At $30, there *is* no competition in the smartphone space. Hell, even a used centro will run you at least that much. (yeah yeah, contract/no contract, but you get the point)

I give this a year tops before it starts being used by the police against the owner's wishes. (eg when the rightful driver is driving faster than they like/fleeing them)

Mass Hysteria, Dogs & Cats living together.....

Ah, it must be fall again. The breeze gets a little bit cooler, the leaves start to turn, and the pandora guys claim they'll ship in just a few months.


Seriously, I think it's a great project, and I'd consider getting one....ONCE THEY SHIP. I'd personally be furious if I laid down my money a year ago on the promise of it shipping dec 08/jan 09. The sad thing is that the specs have gone from cutting edge to just good in the year they delayed.

People claim Macs are expensive because they are. Dell dropping this thing, or acer slapping a ferrari logo on one of their laptops and jacking the price $500 doesn't make anything apple sells any cheaper. And please, everyone, compare this thing to the air, not the MBP. Apples to Oranges comparisons just make you look like you're trying too hard.

Remember kids, pay-per streaming movies are A-OK, but streaming TV you're already paying for from your home for free via sling player is ABSOLUTELY COMPLETELY EVIL AND WILL DESTROY AT&T'S NETWORK IF THEY'RE UNABLE TO STOP IT.

or also "in", like "3 hours * 50mph in feet"

I think it might actually work better on a laptop - all the glasses-less 3d tech is really sensitive to a sweet spot, right? People using laptops are usually dead on in front of them, and have a lot of leeway to adust the screen angle up/down. That said, without pretty much transparent support for every 3d-accel game out there, and some serious HP under the hood, it will suck.

Wifi isn't really as big an issue with a non-crap 3g network.

Just like with the cable company, most people would be surprised what sort of discounts they can get with a simple phone call.