All that welding, drilling, grinding, etc. seems like a lot of work. I always just use lasers to manufacture my "custom rig" from blocks of aluminum. Waaay easier.

I mean, who doesn't? Jeesh.

This feature should be activated for Asian drivers as well.

oops.. did I say that out loud?

All satellites have a Safe Mode. Some cars have it, too. It's called autonomy and it's commonplace for complex systems. (like computers!)

Moreover, it's not a bad thing when a satellite enters safe mode. It means that something unexpected happened, the spacecraft didn't know what to do and so responded by stopping activity and calling home. That is the appropriate response, and that's a good thing.

Engadget: gadgets are your domain. Not aerospace.

So, just close all the windows and shut the car off ... then it'll start back up again, right?

'Apple buys Palm' headline in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

@ BradVT

You, sir, obviously do not know the first thing about designing spacecraft. Do you honestly think it is easy to design, build, and operate a robot that travels to another PLANET to achieve "years" of reliability? There is a reason it's called rocket science.

As for the cost.. that is the TOTAL cost. Current operations is a small *fraction* of that figure. The expensive part is paid for, it would be dumb not to run these rovers into the ground.

Folks, this country spends more in one MONTH on the War than it has on the whole Mars Rover mission. That tells you something about where our priorities are ... [sigh]

Users have since found an exploit ... 3 lefts makes a right.

However, this flaw will be patched in the next update.

if by "Newton v.2" you mean a device that is so ahead of it's time that consumers don't understand how (insanely) great it is, and therefore sales suffer...

... then yes. Newton v.2

Now flame me, for I am a fanboi.

Just to be clear... two telephony options from the iPhone could be

1. Use AT&T coverage while on the go. Use your minutes.
2. Use VoIP at home under the umbrella of your own WiFi network. Save some minutes. iChat audio invitations could ring to your iPhone. Make phone calls sitting at your computer.

Systems are defined more by their interfaces than the induvidual componenets. Apple have the components, now they need to integrate better.

meh. seems like a kludgy implementation of VoIP.

I predict there will be VoIP capability added to the iPhone in Leopard's iChat... dotMac subscription required, of course.