light sensors), and it opens wide to swallow your loose change. Afterward, it looks so pleased that you half expect it to emit a contented belch [okay -- this thing is REALLY weird])

Same with some links and a few extra comments (in []):

Panasonic Viera P905i ([A phone with 854 x 480 display] Think of it as the world's smallest "big-screen" TV)
Raon Everun UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC - a micro laptop)
Samsung 'Soul' SGH U900 [another phone]
NEC ValueStar W (Vista Media Centre that's extra quiet)
Toshiba ApriPoko Robot ([only a prototype?] This 11-inch-tall robot--which looks like the love child of a bird Pokemon and the Pillsbury Doughboy--is actually a voice-activated remote control)
Sony VAIO G2 [Google translation (super-light laptop with all the normal features)
Fujitsu F705i [thin waterproof cell phone]
Aigo USB Dongle (HD receiver [very small -- e.g., for laptops])
NEC LUI (LUI stands for "Life with Ubiquitous Integrated Solutions - basically a combination of media server and PDA or laptop)
Face Bank (Wave a coin in front of the bank's eyes (actually light sensors), and it opens wide to swallow your loose change. Afterward, it looks so pleased that you half expect it to emit a contented belch [okay -- this thing is REALLY weird])

Same with some links and a few extra comments (in []):

Panasonic Viera P905i ([A phone with 854 x 480 display] Think of it as the world's smallest "big-screen" TV)
Raon Everun UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC - a micro laptop)
Samsung 'Soul' SGH U900 [another phone]
NEC ValueStar W (Vista Media Centre that's extra quiet)
Toshiba ApriPoko Robot ([only a prototype?] This 11-inch-tall robot--which looks like the love child of a bird Pokemon and the Pillsbury Doughboy--is actually a voice-activated remote control)
Sony VAIO G2 [Google translation (super-light laptop with all the normal features)
Fujitsu F705i [thin waterproof cell phone]
Aigo USB Dongle (HD receiver [very small -- e.g., for laptops])
NEC LUI (LUI stands for "Life with Ubiquitous Integrated Solutions - basically a combination of media server and PDA or laptop)
Face Bank (Wave a coin in front of the bank's eyes (actually light sensors), and it opens wide to swallow your loose change. Afterward, it looks so pleased that you half expect it to emit a contented belch [okay -- this thing is REALLY weird])

First off, I didn't call them deathstars, you did.

Secondly, I didn't say IBM was poor hardware quality. I stated a well known fact that there were issues with those drives, in fact there was a lawsuit about it and IBM settled the suit. So there was something too it. I'm happy you had better results. I didn't enjoy that luck.

I owned 1x75GB and 4x250GB drives. The 75GB failed, and 2 of the 250GB drives failed. Because I didn't read the part about 'no peanuts' my 75GB was voided and it was never fixed. The second time I sent the 2x250GBs in I made sure not to make that mistake, and they were fixed under warranty and worked until I got rid of the server they were in.

I now happen to buy Seagate hard drives for my personal use, but it happens that the reason I do that is IBM no longer is in the hard drive business so my incentive to buy them is not so high any more.

What was that incentive? I happen to work for them. One of those 'eat your own dogfood' kinda things in that if I can work for them, I can use the stuff in my personal projects. That being said my response was a personal one, on my own time, and didn't express any IBM opinion on the matter.

I'm just expressing my own opinion in the original post was rather dubious in nature because I find it hard to believe no one ever had hard disk fail - ever - I've been using computers now for almost 30 years. From my little Atari 800. Saying that in all that time you never had a disk fail says you either never used computers, or you should buy a lottery ticket. I can remember a 10MB hard drive actually smoking in the late 80s in a Compaq Plus, and the excitement of getting it replaced with a 'hard card' that had a whoppin 20MB on it.

Since then, I've had hard disk never fail the entire time I owned a system, and I've had others crash and burn within weeks of getting them. It's impossible to expect something that does the equivalent of a 747 flying over water 2ft above ground at mach 20 or whatever the stat is to not break every once in a while.

A guy built the same thing out of a wii remote, a projector, and any surface is now a multi-touch screen. The only two parts lacking is the bluetooth, and the barcode scanners. http://www.jimmyr.com/blog/Touch_Screen_with_Wii_344_2007.php

With Projector small enough to fit in your pocket http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/13/new-pvpro-mini-projector-has-no-moving-parts/ There is no reason why any surface couldn't be a touch controlled projection. This isn't complicated stuff anymore. The only hard part left is fitting it all together.

Japanese cell phones do barcode readings to show additional ads about certain events.

How much more do you really think it takes? Proprietary windows only software? Most modern OS's can deal with multiple inputs already. it's just really hard to use two mice at the same time.

Please cite a reliable source that says Apple has 'filed suit' against anyone regarding this matter. You can't? I didn't think so. Apple has filed a formal opposition to a trademark application, which it must do in order to actively defend its trademark. Whether it's successful or not is irrelevant. Engadget explains the issue in detail here: http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/03/apple-vs-nyc-whats-really-going-on/ I'm not sure what disappoints me more - the sensationalist tone of the submitted piece, or the overwhelming knee-jerk reaction of folks jumping on Apple for something they didn't actually do.

Dell has been losing market share to HP and Apple quite a while now (at least 6 quarters consecutively according to AC above).

HP and Apple's turnaround in the marketplace has been somewhat attributed to R&D and strong design teams which Dell lacks, according to "Why Dell isn't the next Apple."

In response, Dell has been designing some great systems due to launch this year:
XPS m1330 ultraportable: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/more-pics-of-the-dell-xps-m1330/
Latitude XT tablet: http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
E5000 / E6000: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/22/dells-leaked-latitude-e6000-and-e5000-series-of-laptops-pack-gp/
E4200 / E4300: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/up-close-with-dells-latitude-e4300-and-e4200-ultra-portables-wi/

You would also need to argue how much net profits extra customization adds to Dell's offerings. In the past, I've always thought the memory and hdd upgrades through Dell were ridiculous, I would rather just buy the parts separately and add them in myself.

I attended an AMD talk the other day where the presenter noted that a 10% difference in CPU clock was equivalent to having a black laptop instead of white (based on same spec Macbooks).

The consumer market has reached a point where customization and marginal performance options are taking a back seat to design and price point.

Dell has been losing market share to HP and Apple quite a while now (at least 6 quarters consecutively according to AC above).

HP and Apple's turnaround in the marketplace has been somewhat attributed to R&D and strong design teams which Dell lacks, according to "Why Dell isn't the next Apple."

In response, Dell has been designing some great systems due to launch this year:
XPS m1330 ultraportable: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/more-pics-of-the-dell-xps-m1330/
Latitude XT tablet: http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
E5000 / E6000: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/22/dells-leaked-latitude-e6000-and-e5000-series-of-laptops-pack-gp/
E4200 / E4300: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/up-close-with-dells-latitude-e4300-and-e4200-ultra-portables-wi/

You would also need to argue how much net profits extra customization adds to Dell's offerings. In the past, I've always thought the memory and hdd upgrades through Dell were ridiculous, I would rather just buy the parts separately and add them in myself.

I attended an AMD talk the other day where the presenter noted that a 10% difference in CPU clock was equivalent to having a black laptop instead of white (based on same spec Macbooks).

The consumer market has reached a point where customization and marginal performance options are taking a back seat to design and price point.

Dell has been losing market share to HP and Apple quite a while now (at least 6 quarters consecutively according to AC above).

HP and Apple's turnaround in the marketplace has been somewhat attributed to R&D and strong design teams which Dell lacks, according to "Why Dell isn't the next Apple."

In response, Dell has been designing some great systems due to launch this year:
XPS m1330 ultraportable: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/more-pics-of-the-dell-xps-m1330/
Latitude XT tablet: http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
E5000 / E6000: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/22/dells-leaked-latitude-e6000-and-e5000-series-of-laptops-pack-gp/
E4200 / E4300: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/up-close-with-dells-latitude-e4300-and-e4200-ultra-portables-wi/

You would also need to argue how much net profits extra customization adds to Dell's offerings. In the past, I've always thought the memory and hdd upgrades through Dell were ridiculous, I would rather just buy the parts separately and add them in myself.

I attended an AMD talk the other day where the presenter noted that a 10% difference in CPU clock was equivalent to having a black laptop instead of white (based on same spec Macbooks).

The consumer market has reached a point where customization and marginal performance options are taking a back seat to design and price point.

Dell has been losing market share to HP and Apple quite a while now (at least 6 quarters consecutively according to AC above).

HP and Apple's turnaround in the marketplace has been somewhat attributed to R&D and strong design teams which Dell lacks, according to "Why Dell isn't the next Apple."

In response, Dell has been designing some great systems due to launch this year:
XPS m1330 ultraportable: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/more-pics-of-the-dell-xps-m1330/
Latitude XT tablet: http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
E5000 / E6000: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/22/dells-leaked-latitude-e6000-and-e5000-series-of-laptops-pack-gp/
E4200 / E4300: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/up-close-with-dells-latitude-e4300-and-e4200-ultra-portables-wi/

You would also need to argue how much net profits extra customization adds to Dell's offerings. In the past, I've always thought the memory and hdd upgrades through Dell were ridiculous, I would rather just buy the parts separately and add them in myself.

I attended an AMD talk the other day where the presenter noted that a 10% difference in CPU clock was equivalent to having a black laptop instead of white (based on same spec Macbooks).

The consumer market has reached a point where customization and marginal performance options are taking a back seat to design and price point.

Well, that might be true... if there were a lawsuit involved at all.

Hey /.! How about posting about 'filing suit' when it actually happens, and not when someone lacks basic reading comprehension? Not even in TFA does it mention a legal dispute; it says it filed a challenge to NYC's trademark application.

I believe this article needs to be tagged 'adaylateandadollarshort'

Engadget also responded to this here. I still have difficulty believing iTunes to be #1. #2? Makes sense.

Actually UPS have trademarked the colour brown according to Wikipedia, Engadget and plenty of other places.

Orange mobile (cell) phones are at odds with Easyjet, who uses Orange as a corporate colour.

http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/21/orange-owns-orange/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3553640.stm

I can't remember what happened but I hope that neither side won, because Orange are stupid to try and claim ownership of a colour... and Easyjet are bastards that have sued anyone that uses the word "easy" in any domain name!

Because one of the major reasons Linux has driver problems is the refusal of the kernel developer to settle on a stable ABI so companies have something to develop for.

Interestingly enough, Microsoft doesn't offer a stable ABI either. It just releases new versions of its operating system kernel so slowly that it *seems* that there is a stable ABI. The fact that Vista has problems with hardware compatibility is proof of that. What's more, Microsoft's "black box" model is clearly at least partly to blame for Windows' stability problems. As part of the discovery in its Windows Vista class action lawsuit Microsoft was forced to reveal that 30% of Windows crashes in 2007 were the fault of nVidia's drivers.

If you include old but perfectly serviceable hardware that is never likely get a usable Windows Vista driver then a modern Linux distribution almost certainly supports more hardware than Windows Vista, and it does so without having to load questionable black-box drivers. In fact, if it weren't for a few companies that create popular hardware and seem to have an aversion to Free Software (nVidia and Broadcom being the most well known) it would be pretty clear that Linus' insistence on source code has paid off well for Linux users. After all, once a piece of equipment has Free Software drivers these drivers tend to work well with Linux even when new versions come out. Most other hardware manufacturers have basically decided to give the Linux developers what they need. These days you don't even have to be particularly careful in your choice of hardware to get hardware with Free Software Linux drivers. Heck, you can even order a laptop from Dell.

Not that any of this has anything to do with my original point. Hardware compatibility is a real problem for Windows Vista. Tons of perfectly good hardware doesn't work (or work very well) with the operating system. That's a real concern for people with investments in existing hardware. This Creative example is only one of many in which hardware that works perfectly well under Windows XP doesn't work or works poorly with Windows Vista. Microsoft pundits often use similar hardware compatibility problems as a reason to stay away from Linux. However, when Windows Vista has some of the exact same problems it apparently gets a pass.

Trademark on a color?

Next thing you know they'll want trademarks on letters or digits.

There's a limited number of colors, letters, and digits.

Choosing one of those and expecting it to be unique is stupid.

You do realize that they uploaded that logo, the "deceptive" one you're berating, today, which just happens to be April 1? And that they did so specifically to spite T-Mobile? And that they wrote a blog post stating exactly their actions and intent?

Congratulations, you've been had.

This has been out there since 2007 http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/hands-on-with-microvisions-itty-bitty-projector/

And even in 2006. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/70942

I'm going to wait for the bigger screen. http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/hands-on-with-the-9-inch-eee-pc/

If Apple officially allowed the existence of jailbreak, with the caveat that you would lose all software support outside of "restore the iPhone to its original software load," none of this would be an issue.

Read on

*dodges Apple fanboys

Ha, well how about this nerf gun? Where there's a will, there's a way :).

I like Apple's model better. They have one OS, one price. Everything is included, for home or for business. $149... It's modular in the sense that nothing runs unless you run it, and uninstalling a program is a simple as dragging it's folder to the trash can. Heck, have you installed Office on a mac lately? Put the CD in and it says "Drag this to Applications to install"

OS 7 may choose to go modular, but if it's a sales model, not a feature model, then it will likely fail. I can understand the ability to streamline the performance curve by uninstalling unneeded or unsupported parts of the code, but realistically, the only major differences between Microsoft's Flagship Ultimate OS at more than $350 and their most basic home version at about $150 is 1) business support, 2) media center functionality, 3) a fancy GUI that requires fancy hardware, and 4) some file replication and backup options. Really, for an extra $200, that's all you get...

Here's a feature comparison for you:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/leopard-vs-vista-feature-chart-showdown/

Just to note, here's a few issues I found with their list:
- They say Explorer is more powerful than finder. Are they on crack? Coverflow and the power of Apple's search tools vs thumbnails and desktop search? this is not a comparison...
- there are AV tuners and TV recording capabilities for Apple systems (Happauge makes a few as well as others) Windows has no integrated native apps for it, just hardware and 3rd parts software support same as Apple.
- Network projector support on Windows is via 3rd party apps only. Same as Apple for which software IS available.
- There are a lot of network storage appliances for Apple, including OS X server. Listing Windows Home Server doesn't count as a plus in Microsoft's corner since it's not "out-of-the box" and requires additional software installed by the server to do these things. Vista does NAS no differently than Apple without a real server behind it... They both access network USB the same, though 3rd party drivers or network shares. Apple also supports more than just SMB shares, so I even lean on their side on this a bit, but still call it tied.
- Automator is a sync tool when set up. Better yet, configure rsync (included) and sync only delta changed packets instead of whole files... Sure, it requires some know how, and Windows Sync Center is easier to use, but it can't be used on business editions anyway...
- Presentation mode? Are they referring to PowerPoint? That's not included in Windows, plus both PowerPoint for Mac 2008 and Keynote do this (and more).

they give Apple 46 points and Vista 41, still in Apple's camp by their count. i'd give apple 6 more, or at least take away Window's advantage in those categories.

Here's a few more they missed:
- Automation Features - apple has lots, Windows has a simple task scheduler to lauch batch files...
- Price - Clearly in Apple's favor (hardware aside, which by the way in mid and upper range does compete directly with Dell's pricing for Windows PCs. Compare iMac to Dell's shiny new all-in-one.)
- Security - Apple wins since Admin access is disable by default and their firewall is superior, plus not a single ITW virus for mac and little or no spyware (might change in the future, but not a concern now)
- Voice Control and dictation support - only works on Windows with Office 2007 installed
- file preview - opening a file to view it or print it in it's native app is a waste of time. Cover Flow and Quick Look is far superior, a win for Apple...
- Updates - goes to M$ on this one. Not only for being predictable, and having more granular controls, but also for documenting what's in the update clearly and making that info easy to find.
- Dashboard and Widgets - Windows dashboard sucks and is a memory and resource hog. Apple wins this round, not to even count the sheer volume of apple widgets available.

Looks like there are other potential issues with WiMax and this time it is with satellite reception:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/

Destroy the CCD. Problem solved.

The fee is no longer in effect: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/sony-is-giving-fresh-start-a-fresh-start-losing-the-50-fee/

I was assuming that PC Decrapifyer cleaned the plethora of extraneous Sony-specific applications, the list does not list one Sony item: http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/apps
Still, is it is a very FREE and very Useful tool for new PCs.

Another link OTFA:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/sony-hates-you-offers-50-fresh-start-option-to-build-your-la/

That happened two years ago:

Man charged with stealing Wi-Fi signal
Beware the wardriving menace

As reported by the St. Petersburg Times, Benjamin Smith III was recently arrested in Florida for "hacking into" an open WiFi network. According to the newspaper report, Richard Dinon, a St. Petersburg resident, saw an SUV parked outside his home, with its driver "furtively hunched over his computer," and called the cops. Smith was charged with unauthorized access to a computer network, a felony.Benjamin Smith III, 41, faces a pretrial hearing this month following his April arrest on charges of unauthorized access to a computer network, a third-degree felony.

London Man Arrested for 'Stealing' Wi-Fi

Police officers in London arrested a 39-year-old man using his laptop to access someone else's wireless Internet connection on Tuesday.
His actions could potentially breach the Computer Misuse Act and the Communications Act, according to a Metropolitan Police Service statement. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest on Thursday.

U.K. man arrested, fined for using open WiFi signal

Gregory Straszkiewicz, 24, was found guilty of "dishonestly obtaining an electronic communications service" and "possessing equipment for fraudulent use of a communications service" after he was found logging on with a laptop outside an apartment building. Straszkiewicz was fined £500 ($872) and given a year's probation; he also had his laptop confiscated.

That happened two years ago:

Man charged with stealing Wi-Fi signal
Beware the wardriving menace

As reported by the St. Petersburg Times, Benjamin Smith III was recently arrested in Florida for "hacking into" an open WiFi network. According to the newspaper report, Richard Dinon, a St. Petersburg resident, saw an SUV parked outside his home, with its driver "furtively hunched over his computer," and called the cops. Smith was charged with unauthorized access to a computer network, a felony.Benjamin Smith III, 41, faces a pretrial hearing this month following his April arrest on charges of unauthorized access to a computer network, a third-degree felony.

London Man Arrested for 'Stealing' Wi-Fi

Police officers in London arrested a 39-year-old man using his laptop to access someone else's wireless Internet connection on Tuesday.
His actions could potentially breach the Computer Misuse Act and the Communications Act, according to a Metropolitan Police Service statement. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest on Thursday.

U.K. man arrested, fined for using open WiFi signal

Gregory Straszkiewicz, 24, was found guilty of "dishonestly obtaining an electronic communications service" and "possessing equipment for fraudulent use of a communications service" after he was found logging on with a laptop outside an apartment building. Straszkiewicz was fined £500 ($872) and given a year's probation; he also had his laptop confiscated.

Don't forget that LED also have no warm-up time so they are instantly on at full brightness in the correct hue. This makes them especially well suited for applications that require pulsing such as vehicle turn/hazard signals or vomit flashlights.

To top it all off, the service pack will not install on computers that use peripheral device drivers that Microsoft has deemed incompatible."

It's know that anytime an update is released there will always be some problems. http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/some-vista-sp1-early-adopters-reporting-problems-how-about-you/#comments

It is NOT a general purpose computer.

"It lets us create desktop class applications and networking, not the crippled stuff you find on most phones. These are real desktop applications." - S. Jobs, 2007

Oh the irony.

Engadget is reporting that Gibson's system is designed to be used with a real musical instrument. Hope this gets tossed out.

I saw this story at about the same time on engadget... http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/salmon-sperm-used-to-intensify-leds-grossify-everyone/

Although my point was just that you can do more with modern gaming systems than just watch DVD's, I still decided to try and justify my mistake and came across this which I thought you'd enjoy. http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/dvd-player-inside-a-nes/ no SNES but close enough.

> Next step left as exercise for the student.

Cheap knockoff fire (not of that kind) in your pants. Obviously, this would never happen with an official 100% Apple certified iProduct, no fucking way.

BD+ was cracked late last year by Slysoft. Engadget story

Not according to this.... They all appear to be texting.

Well, for starters, I'm not whining (or whinge-ing) - I support products that either a) do what I want them to do or b) allow me to change them into what I want. As for Apple, they're certainly isn't hurting for cash - yes, they spend money on development, but I'd say the markup on their computers ALONE guarantees their bottom line, not to mention the markup on their ipods! (it should be criminal to charge so much for so little! - here's a link for the 2 gig ipod nano. It isn't much more to make an 8 gig one)

I'd also disagree that your post is not insightful, it is redundant - it is the same thing my parents told me when I was a teenager - "If you don't like it, I'd like to see you do better!"

EDGE: An acronym for Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, this is what experts call a bolt-on enhancement of GSM. It takes a second generation (2G) network and makes it roughly 2.75G. EDGE can carry data speeds up to 236.8 kbit/second for 4 timeslots. AT&T's EDGE network was delivering roughly 40 kbit/s before it was upgraded in advance of iPhone's launch. Today several sites are reporting download speeds of better than 200 kbits/s over the same network.

Steve's keynote slides explicitly show that Xcode can publish the code to your personal iPhone for testing purposes. This image from Engadget's coverage (see the 10:30am post for context) shows an iMac remote debugging on the phone using an iPod dock. Whether that means an end user can load an app without going through the store is hard to say.

According to engadget you can send your code over to your device to test it. I assume that means you can write and use your own stuff without restriction.