Just read Engadget. Cut out the middle man.

My spyware alarms didn't go off, but I wasn't quite expecting to end up on eBay either.

"The amount of aromatics in the air inside the glass is measurable. The texture / thickness (viscosity) is measurable. The chemical make up is measurable. The color. The bitterness. The sweetness. All of thos things are measurable."

Perfect! Thanks! :)

Am I the only person who feels that the Benny Hill theme would be perfect accompaniment for this video? Or am I just going to Hell?

"It evolved to allow for chemical analysis..."

If it isn't measurable, it doesn't exist. You example is not scientifically measurable.

I wonder how many Gizmodo readers also read the NYT?

Perhaps Consumer Reports still refuses to recommend the iPhone 4 because to this day Apple still says there was never a design problem with the iPhone 4 antenna.

I mean not significantly faster. As in, it is not worth switching to this technology since the benefits it brings don't out-weigh the potential problems it also brings. And it takes me just as long to pull my phone out of my pocket as it does to take my wallet out. Assuming there are no Apps to open just to use NFC…

Nokia Pure is just easier to read. Not that I care much since I am unlikely to use a Nokia phone within the next few years, but Nokia Pure seems like a nice update over Nokia Sans. It is less condensed, with more obvious variation between characters which means it should be very nice to read on whatever smartphones…

Seems like a lot of effort to read NYT content. Most of the information in the Times can be found elsewhere without having to jump through these hoops.

Its not really faster than a credit or debit card. About the only way it is faster is that you don't have to take it out of your wallet (since when did that become a difficult chore?).

A lot of things have caught on in Japan that haven't caught on in other countries. Just because the Japanese think its a good idea doesn't mean that it is a good fit for the rest of the world. Also as a people the Japanese have a much higher obsession with technology than the average (for instance) American. In Japan…

I don't really care about Google knowing where I show or even really what I buy. Google probably already tracks you buying habits to some extent when you are buying online. And other stores already do the same (which is why everyone was giving out those "discount cards" a few years back).

I am not sure what you mean "only for specific cards." I have two citicards and both came with one of those stupid NFC dongles that you can attach to your keychain.

I am not really worried about Google knowing my buying habits. Chances are they already do anyway, especially if you buy anything online.

I still don't know who actually wants this. NFC point of sale transactions are nothing new. I had one of those little credit-card keychain things years ago. However they still haven't caught on some ten years later, not because the technology doesn't work, but because people don't want it.

I think that the main reason that game prices start high ($60) is because there is no place to go from there. You can always lower the price of a game that doesn't sell (and stores do) but you can't start a game at $40 and then raise it to $60 if is becomes successful without angering your customer base. Even for…

Maybe those Old Republic Jedi are compensating for something...