@my favorite car is a motorcycle: And go to the competition whose business model is based on advertising and who just purchased AdMob? Those cards aren't in your favor either.

@dcpetral001: I too have noticed a divergence from gadget specific posts. I've assumed it had something to do with an attempt to distance itself from the competition of Engadget. I have to say, though, that I've enjoyed these odd bits that are posted. And although I agree that they don't seem directly related to…

@Chernobyl: Are you serious?

@Evil Closet Monkey: That's just a Force boner - no worries.

Mine is set for June 20th. I don't know how I won that lottery, but unless the phone comes out earlier for me than others it won't make any difference.

I have *hated* the Google vs. Apple arguing as of the past 6 months. Enough so that I've stopped visiting Gizmodo and Engadget as much, and trying to not read the Google or Apple-centric threads. The constant bickering is pushing me away. I think Gawker post is an effort to handle some of it, but I wish they would…

@Nand1: I only ever expect vitriolic replies to my comments. Your comment is *very* much a surprise, and appreciated!

@chronic_phobia: Excited normal people? No.

@yay4john001: It's NOVA.

Its appears that discussing the iPad with its detractors is like discussing evolution with a young earth creationist. No matter how much evidence you show them of its success, they will continually say you're wrong.

@Webran61: But you can't review something that it's not. I think you are one who is just going to have to wait for your specific killer iPad app. I also think that if you're specifically geeky, ie the Linux type, this will never meet your need. There's a reason that there are people who still use ham radios.

@AssuntaPabsy: I think we're finally getting to the point that the computer is an appliance, something to use parallel to our lives, not in the center of them. Like cars were once for hobbyist, computers have been the realm of the geeks and mechanically inclined. And like cars, computers will, and now possibly have,…

@Justin Clarke: It's better than American Idol.