I took the vectrix out for a test-ride. It's quite a machine... plenty of acceleration, 80-100 miles per charge, integrated charger that adapts to how many amps are given to it, regenerative braking, easy back-up, and decent looks. For $11,000 it's pretty reasonably priced, considering what it is. However, I'm not rich enough to buy one just to "make a statement". My existing motorcycle cost me $4000, goes way faster, and takes 5 minutes to "recharge" at any gas station. I look forward to the day when electric vehicles are as cheap as their electric counterparts....

It really is a very useful device. I had one of the older models and there is a VERY important distinction to this device that makes it stand above the rest: It folds up so neatly that you can put it in a baseball-bat-bag.

Just another ponzi scheme. Shame on The Economist for allowing the ad(If they even did-I don't read that). I bet the people who believe in this are also in line to receive unclaimed funds in Nigeria.

I've always wanted one of these cars(the gas-powered ver)... 0-60 in 4.1sec, 1.9G cornering... but $45k for a motorcycle is kinda excessive.

VW was going to make their own version of it for the USA but decided not to because of liability issues. Too bad, they were only going to charge $17k for it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VW_GX3

Yesterday I flashed my HTC Universal with the cooked WM6 ROM. For once, a newer MS operating system is more responsive than the old one(on the same hardware) - I think it may be due to the fact that the ROM I obtained had most things disabled by default... but it's still nice.

Nice features about WM6/Crossbow:
*From the start menu, by default, there's now a shortcut straight to the "running programs" screen. Previously you had to install a program to do this.
*Phone is much faster and more responsive. I have yet to miss a call due to key-lag.
*Cellular network selection is more automatic. No more guessing what kind of network, carrier, etc you're on.
*A new version of pocket IE. I've been using Opera, but I'll give this new IE a shot, as it seems there is no way of re-mapping the IE key to anything else.
*Finally, there is a "Remove Programs" menu.
*There is a "System Restore" program that apparently will reset your device to factory defaults(or so it says).
*There is a built-in download manager(may just be included with my cooked rom)
*Zipfiles have their own program(Not sure if WM5 handled them natively or not)
*MIDlets are supported(They weren't supported on my WM5 ROM that the Universal shipped with)
*You don't have to soft-reset it every 8 hours to maintain OS stability
*More bluetooth support(A2DP, AVRCP-at least in WMPlayer)
*It has windows-live built in(if you consider that a good thing)
*There's an "Internet sharing" program built in(haven't used it so can't comment on its effectiveness)

Many other things, however, function exactly the same as WM5. The way that GPRS connections are handled is the same, messaging hasn't changed much, the start menu hasn't changed, Today screen is the same, WIFI connection manager seems to be the same.

The HTC Universal(WM5 Smartphone) has a light-up keyboard, and a light sensor so it knows when to light up. Very slick. They think of everything.

does anyone know when HSDPA will be available on TMobile USA? This will hopefully bring the cost of HSDPA in-line with EV-DO. Right now, Cingular charges $80/mo for HSDPA! I think they're doing it just because they're the only US carrier that has it.

The Sony battery will explode, but hopefully it won't damage the rootkit they install.

Also, I wouldn't talk too big about the Q2010. I bought one the other day and it only got one hour on the standard battery. Afterwards, I found that all reviews on the unit used the extended battery... what a joke. If I wanted a thick and heavy computer I would have gotten a desktop replacement! Returned it.

Maybe I should just replace the burned-out mobo on my P7010D...

You forgot an important feature included only on the Sony model: the rootkit.

It's be REALLY nice if they promised to stop trying to force their proprietary formats on us.