Yep — bingo. That's the exact sample that was playing in my head when I was thinking about this. "We see the uh... Earth now..."

If you've tried using one of the Android tablets with a 16:9 ratio, you'll know that it is somewhat awkward holding them in portrait mode. Not terrible, but the weight balance just doesn't feel quite right.

Man I was listening to electronic music that sampled NASA Mission Control conversations & countdowns years & years ago. Orbital does it, I believe. And I think either Chemical Brothers or Crystal Method (or possibly both) have tracks that include that sort of audio. Not to mention I'm sure tons of House, Trance, Drum…

So what will this mean for branding? They only bought the Mobility portion of Motorola's holdings, so Motorola still very much exists as a separate company. But surely the new phones Google releases under their newly-acquired MMI division will still be Motorola branded, right? Motorola has such an established and…

Actually, Content Management Systems are perfect for what you are talking about.

Or you re-think your decision to use Flash-incapable devices?

It's simply an objective analysis of the various 4G offerings. It is fairly important for those who are considering making the switch to 4G and have to decide which network to go with. Not everyone keeps up with whose tech is newer or older than everyone else's.

I'm pretty sure the simple crowbar was deemed an ideal weapon in these situations.

As someone who's never used a touchscreen monitor, how do they connect to the computer that drives them? A dual connection of DVI/HDMI and USB?

I agree with many of you below that simply shredding block cheese yourself does taste much better. However, it's harder to find reduced-fat block cheese (i.e. made with skim milk). But if you want to taste a cheese-abomination, try the pre-shredded Fat-Free cheddar that you see in stores nowadays. It's almost as much…

@ShadowStaarr: When is it ok to check your pager in a movie? I don't know... 1995?

@tailfeather: Sounds like the plot to the film Christopher Nolan film 'Memento'.

@IceMetalPunk: I don't think it could work via GPS, because most retailers are inside buildings, where GPS signals would fail anyway. I'm sure it uses the regular network-based location services, getting a rough estimate of your location from the Wifi network or cell tower you are connected through.

I want to concur with the others that this was a very interesting read. Harrison Ford sounds like a great dude.

I want to concur with the others that this was a very interesting read. Harrison Ford sounds like a great dude.

@Ozzie, The Last Hairbender: I completely agree with this as well. I used to come here almost exclusively for my tech news...

@Ozzie, The Last Hairbender: How about you use the true onomatopoeia that conveys the action of laughter:

This is a great summary of the various VOD services. Good job!

So you differentiate between phone vs tablet apps for iOS, but not for Android?

So are we totally sure you can watch entire movies for free? Because every time I've tried to watch a movie on Crackle on my PC, it would look like it was playing fine, but then about 15-20 minutes in it would restart itself. Apparently it would only play short "previews" of the movies. I assumed that you had to pay…