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Amazon Kindle is back in stock {Engadget}
Apr 27th 2008 6:06PM I ordered mine on the 25th, it'll be here on the 29th - damn UPS and no weekend deliveries. I read reviews on the kindle for months, happy it wasn't available. MOST negative reviews are from turds who've never actually set fingers on one. STFU!! Man... you're pathetic.
Now, the single use device is a real quandary. I bought my cell phone in great part because I wanted one with good mp3 support. Eh, it's got ok support, but will play my music if I want. It has an ok camera on it and takes not too crappy video. Frankly though, those features drain the battery too quickly. I'm not some entitled twit who happily throws electronics away after a year, so making my stuff last makes sense. I'v realized that single use items just tend to do the job better. My lappy doesn't have a powerful enough video adapter for heavier games, so I sought out some upgrades to a desktop so make a mostly gaming only machine with my spare parts. Now I turn it on for gaming.
I'll use the kindle for reading email and a little surfing, but I'm most excited about having a TON of books with me when I have spare time to just read a little bit and not worry about loosing my place or putting the multiple books I'd like to be reading in a safe place.
I'm already converting PDFs and other documents to the PRC format to load on when I get it. I may not like it, but from everything I've read so far, I can't imagine not loving this thing. A firmware upgrade eventually would rock, but as is, it just seems awesome.
Now, if only Amazon would cut a break on kindle versions of paper books we already bought through them.
Lenovo X300 ad takes the MacBook Air head-on {Engadget}
Mar 20th 2008 10:46PM Without their hyper aggressive marketing, Mac would still be a teeny tiny speck of annoyance. The air strikes me as pointless. NO expandability?!?! Who thinks that's remotely a good deal - especially for the price? Even fanboys have to recognize.
Worst parents in the world punk kid into thinking he got an Xbox 360 {Engadget}
Mar 2nd 2008 1:27PM I understand. Kids who work for their stuff are a different breed ALTOGETHER. I know too many who expect everything given to them, many whose families do struggle to pay rent and feed them.
When I was 12 didn't expect much. I knew my family couldn't afford a lot of cooler things. Of course, back then (early-mid 80's) there weren't cool electronics like the Wii and XB360, but I knew it would only hurt everyone if I begged for or demanded anything like them.
I didn't comment on the prank itself so much. The prank was completely inappropriate to be pulled off on a child this young. Yeah, if the console was in another dupe box (as I always did with gifts), it would be a different thing. But as it appears, the family pulled a bad stunt.
That, however, does NOT mean this kid deserves a console for his trouble. How many kids don't get what they want in cruel ways like this without a camera pointing at them for youtube to have uploaded? Give the kid compassion for the cruelty, but don't buy him a pacifier. It only breeds a culture where people do this stuff on purpose knowing how simple it is to dupe the caring (and sometimes altruistic) public.
Worst parents in the world punk kid into thinking he got an Xbox 360 {Engadget}
Mar 2nd 2008 12:39PM A quick scan of replies shows I'm likely in the minority, but even if the prank was misguided and mean for a modern kid, I don't feel sorry for the kid. Man kids are spoiled like mad, and I'm going to guess there are a lot of spoiled kids who post on engadget, or parents who are guilty of spoiling their kids to the point of turning them all into entitled brats.
Sure, get the kid his 360. Might as well throw in GTA, Manhunt and some other M games, cuz chances are that's what he'll cry about later. Then, when he's uncontrollable at school because people in the real world aren't the same and he views being violent as the right thing...well.
My point, he (perhaps just looks like) is too young for this to be too much of a focus. Send him into the woods for some old school kid fun.
Poor(er) kids hooking up with expensive electronics because all the uppity rich kids have them is really just another example of what's wrong with the US. I can't judge this kid specifically though. He may very well be a great kid who has little and wanted one bone thrown to him. That said, WTF is wrong with just getting an xbox or ps2... the last gen consoles had killer games, are now dirt cheap and the games are practically a steal. Do you REALLY thing he'll appreciate the advanced shading and effects? Mom and dad won't appreciate the need to now spend $60 a game to keep his hunger fed.
Sometimes gearwhores are stupid and insensitive to regular people. (myself included - as a financially struggling gearwhore)
Verizon to offer unlimited voice, data, and messaging packages {Engadget}
Feb 18th 2008 8:13PM I'd be happy if they'd convert my 500 minutes, of which I use an average of maybe 100 per month into maybe 300 and unlimited texting. Don't think they are doing anyone a favor.
Wii Fit shipping Stateside Q2 2008, says Nintendo {Engadget}
Jan 20th 2008 6:25PM Knowing as many people as I do who wanted a Wii system but didn't want to pay scumbags a premium on ebay, I can't possibly have any positive feelings to your position. I wish Nintendo would realize the dirty aftermarket they created and flood the market so you guys are stuck with consoles you can't sell at the sick mark-ups.
Wii Fit shipping Stateside Q2 2008, says Nintendo {Engadget}
Jan 19th 2008 11:56PM Serendipitously, I've been talking up the Wii Fit with a few different people over the last few days. I can't wait for it. Next to the DDR and Sports, I think it has a solid potential for a good workout and fun with the non-gamer wife.
Phosphor E Ink watch giveaway (part 3) {Engadget}
Dec 26th 2007 9:07PM Hay kids, do you know what time it is?
Phosphor E Ink watch giveaway (part 2) {Engadget}
Dec 26th 2007 9:06PM Do ya know what time it is, do ya, do ya know, do ya know what time it is?
Phosphor E Ink watch giveaway (part 1) {Engadget}
Dec 26th 2007 9:05PM my watches have been falling apart for the last 6 months.
