So far looks like a nice little tablet. What's better is that now there will be competition to speed along innovation in this corner of the market. Everybody wins.

@skipjack002: Because you don't use 1 tool to do every job. This would be the case in any field, whether you were a carpenter, painter, or nail stylist. Sometimes the degree of your retaliation needs to be tuned to the message you're sending. Take for instance how the accelerated UAV missions in Pakistan are still…

Even if their weapons parade looks like a first grade show-and-tell, the fact is it doesn't have to look pretty to be effective. And this is evident in many of the world's popular weapons or weapon systems. IED's aren't very glamorous. As easy as Iran makes itself to be the joke of the conversation with their photo…

@Charliehorse: It seems you're contradicting yourself by beginning with "Burning a Koran, or any other religious book is not a big deal" and then ending with, "I find their views offensive." Although burning a religious holy book might not seem a big deal to you, can you not see how a great many people might have…

@unknownsock: Everything is marketed as cool, because you have to make what you're selling attractive. But just because it's marketed that way doesn't insure sales. Just look at the Palm Pre or the newer BB Torch. What is regarded as luxury is sometimes subjective, especially when it comes to an experience which is…

@unknownsock: You will always have the group of people who "do" because they follow. Just like those who will love to hate Apple because it's cool to do so. It's not a problem with Apple's products, it's a trait of human behavior as we are social creatures and tend to mimic behavior. They're not advertising to the…

An excellent article, and nice with the Alex Mack. I felt like a geek after watching the steel bearing test and declaring, "that's fuckin' awesome." You made me laugh at the visual of watching my phone bounce for about a minute and 21 seconds.

@SJRNWT: Much obliged, I believe you were hearted some time ago.

I had those Bose headphones for a while, but when they broke I got a pair of Shure SE115's and there's a world of a difference. They're much more comfortable and interchangeable with adapters. I think I got mine from Amazon with a phone mic adapter for about the same price. Would definitely recommend them highly.

A few of these I might agree with you on, but you're making the same mistake as Brian did in the story about how stupid he thought an Apple tablet would be. You're thinking in terms of how the device is used now, and that's not the way game-changers work. If there's one thing that Apple obsesses about it's delivery…

Just tried it out and I love the software. However I think I might have stumbled upon a bug. I was looking around to see if it was a known issue but couldn't find it or an area for bug submissions.

Now if they can just integrate this into Chrome. I like that it comes ready with a flash plug in, but both cores running at full blast for any flash video isn't ok.

@Kaiser-Machead v.2.1.1: Yeah I'd vouch for every point you made. I only ever use VLC for Handbrake or if there's something so remote that even Perian won't read. I've noticed VLC to be more unstable and buggy than Quicktime. That and its so well integrated into the OS that it seems like more work to try to avoid it.

@Mr. Bean: Careful. Posting "how is this news" gets the ban hammer swinging.

@FriedPeeps: Yeah, I didn't mean it would change the solution, but it isn't a bad thing to have Steven Hawking in your corner. Imagine having a conversation about whether or not the toilet paper goes over or under and then Steven Hawking rolls up and says, "no, you're right."

@Canoehead: It think this is probably it. It would allow them to test the waters with a new carrier or carriers and then more than likely start the rumor mill at full speed for the iPhone. That in turn would put pressure on AT&T to avoid the potential bleeding off of customers and at the same time would be the jab…

@FriedPeeps: Maybe. But when people of influence start speaking out about things like this, that's when people start working toward finding a solution.

@dominar: This was when he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in August 2009.

@Grace G-Money Rosen: I didn't like when the gawker network switched to the gallery layout either. But I did figure out a way around it. Just remove the /gallery/ from the URL and voila.

@bwildrick: Probably a screening of a short film.