What brainiac decided to put the "ON/OFF" decals on the FRONT of the laser? You have to basically point the thing at yourself in order to remember which way to turn the damn thing off.

It's a concept that won't work. There's a reason conventional toasters are vertical... heat rises. It MIGHT work as a swing-out attachment to mount under a kitchen cabinet, that way you could feed the toast down through the thing where it would drop onto your plate... or bounce onto the floor. It still seems like a really bad idea as far as safety is concerned. At least the standard counter model doesn't try to suck your fingers in.

But hey, you could toast unlimited length slices of bread.

As a final parting gift, the feds should send him on his transcontinental flight in coach... sitting between two large agents... who had garlic for lunch.

Disaster Recovery?! You're kidding right? It would be about a hundred times cheaper to just hire a moving company to come and throw all your computers into a couple of trucks (EMPTY shipping containers) and save the actual hardware AND data.

How useful will a data center (without freaking air vents) be in the middle of nowhere without a power or network connection? I didn't see a satellite uplink antenna in any of the pictures.

And does it come with a half dozen commando's to guard it from theft? Talk about a target... 250 Sun Fire T1000s at how much apiece on the black market? All for the price of a truck rental.

Maybe it's because we aren't actually paying the "artist" when we buy music. We're paying a record label that has bought the rights to that music. If I knew that my $20 went straight to the artist I like, I might be more apt to pay up. Why should I happily support a massive corporation that has no real interest in me or the music I enjoy, or even the artist themselves, save to take my money? Big music has done such a good job at screwing the little guy (consumer and artist) that we naturally hate them. And rightly so, greedy bastards. We not only feel it's acceptable to commit the tiny infraction of copying music, many feel it a moral imperative.

Or, it could just be Steve having an elaborate (and expensive - but hey, he can afford it) joke. "Let's see how vague a concept I can patent..." And if it goes through, hurray! "Creative, can I have my money back now..."

Oh yeah, I can see it now. The grocery chains will cover the cost of the cart by having it make verbal "suggestions" as it passes certain special products (special in that the makers have paid mass dollars).

"Excuse me sir or madam, but you might be interested to know that Kellogg's Corn Flakes are proven to help reduce cholesterol..."

Or better yet, the cart will be set up in conjunction with special robotic shelves that will "accidentally" push a product off the edge into your cart as you pass by.

And I wonder just how long your battery will last running a WiFi link? If it's an issue with a phone, it'll be just as big an issue with a DAP.

You know why this is complete BS?

Because how long do you think it will take someone to hack the code that scans iTunes for purchased tracks so you can just add in whatever you want? A week? And what about video? Do I get to scan iTunes for purchased video as well?

Sorry. I don't buy it. M$ might be willing to take a SMALL loss, but they're in it for the money. If you don't see profit for a service for half a decade because you basically bought your competition away, what's the point? How much has the industry changed in the last five years?

Can you really blame Apple for patenting very conceivable idea they come up with? Half the world is suing them for patent infringement, and the other half has a class-action suit against them because they were too stupid to turn their volume down.