Does anyone else see the irony in this?

Japan has Sony. When a cool item comes out, they make it only avaiable in Japan.

S. Korea has Samsung. When a cool item comes out, it is only available in S. Korea.

The USA has DELL. When a cool item comes out, they make it exclusive to China and Brazil!!!

Where the heck do I order this disc? I have googled it, but I can't find any instructions pertaining to the ordering process.

What's up with all the e-reader hating?

E-readers have the potential to revolutionize reading, in general. Sure, the functionality is not yet fantastic: the refresh rates are slow, and you sometimes have to pay a premium for the ability to open a PDF file; but this is a device that is intended to mimick a book, not a laptop. I don't WANT to browse the Internet or watch a movie on my book.

I'm in grad school, and I have a ton of books that I lug around every day. If these readers become mainstream, publishers will distribute electronic versions of their textbooks, and my backpack will be 30 lbs lighter!

Also... sure, I can read ebooks on my ipod touch, but have you people ever done this? After 5 minutes of reading, the muscles in my eyes become fatigued, and I pay more attention to throwing my eyes to the left and the right than I do to absorbing the material.

I desperately want an e-reader. The only reason I don't have one is because I can't even come close to affording it. That's the only thing that is keeping e-readers from becoming mainstream (at least in colleges). If Amazon and B&N knew what was good for them, they would sell these things at a loss because the inevitable, drastic increase in sales would offset the money lost in the device, with a huge net profit on the top.

wtf are you talking about? Whataburger sucks! I'm from Texas, too (H-town represent!), and there are FAR more McDonalds than Whataburger..... by a factor of at least 8. Have you ever seen a Wal-Mart with anything BUT a McDonalds inside? I rest my case.

I'll have to disagree.

There is a substantial difference between the graphics capabilities in the 360 and the PS3.

Now it is possible that the motion controllers will not make that much of a difference: the name "Wii" has become a huge icon for nontypical gamers. People get the Wii who otherwise would not own a console. While owning that console for a typical gamer would be blasphemous, it is a huge, huge, huge market for people who don't care about graphics. I don't see the Wii HD being that big of a hit, and I'm certain it will not be anywhere near as graphically-capable as the PS3.

Resolutions have maxed out? LOL @ you, bro. Ever hear of 4k? It's set to be the standard in Japan in just a few years. And just because there is a 150" TV that exists somewhere in the world does not mean a thing for the typical consumer. Can you afford one of these things? If so, let's trade jobs, because I'd have to mortgage that television if I wanted to buy it--then I'd have to stick it in a tent, because that would be the only place I could afford to live!

3D rules.

Point is, televisions are getting bigger, ceaper, resolution-ier, 3D-ier.

Which version did you get? The one being tested was the latest. Did you have this or an earlier version?

Miles Per Charge (MPC) would not be a sufficient measurement because all electric cars have different battery packs. One may use the electricity more efficiently but have a lower MPC rating because the car you're comparing it to has a 3X bigger battery pack. It says nothing for efficiency. MPG is accurate because it measures the actual fuel burned for this car (at the fuel company, when they convert oil to electricity).

I'll have to say that I'm rather annoyed at you, Engadget. Even cars that are 100% electric use oil. The oil, however, is burned at the fuel plant, converted into electricity, and then sent to the home, where it is finally sent to the vehicle. That is why it is still accurate to use the MPG measurement. For every gallon of fuel burned (at the fuel plant), this car can drive up to 367 miles.

I'd like to be able to type up a document on this thing while I'm in class. I'm not going to put a laptop AND another several-hundred-dollar electronic device in my backpack. That's just asking for trouble.