She would get the same treatment if she tries to cross the American border with "a picture of graffiti, which read “Fuck” scrawled next to the Jewish star of David" but with the American flag instead of the star of David.

The problem with mini-CDs is that they're not compatible with many products so it's not what I was referring to. I claim that manufactures (or any other organization) should work on a standard for smaller CDs and work to replace today's CDs with smaller sized CDs so we can all enjoy smaller and lighter products.

Using external CD drives is not a good solution as people don't want to have to carry them around next to their devices, especially if it's a portable device.

Oh, come one, at least they show a message saying they are working to ship the kindle to Canda but there are many other countries who are being constantly ignored by international organizations like Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Sony and many more. They're not even planning to ship products or provide services to our countries and their service here sucks! You know, THERE IS A WORLD OUTSIDE AMERICA, EUROPE and some of the Asian markets they consider worth being serviced, and it is full of people who are willing to pay for these services and products.

And on that note I'd like to congratulate Pay-Pal for its efforts in providing service in many countries around the world.

Why do they keep increasing the amount of data on a single CD instead of trying to reduce its physical size? Imagine how great it would be to have much smaller CD drives and how it'll affect the size and weight of our computers.

@Cleverboy:

The cellular operators avoid having to deal with the rapid advancement in technology by limiting it. They restrict phones from using VoIP because they fear that it will harm their profits even though it is equal to restricting Skype or instant messages services on PCs because it might reduce the number of phone calls people make.

Apple chose to limit the ability to install 3rd party apps on the iPhone because it fears of competition and security issues. Still, the reason other platforms haven't developed a successful 3rd party apps business is because they are not as easy to use or to develop for as the iPhone.

The article above is just one in a series of articles condemning Apple for disapproving apps while Apple is being under the investigation of the FCC for the same reason - this is NOT a success. The truth is: while 3rd party apps for the iPhone have become a successful business it is being harmed by Apple's and AT&T's policies which serve as an excuse for having to take care of security issues and competition.

I meant that the iPhone should be open for 3rd party apps out-of-the-box so users won't have to install possibly harmful and illegal software in order to install 3rd party apps.

Nearly 100% of personal computer users, whether it's a PC or Mac, are free to install any 3rd party app out-of-the-box so why should iPhone users be restricted?

The iPhone should be open for 3rd party apps installation without Apple's intervention and we shouldn't care about which apps Apple approves for its own apps store.

Wow, I can't resist the temptation to type on my computer screen while filling it with smudges and finger prints. Obviously it makes sense on the iPhone as there's no space for a keyboard and mouse (and no, these small, cramped keyboards don't count) but come on, people: do we really have to suffer this at our homes and offices too?

I think there's never going to be an Apple tablet. Maybe some sort of device with a touch screen that replaces the mouse and keyboard makes more sense as it provides the advantages of a touch screen without having to smudge the main screen or take screen real estate.

Engadget, you're disappointing me: the first line in the article you link to explicitly says: "Modu has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it is working on a new touchscreen device which it plans to launch in the UK, *****US*****, Japan and Western Europe in 2010." so what's all these rants about the 2nd version not good enough for Americans?

Personally, I think that phone is too less too late. It could have been a hit earlier this decade but certainly not anymore.

I'd add a motion capture camera on the front of the device so that the iPhone would recognize hands and fingers gestures just like the device Microsoft plans to add to the Xbox 360. How cool would it be to have a 3D keyboard displayed on the iPhone's screen while the user is typing with his fingers in the air in front of it.

It would also be great for games: imagine a darts game where you can throw virtual darts with your hands in front of the iPhone :-)