I am convinced this will not sell. $99 is where the Nexus Q needs to be to sell. I love that it was made in USA, I love the design, but it needs to be at $99 to sell

I'd just like to add how bad I feel for this device:

300 is just too much.

I'm going to disagree. I think Gmail, Chrome, and Android are products Google is now doing right.

Oh okay. Actually, you're 1/2 right. My (little) understanding is that there's actually a special chip either in the phone or sim card (Gnex has in phone, Microsoft is trying to put in in SIM) which is called the Secure Element. That basically makes sure that your information cannot be duplicated from the NFC reader.

At one point, there were some security concerns, but the good thing about Google Wallet is that it's an app, not a part of the core OS. It's very easy for Google to simply update the app, and anyone can download the fix from the Play Store.

This would be a good time for Google to try to buy Yelp again.

It's funny how much Google can screw things up. Google championed this stuff, think about how old the Nexus S is, and think about how THAT is when Google put NFC into phones.

I think Google will release a maps application like the one on Android, but without Navigation.

I don't think you've seen Google's version of Google Maps: The one on Android. It blows the iOS version out of the water.

I agree. Strategically, it's the right thing to do. My concern is what happens to the current Windows Phone users.

Thanks! Missed that buried under all the announcements I guess.

Oops, missed that for some reason. This is actually turning out to be not bad.

Microsoft didn't release the specs (physical, like size) of the only version of this I care about: The pro one.

Mine is slightly bigger, but I wouldn't say it's that significant, especially compared to the ones in New York. Mine is probably about 1.25-1.5 times larger, and trust me, it's cramped.

If you build a hackintosh with good parts, like one of Tonymacx86's recommended builds, it'll run okay.

I do have my hackintosh for photo and video editing, but I can imagine me getting lazy so I might do some light home video and photo editing on it.

Okay, so need some advice here:

I mean, I do use the Xbox for light gaming, but I don't consider myself a serious gamer at all, but have once a month Kinect use (but I meant I don't really use the Live features much).

Where on earth are you finding a 12-month card for $30? MInimum I find it for is $45-50.