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GPU for DirectX and OpenGL mosquito noise and grain removal would be nice. x264 encoding can get a help but not by that tremendously much.
Suspend isn't useful? Try carrying a computer for presentations. Suspend lets you work on the computer when you get snippets of time, such as in an airport, and it helps you look competent. Low-level IT geeks boot a computer and load the apps and data they need during a presentation. That shows neither respect for the audience nor mastery of technology as a tool to accomplish the goal. Opening a laptop and quickly starting shows the person is the master which gives credibility to the message.
Doesn't work for me - FF 3.5.2, NoScript - is this Mac only?
Cute BUT the only way this idea could possibly work is if you have a HUGE pool of tagged image components. Notice there is no workable method, just a theoretical flow and a video. Is today Chinese April 1?
@Eric H,

You are confusing the creator of the content with the delivery of content. A book store is not responsible for the content of the books they sell...in the overwhelming majority of cases. It is a crime, in the United States, to sell pornography to minors WHEN the vendor knows it is a restricted item, for example. In the case of advertising banners, the content of the banner is not subject to review by the site owner nor do they distribute it. The delivery medium is not a "public asset" so the requirement for review by the site owner is less than that of a radio or TV station using "public airwaves" for distribution.
No, Deep Throat was my pet name for Linda...
I played Nixon like a fiddle. Stupid lib got what he had coming to him.
Using only web-based email hosted by an outside source means you have no critical data, no legal responsibility for the contents of the messages, no privacy, no retention reliability and no ability to access messages when you are offline. That's very unwise.
Kool-Aid drinkers use NPR mugs...
Uh...yeah...and 64K is enough memory for anyone...

DVD storage costs half that of drives and is far more shock resistant. Start collecting audio or video and you'll see why write-once is generally a far more efficient storage method.

Hard to stuff a hard drive into a DVD player, too. A very small percentage support USB drives...a very small percentage.

Ever travel? Better to take backup disc media so if it's lost or damaged, you still have the original. Most rental cars and a lot of hotel room have CD or DVD players. USB ports? Yeah...right.

Much cheaper to burn a disc and mail it to Grandma for her to put in a DVD player than to ship her your hard drive, too.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm heading to university next year, and I've purchased a MacBook. I'm also taking my four year old desktop, just in case I'm left with no computers when the MacBook is being repaired or whatnot. With only two USB ports on a MacBook, I want a Bluetooth mouse. Budget is about $100, and of course, it needs OS X support. Thanks for the help!"
 

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