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AWESOME! I LOVE THE ANTEC P183 CASE!
I will not win, but five seconds of my time is not too valuable.
Were I to actually win this, I would be in such horrific disbelief that I would likely be unable to accept it.

Just kidding, I'd make fun of everyone else and post pictures of me hugging it EVERYWHERE.
Bhoopes has it right.

When we're talking about trademarks, we're talking about brand-identifying names, logos, designs, colors, etc. Sometimes even sound or smell. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-conventional_trademark ) You have to remember what the purpose of intellectual property law is - in this regard, it's about making the consumer sure that they are buying what they intend to, and protecting the company that produces a product.

Coca Cola didn't waste all the money of designing, trademarking, and defending its name just so it can say "Coca Cola." It doesn't want imitations - and neither do consumers. I don't want red and white soda cans that read "Caca Colo." (or c0ca c0la) The laws are generally based around reasonable confusion to the consumers - if it's likely that I could make a mistake and pick up the wrong soda, it's likely because a competitor has copied the brand name / style in order to effectually "steal" sales from the original.

Imagine if you had a company - named Kieran, for example - and you worked hard to build a strong image and sell a good product. And suddenly, along comes Kleran, in store aisles right next to yours, virtually indistinguishable packaging. Your revenue probably drops, and if Kleran isn't as good a product, so does the public conception of the quality of your product. Sure, you could blame it on the customers - but that doesn't solve anything. It's the fault of the company who ripped you off, even if they did have a different name by one letter and packaging with a slightly different shade of red.
Best part about the Nomad was the second controller port and video out. So much fun.

Of course, you got about five minutes of battery life out of seventeen batteries. Whatever.

Anyone ever beat Lion King for genesis?
Hell yeah, I've been waiting to get rid of XP and my video card decided to commit harikiri today.
That's a real Sharp move.
One in five thousand chance? How could I lose!
"I was hoping the Engadget community might have some good suggestions for reasonably priced computer speaker sets that sound good."

"some good suggestions for reasonably priced computer speaker sets that sound good"

"reasonably priced computer speaker sets that sound good"

"reasonably priced computer speaker sets"

"reasonably priced"
One in a thousand is worth one minute of my time.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"What's the best gaming laptop for under 1,500 bucks? I had my eye on the P7805u (Gateway), but it seems Best Buy has run out for the time being. Also, as a secondary question, I like the specs on brands such as iBUYPOWER and CyberPower and the like, but are they reliable? I'm a little worried about buying labels that aren't huge like Dell, Gateway, etc. Thanks!"
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