I love the idea of a smartphone that small. Of course, testing will tell if it is useable at that size. I think it has potential, if the interface is responsive enough on a small screen.

Overseas I just turn my data off and use Wi-Fi. If you are the motivated sort, you can probably jailbreak and unlock your device, then use it with a local SIM. I have not looked into overseas mobile hotspots, but that might be a reasonable alternative (though it would require further hardware investment).

I love the idea, but I don't know that I can justify the price. I do have a tent, after all, and it cost way less than that. Any idea how these do in the rain? I would hope there is some sort of rain fly, but I don't see anything in the pictures.

I don't see a tablet fitting into my needs right now, but I am really excited for the Xoom. I would like to see the market expand a little bit, it will help bring the class of device further along.

You can get really creative with the iCal alarm and Automator scripts. I used to use one that started a particular iTunes playlist on shuffle and slowly raised the volume over time.

@kyre: Also the Orange County, NY government center.

Folsom library at RPI always had that feel to it.

@Kajigger Me Timbers: I am not a whisky connoisseur, but I do not regret buying a bottle. I wouldn't want to go through a lot of it, of course, and I might be a while before I replace it (once it runs out), but I am not opposed to getting another bottle eventually.

@Scott: That brand is excellent. I love their 4 grain bourbon (which I suppose is not real bourbon, because it is from New York). I never understood regional liquor snobbishness...

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@justthedoctor: Yeah, for the price and possibilities that one deserves to be on a list of tablets. If I had any value for a tablet, I would get one in a heartbeat.

@kagekiri: The video does not address that point very well. They tell us over and over again how fast the whole process is, but I still don't know how they manage to get enough cells fast enough.

@lukeadams: Yes, the skin gun uses the patient's own cells.

I am usually ok with high resolution screens. Windows does have some scaling built in, but it is not great. As long as you don't overdo it, it can improve the situation somewhat.

I wear a pair of lined, waterproof, Gore-Tex boots. They are in that construction boot style (light leather, I think they might be steel toed...) so sometimes people joke about them, but they are super comfortable and I can wear them with absolutely no fear of my feet getting wet.

@Go Vols!: That is true, but I think it would be hard to convince people to switch directly even if the range was worked out. Also, I would imagine that without the weight and cost of an engine, a larger range could be worked out (though of course, still limited).

@x40sw0n: I am aware of that. It just means they would have needed to work a bit harder to find an appropriate security hole. They would find one eventually, though, I have no doubts about that.

@Philip.J.Fry: I agree about misleading fuel economy ratings and the value of non-hybrids with good fuel economy. I have a 2007 Honda Civic, it gets great fuel economy, and cost a lot less than any hybrid.

@amygdala: Non-functional bowling pins? I feel like the aerospace industry should take some tips from those...

@x40sw0n: Well, to be fair, I imagine no POSIX compliant system is safe from the type of work that supposedly made stuxnet (a team of government funded experts specifically trying to infect a key piece of infrastructure).