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I ordered one, and I can't wait for it to come. I'd like to point out that they specifically said this was meant to be used as a secondary computer, which is why it's got an underpowered processor and 10-15 hours of battery life. It's kind of like an iphone, except its big enough and has a real keyboard, so you can get some actual work done with it. Anyway, it should at least be fun to play with. And I don't know bout you, but i kinda like the red.
If this guy doesn't get voted up, i've lost all hope for engadget.
Dear Paul,
Even though I personally am not a fan of apple products, I respect that you are a seemingly very devoted fan. But I feel obliged to give you some tips that hopefully you will follow in regards to commenting on this site. First of all, when you are commenting, make sure to read your comments over and make sure they can not be seen as rude, aggressive, or standoffish. For example, let's take the comment that started this thread;

"Congratulations, Apple. Despite all the complaining about banned apps, snide remarks from Apple Haters about fart apps and how they "would never buy a phone with SUCH restrictions (Yeah, right, like they would buy anything made by Apple)," the App Store just officially passed the 62,000 app mark also. Bravo.

(exact count is 62,336)"

Now, this comment seems ok at first, but as it goes on, it becomes a little more accusatory than congratulatory. To demonstrate what a comment that would have said the same basic message without the aggressiveness, below I will write an edited version of your comment.

"Congratulations, Apple. Despite all your tough competition, your App Store just officially passed the 62,000 app mark also. Bravo."

The example above shows how your point can be written in a much less aggressive tone. Also, it demonstrates how sometimes saying less can mean a lot more. This brings me to my next point.

IF YOU SAY LESS, YOU WILL BE HEARD MORE.

I'd like to first make a note that the caps lock used above was not, in fact, meant to be perceived as a raised voice or argumentative tone, but instead to make the statement stick out from the rest of this comment. That statement is very important. Right now, you comment on almost every apple or microsoft related article. Because you do this, many of the people who read engadget automatically filter your comments out the second they see your name. But if you decided to comment and write less, your words would hold more weight, and inspire truly constructive debate, instead of simply hateful comments. For example, because the comment I just wrote is so long, most people probably won't read it, except for you and possibly other readers named Paul, because I included "Dear Paul" at the top. Anyway, I'm just just rambling now, but hopefully I got my point across. I hope you have a wonderful day, Paul Chapel and any other Pauls reading this, and thank you for reading.
Wow, thanks for the piano idea, that'll be great when i get my new touchbook. I'm always typing up lyrics or scribbling down chords, this will help a ton.
I'm an uptown boy with soul flavor
The beat is D minor but i'm oh so major

and i want a flashdrive.
love you engadget, keep on rockin!
Not First!
sorry i always wanted to do that. anyways, even though i've never heard of this, it looks pretty cool. I'm the kind of guy who likes to check out things that nobody's ever heard of, so if i didn't already have a good pmp, i would definatly check out this one.
Custom animation sounds awesome, i could have a lot of fun messing around with that. All the other stuff isnt too exiting, but i'm glad they're focusing on making it an easy to use and responsive OS, with the ability to fix its problems easily. I think that's the right direction.
I don't know about this one, but my samsung t10 has incredible recording. The mike is so sensitive that i can listen in to people's conversations from far away. I'd consider that if you want an mp3 player that can record.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just moved into a new apartment and have been reading about all of the new power strips out there, especially the green ones. I was wondering if you had any suggestions about which "green "power strips are out there with decent joules ratings. And when I say green, I mean power strips that have the remotes or switches to turn off all electricity flowing to certain plugs and with at least 2 plugs that are always on. I was looking specifically at sub $50 because I will need two, but if that is not possible I could be convinced otherwise. Thanks!"
 

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