Try to find the hidden shithole RadioShack near you. All of our mall stores sold out, but my store still had all of ours last year at that price at 10PM.

If that doesn't work and it's before noon, tell them you want to Direct2U it. You won't see it until Tuesday-ish, but you won't pay shipping and you get the sale price. There were still plenty in the warehouse to do that with last year, probably safe to say it'll be that way this year too.

True, but in Microsoft's case they will mainly be referring to the instant-on 1080P streaming via the Zune Marketplace that is coming in this new firmware update.

Still, I'm glad the PS3 is getting Netflix. Now I'll have a backup to stream with if my 360 screws up again.

"The iPhone is popular not because they turned everything around. It's popular because it was the first smartphone that had solid gold mass market appeal by doing things like giving it a real web browser along with an unlimited data plan, and an interface that has yet to be equalled by anybody. It's sheer ease of use. The app store and iTunes store (for the iPhone) were just more things that everybody wanted."

That's exactly my point. That's what turned it around. The iPhone WAS the first smartphone that did all that you mentioned. That's the definition of turning around/turning upside-down/changing a market. You might not want to, but you definitely agree with me here.

@Jack

Aside from all the random marketing and Apple hype, the iPhone is so popular because it took the idea of what a smartphone is, who they are for, and what they can do and turned it upside down.

If Motorola delivers what is expected, they are going to take the idea of what the iPhone-like device is, who they are for, and what it can do - and turn it upside down with a potentially mass-market Android device.

Verizon is just along for the ride. Just like AT&T was.

I've been tempted by Android, but I've not seen a phone that interested me enough to ditch my iPhone yet. With Android 2.0, we might just get there.

I'm sure you are right (it'll see a Gateway branding eventually), but I'd expect it as an upgrade to current Acer models first, since it looks _just like_ my 15.6" Aspire Timeline. I/O ports are a bit rearranged, but the fan vent, keyboard, trackpad, front LED, and overall case design are pretty much identical. It does, however, have an ATI graphics chip and Bluetooth, which mine doesn't.

Better pick up that G25 while you still can. The G27 is out and it isn't exactly an upgrade (depending on what is important to you).

I definitely not liking the trend these iPhone accessories are taking. Between this and the rumored price of the TomTom car kit, it seems like these companies don't actually want to sell any of these things. As neat as it may be to have a single device control so much, and as much random crap I buy just because, I can't even see myself paying the premium just to have it talk to my iPhone. Let alone anyone who actually tries to make reasonable purchases.

If I needed something more than the Navigon (or TomTom) app, I would've just bought a TomTom on sale. If I actually ever decided burning $13 bucks a month for satellite radio, I'll buy a dedicated, cheaper receiver.

The iPhone has a GPS in it. It does not need to rely on a cell tower to know where you are, much like a regular GPS unit doesn't usually have a cell chip in it. Even the iPod touch can use as long as you get the kit (it needs the kit because it does NOT have a GPS).

What's next Hulu? Detecting the viewport size on your player so you can block me if I'm watching it on too many pixels? You know, I might have a PC hooked up to my TV. Or I might just have a decently-size monitor. Either way, you better keep an eye on that. I'm sure I'm screwing you out of millions by actually watching your shows.

I built a couple simply client-side web apps this weekend after seeing Google I/O (and hearing location support was in iPhone 3.0), and after it worked, I started trying it in other browsers.

Safari 4 doesn't yet support it. The apps did nothing until I installed Google Gears (which I have my apps fallback to).

The latest beta versions of Firefox, however, do include the support built-in.