I hope some of the developers on their internal teams get the devices. They just released Google Docs Mobile and it really doesn't work. It is much more like Google Docs Mobile VIEWER. I know it was just released but I might have held that one in the lab a bit longer until releasing it. I wrote up my full opinion here:

http://www.dkworldwide.com/techlife/archives/2007/10/17/google-docs-mobile-viewer-says-reviewer-not-ready-for-prime-time/trackback/

What? They couldn't use the new Mindstorms to actually build it out of Lego? C'mon.

@Sam - Wash after buying it on Ebay? Whatever for? Aren't all the sellers clean and neat?

Damn...I knew I should have taken a photo...but in the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, their entire building has these machines. Weirdly they look like a company was trying to get a client, since there are no ads, only photos of the animals and accompanying text. In fact I thought like most of you, "oh crap" but they were nice.

Also the screens and surrounding hardware were much sleeker, brushed metal and high tech looking. I actually was happy as they charge admission to this museum so it's nice to see them enhancing the experience. As long as they keep it ad-free I think it's great.

Star Wars multiplayer!

Well written article! It is chock full of kindling to spark comment and conversation, so I shall.

Artists are often tied to companies. Many times the two have very different agendas. And only when an artist reaches cult status can they "try" and change the rules.

I look at Prince and The Grateful Dead as prime examples. But of course they had "status".

Can artists survive on concerts, t-shirt sales, and other material goods? Does someone who loves their work "sell-out" so they can achieve cult status, or never sell-out and stay true? You ask many questions about the reader's use of DRM but maybe the root cause is earlier in the process.

Hello, Goodbye - the Beatles