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Looks like the deal is dead - the coupon code was rejected for me.

Nice bait and switch, Red Octane!
I'm glad to see this news, as the 2011 Sonata is on my short list for a new sedan (the G35 Coupe wouldn't work if we start a family).

200HP is fine for a family sedan, even if C&D says it lacks the power of a V6. If the weight is kept down, the weight distribution is closer to 50/50, etc. there may be dynamic benefits to the 4 vs. the 6.

I read somewhere that only 10% of the Sonata buyers opted for the V6, so I could see them dropping it. It will help keep the cost advantage vs. the Accord even when Hyundai does a fancy technology package.
I'm a big vote for TiVo, I love mine. I've been with them through S1, S2, and TivoHD. I didn't get an S3 because I was trying the Comcast (Moto) DVRs. What a nightmare. Terrible reliability (missed recordings, audio dropouts, video droupouts, etc.). When I went to CableCARDs, all was well, and FIOS has only made it better. High WAF and easy to use.

I'm a computer guy, so the Win7/MC idea is tempting, but it's too cost intensive for too little additional functionality (FOR ME).

Plus, if you install pyTiVo (which is a PITA but worth it), you can stream video from your PC to your tivo, and it works wonderfully. I'm using MoCA boxes and can watch h264 blu-ray type content on the HD tivo the minute the stream starts, with no problems. Because the PC does the transcoding (down to 720P for my tv), it's doable even for the aging TiVo hardware.
Not to carp on the photography again, but wouldn't a proper white balance adjustment (that makes the white phone look white and not tan) have helped?
Again with the shallow DOF photography. Really?

Can whoever takes these pictures, which purport to show the new device, turn the little wheel past f3.5? Maybe then the Squeezebox would be in focus, and not just the CDs in the foreground.

/end of rant
NIM100s rock if you can get them cheap. I have three, and they work perfectly doing what this Netgear does. MOCA appears to be the best of the non-Ethernet in-home systems, at least in my experience. I got my NIM100s for under $30 each, and feel they were my best tech purchase of 2008. One of them (with a Netgear $10 switch) feeds high speed data to my BD deck, HD-DVD deck, TiVo, and X360. Glad to see the MoCA technology taking off.

I wonder if these Netgear boxes are interoperable with the NIM100, I'm guessing they should be. Would be nice in case I have to add rooms.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I love my little computing companion but I often find myself missing a full sized keyboard. I have been looking at several of these portable and flexible keyboards, but I can't seem to make up my mind about which I should buy. I don't want the keyboard to be overly expensive, but I want it to be good quality. Also, how difficult is it to type on these keyboards? Thanks!"
 

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