Reminds me of Starship Troopers-- we're going to war!

Apple has eclipsed Microsoft in so many OS technologies _especially_ now that they're on Intel, they're not slowing down-- they're on Microsoft's turf, and Intel is happy to have the leader using its chips (as opposed to A Different Manufacturer's).

When paying OS buyers start asking Microsoft if Vista will run under Boot Camp/Parallels/VMWare in Leopard, all Microsoft base are belong to Apple.

apologies for the correction and for yelling, but it's properly spelled "SIGGRAPH".

Wiki: http://wiki.siggraph.org/wiki/Main_Page

From IBM (http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45709):
"Do not leave the base of your computer in contact with your lap or any other part of your body."

Note: they do call it a "laptop"!

(27), mr. bot-- u spelled "pwnd" wrong..."/

oh-- and if I had $600 to spend on a game machine, I'd just build a fast, stripped-down PC...:)

I've always been a "casual" gamer, even when I got "hard core" about it, but I haven't played many video games since I gave away my N64 5 years ago.

I never got into the PS controller, and it has all seemed like more graphics piled onto the same first-person shooter and racing games since the PS came out-- PS, PS2, PS3, XBox, and XBox 360 are all the same to me.

What I'm hearing about the Wii makes me want to play video games again.

Part of it is a Nintendo bias on my part-- I remember 1980 like it was yesterday, and my parents appreciated the non-killing aspect of the Nintendo gaming mindset. The NES was a huge leap forward from the Atari 2600, and they've been in the lead since.

Haven't the always been the most innovative video game company?

The tower's rounded bottom edge looks unstable, and the "stabilizing fin" proves that it is dumb-- it is not stable on its own. I don't understand the grooves on the side either-- what purpose do they serve? Does it snap in two like a big Kit-Kat? And where are its handles?

The laptop/media center looks silly-- the black is too shiny, the screen's bezel is way too thick, you'll kill the screen on the optical drive cover, and from the width of the keyboard, it looks like it weighs a lot. The offset trackpad where the inverted-T should be looks like bad ergonomics.


They're sure thinking different, though...;P

"Today in Engadget:" serves no purpose.

I'm posting here because "Today in Engadget" summaries don't allow comments.

Other blogs recapping the day's post-- it makes no sense, since readers can (and do) just scroll down.

SIMPSONS DID IT! (correct, #4)

Funzo!
http://www.snpp.com/episodes/BABF07

Re: Jobs-like (er, Jobs-lessness?) demo:

While aapl h8trz can shout down that way of talking about a demo, it's not about theatrics-- Jobs' demos go well because his engineering teams make sure the stuff he shows will not make him look like an ass.

I've seen demos of great software that would constantly crash, but the user was *prepared* to stay clear of pitfalls and-- the most important part-- understood and clearly represented the state of the software's development.

Of course, that crashy stuff was far from release. The UMPC question is: is this stuff ready or not? This press conference's coverage offers a clear answer.

Apple demos tend to clearly represent where a system stands, claims usually backed up by "Try it yourself on the show floor."

I wonder if today's UMPC execs knew what they were walking into but couldn't cancel because of one of the three's insistence. It's hard for me to imagine them *all* not understanding how ready-for-primetime it is.

My verdict: "UMPC: the funniest thing I've heard all week (after "Cowabunga, motherf$%&!")"