If you go to zii.com you'll see that the $199 price Gizmodo is referencing is for a 0GB device. Add in a 32GB SDHC card for $75 and it's an interesting product, but I'd rather have 32GB internal with the option to expand to 64GB.

@Rotaryfan

No other touch screen device on the market right now or even announced for this year offers direct downloads of subscription music over wifi. Direct access to Rhapsody over wifi is the appealing feature of the original ibiza and this adds a larger screen and capacitive touch. The battery life leaves something to be desired, but the features aren't matched by any of the devices you listed.

I used MythTV for more than 2 years. When I decided to build a new frontend for another room I started realizing how expensive it would be. I also wanted to get an HD PVR and I knew Myth wouldn't have legitmate support for a while (it's still only usable in SVN). As much as I love Myth, I switched to SageTV a couple months ago because of the HD Extender and the support for the HD PVR. I haven't looked back. It has all the features I want, the community is great, and it's updated frequently.

I would challenge you to do a side by side comparison of component versus HDMI on a properly calibrated TV. You won't be able to tell the difference. I've enjoyed recording ESPN, HBO, Discovery, etc. in high quality HD with no DRM restrictions for the last month. The only limitation is the lack of surround sound which will be remedied shortly when Hauppauge releases new drivers.

That would work, but it adds another $40 to the cost and wouldn't look very nice. The Mac Mini is a much better deal all things considered.

You can upgrade the video card to an HD2400 with DVI out which is more than capable of 1080p if you offload everything to the GPU. What I don't see is any way to get digital sound out of it. It's not much of a media PC if it only has stereo sound.

I just got these a couple days ago and I'll definitely be returning them to the store. I've spent hours trying to get the fit right and they simply aren't comfortable. They also don't stay in place when I'm working out and the control buttons are horrible. They're tiny and require way to much effort to press.

Have you used the keyboard on an EEE? If you plan on using it to type papers, you'll be frustrated. The keyboard on the HP 2133 is much larger and easier to use (at least from everything I've read).

Some of the people that comment on Engadget really amuse me. The only current advantage of 64bit is the ability to address 4+GB of RAM. Does any sane person need that much RAM in a computer with a 9" screen and a miniature keyboard? These computers are not designed for multi-tasking or gaming. And for those thinking the Atom will be the savior, it won't. It will improve battery life and nothing more. It's an in-order processor just like the Via C7-M and early testing shows the 900MHz Celeron-M to be faster than the 1.6GHz Atom.

I'd use it for watching videos on my lunch break.