this thing looks frickin' sweet! too bad the sidekick slide is horrible, this thing rocks the socks off it anyday...this SLIDEKICK is much better.

Look familiar? Kinda?
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/more-info-on-takaratomys-luxe-nano-channel-audio-player/

@CMC

1. Uh, What? do you remember when the iPod Photo debued? $499. Starting price.

2. An iPhone minus 2 year contract with AT&T, minus monthy charges, plus say about 100 gigs or so eqauls kick ass.

Yes, but Apple is responsible for the software that locked his phone, therefore making it impossible to switch to a foreign SIM card. If he could have switched cards, those AT&T charges could have been avoided. I think there's a bit of dual responsibility here.

iPhone + T-Mobile =

With you all the way, dude. In my honest opinion, I believe Apple is going for this 'phat' look to justify video support on the Nano by enlarging the screen. Big mistake. What happened to Apple's design team???

Couldn't agree more. That black bezel is the biggest eyesore i have ever seen. I am a huge fan of Apple's great aesthetic design, but this is a mistake. It looks like they tried to model it after the iPhone and completely failed. If they were going for this, they sould have the whole display a matte black finish like the black macbook and keep the back the same brushed aluminum. That would look very sexy. This however has made my eyeballs burn.

Gotta agree with you Malcolm, flash iPhones would rock. Maybe this could be a nano refresh, but I doubt it. Maybe it could be a whole new iPod design all together. That would be a nice surprise.

Well, we all know how well this technology made the PS3 fly off the shelves...

Completely agree. Unless I'm in the Cash Cab and they are paying ME to ride, I would love GPS in taxis to know the shortest route and additional info. Obviously this practice of misleading passangers to get a quick buck is prevalent enough that all cabbies would STRIKE? Seriously, there must be a taxi mafia.