I really don't think this is a deal-breaker. Yes, they are taking the chance of alienating people without always-on broadband internet connections... but at the same time they may (as they often do) force the rest of the tech industry to catch up with them. "Moooooommmm.. I need better internet to play my new game…

Thank you for being "that" person! :-)

Hey, the giant spider Shelob was a GIRL.. so.. THERE!!

This is clearly another pathetic example of lazy Gizmodo writers click-baiting us with misleading and dangerously erroneous information. Way to spread panic about the end of the world!! Have you considered FACT-CHECKING with NASA? Will you finally be happy when people DIE trampling each other while flocking to this…

I salute you!

Oh, you're MEAN!! I've signed up for the government beta testing / technical review program. Hopefully I'll get my pre-release BB10 device soon!

Niiiice!

I agree.. a "legitimately halved" girl in a bikini would be a little disturbing.

Luc Deveraux approves.

No! Not the PROSTITUTES!!!!

Start the reactor. Free Mars...

As a parent, you have to realize that it's not possible or reasonable to believe you can protect the little lemmings from every hazard 100% of the time. Well, unless you stick them in the Matrix maybe.

That makes sense. I wasn't thinking Perpetual Motion Machine here, I was just wondering if there were already unavoidable air traps that could be dual-purposed for a trickle charge.

Anybody know how this things works?!?

Now THAT was 1,000,000 x more entertaining than the other comments. :-)

It's a masterpiece for sure.

Please, you don't need those fancy expensive machines. Just give your test devices to my wife. She's the "Grim Reaper" of electronics.

Ha!

Ok, somewhat related.. would it be feasible to put little air turbines under the hoods of hybrid/electric cars to help charge the batteries? You're already pushing that air anyway, so couldn't you benefit a bit from it? Seems like you'd use that more than regenerative braking, especially on the highway.

In addition to making the city submersible, can something be done to the shoreline to mitigate the effects of storm surges?