The iPhone 3G uses the Hammerhead II GPS receiver developed by Global Locate (now Broadcom) and Infineon.

No. That would be called a G-something. These are A- and SX-series replacements.

Not that I'd buy one, but the thing would look a lot better if the hearts were solid colors instead of just black and yellow outlines. It looks like someone just scribbled on their laptop as it is now.

That price will have to come down. When the nuvifone was first announced, it was a somewhat novel device and therefore could command a premium price. By the time it comes out next year, it'll be old hat. Even for $200 with subsidy, it will be a hard sell.

Somehow I managed to miss the 904 in the endless rollout of Eees. But I don't think anyone can fault me for it. As time goes by and the Wind 6-cell looms farther and farther in the distance and the Dell E is nowhere in sight, I have less desire to replace my "old" Eee 701 4G. Turns out that little thing is good enough for me.

What comes up if you scan the bar code?

Groundspeak already has a GPS-based game called Wherigo, which will run on Windows Mobile/Pocket PC devices and certain Garmin GPS receivers. It hasn't reached the levels of popularity of geocaching yet. It also has some practical applications in the form of guided tours of a certain area where a particular event in the game or tour would be triggered when the user reaches a location. One thing that needs to be considered is how a GPS game would be localized. The Wherigo game has an advantage in that anybody can create a game "cartridge" and tailor it to their geographic location. Garmin had generic games on their handheld GPS receivers that you could play in an open field; basically running around to random locations. They had to be generic so they could be played in any locale. If Sony put such games on the PSP, they would immediately be dismissed as lame. There has to be a local element or multi-player aspect for the GPS game to be worthwhile. Sony will have to put some thought into developing GPS games.

They're a real company. Kodak uses their lenses too. According to Wikipedia, they have a long history.

Fuck. My first comment didn't show up, so I thought I borked up my login and wrote another comment. Now I look like a dumbass.

I never heard of Art Lebedev until I started reading Engadget. I have a feeling it was the same way for most people here.