Hmmm I bought one of those external batteries that go under my laptop and have been doing this for years. My new Fujitsu not only lets you warm-swap batteries (i.e. sleep mode) but you can place a battery in the optical bay. Good work though Ric, since your idea would work with all existing laptops as well!

I hope your music subscription plan allows you to quote lyrics like that...

douchebag comment of the thread? Should we print you a certificate so that you can show off to all the other 2nd graders?

I was really hoping that the intestinal tract hammered out an SMS or something!

bartoron
@ Feb 2nd 2008 8:07AM
My little brother got hit by a 747 and he still works, I think he deserves a story.


That little FODker!

I think all that money would have been better spent buying Chris Taylor a girlfriend from overseas or something...

Also, great job to the kid!

To the person crying at the comment below, it's not like the stereotype isn't deserved... You'd be hard pressed to find an eBay seller who would be enthusiastic at the idea of selling to some chimp in Lagos, for example. The US governments has many problems and some corruption, but if 419 were that prevalent here, you bet your ass they'd do something about it. So unless you're the hall monitor at an internet cafe combating the problem, order yourself a nice big helping of the STFU Platter.


Alex
@ Feb 3rd 2008 1:03PM
The headline should have continued to read:
"...same 5 year old also wishes to 'deposit $10 billion USD into bank account of you case deceased Uncle died in crash of car'"

That was suppsoed to be re:

Jason
@ Jan 31st 2008 10:16AM

I tried that and it didn't work...I don't think RFIDs enjoy metal being placed right behind them.

Funny...if I posted some random-ass story about the Zune 8gb price dropping $20 (especially a whole goddamn press release), people would be all over me accusing me of being a Micro"$"oft shill...