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Call it something other than unlimited, if it's not unlimited.
With all of its DRM nonsense, I think a lot of us are actually not fans of Blu Ray.
Strange things you're concerned about in a camera. I'm more concerned by the lack of image stabilization.
"Once Apple reached a big glass screen with one button... where else can it go?"

Well, that's a pretty obvious one. It can go to a big glass screen with no buttons. Wave of the future!
Actually looks like a pretty neat interface to me for a web oriented appliance. For specialized devices I love interfaces that bring you right to the tasks you might want to do, as opposed to general purpose interfaces suited for general purpose computers. A good example of this is XBMC media center, or maybe WebOS.

It's a shame it's very, very overpriced. Touch would have really helped too.
I guess I must be one of the only ones, but I rather like this thing.

It's design is definitely unique, and in a world where every other laptop looks the same, that seems kinda cool to me.

Furthermore, I think the design makes sense. At first, I was concerned like everyone else about the fact that it might by uncomfortable on the lap, but Ross said it was fine there. That means this might be the first, actual laptop (not notebook) computer in about a decade, as in a computer that can be used on your lap without burning yourself. I'm not sure where all the components are, but this design would seem to at the least elevate them away from your legs while giving plenty of room for airflow, and if they did it even one better and put all the heat generating components in the lid side, that would be phenomenal. In a similar vein it would seem to solve the problem that most laptops have of getting overly hot when you use them on a bed or other soft surface.

I'm pretty surprised by how negative the comments are on something that is actually pretty innovative on a gadget blog. I wouldn't pay for it myself, but if I were rich enough that the difference between 1k and 2k wasn't a big deal to me, I'd definitely consider this for the type of things pleebs like me buy netbooks for. Not every laptop has to be used for gaming. I purposefully got my own laptop with an Intel graphics card to keep the heat and noise down since I don't have a pressing need to game on the go.
or change the QWERTY to QUERTY even!
I can guarantee anything you want.
@Shmunt,

Yeah, my Sprint HTC Diamond, which is a generation out of date came with a very slick Youtube app that works very well. Very nice full screen playback.

I don't know about non-HTC WinMo devices though, I'm not sure if the Youtube app might be an HTC special.
I don't like this as much as HTC TouchFlo, or SPB Mobile Shell, but still, compared to stock WinMo 6.5 it knocks it out of the park. Why is it so easy for everyone (HTC, Samsung, even a tiny company like SPB) to make an interface that absolutely kills what Microsoft is capable of producing?
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm looking for a pair of quality headphones that aren't seemingly made of glass. I'm an avid BMXer which causes me to frequently bash on any type of technology that joins me for my daily riding. I've been through the higher quality headsets in the Skullcandy line as these are supposed to be built for "abuse," which is laughable. I cant wear earbuds or canal buds, as my large ears seem to have a repelling property upon anything that sits in them. Wired or Bluetooth doesn't really matter, but I need something that can hold up to taking a few hits every now and again. I'm trying to keep 'em under $150. Thanks!"

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