Is there really good enough image stabilization to make a handlebar-mounted camera work well at all? I'd expect all you'd see is crazy juddering.

I'd say the biggest shortcoming is that the scrollwheel doesn't speed up when you're going through long lists. With 8GB on the device (and up to 8GB additional microSD flash), the "Songs" menu is useless.

I would really like to see this thing support unencrypted AAC (m4a). They're going to have a hard time getting iPod converts if they don't support iTunes' default ripping format.

There are complaints about the video files using too much space, for those few people that would want to use this tiny thing as a video device.

Oh, and it can be really hard to find one in stock!

I've read from consumers that it is comparable to the Clip.

It can be set up to work as a flash disk drive, so it should work on OSX.

My Fuze plays while charging. It only says "connected" when its connected to the computer. Its on the latest rev, though - maybe an older firmware rev didn't work that way?

Its a common complaint on iPod forums - iPods don't have the entire disk space that's advertised either. Mine is a 20GB with only ~18 usable.

Probably the difference is that other vendors put the actual disk space in the fine print somewhere...as if people read the fine print.

An interview with the president of Nettwork (several months ago) discussed DRM - they never asked for it, Apple just put it on. If you have some EVIDENCE that Apple is being required by the labels to put DRM on music that isn't DRMed anywhere else, please post.

A few salient points are missing here.

1. Its expensive because its water-cooled to keep it quiet (its targeted for the living room, not the office). Completely empty home theater PC cases that aren't even water-cooled can cost several hundred dollars.

2. Close-ups of the back show connections for front, surround, and center speakers, as well as S/PDIF in and out (and 4 USB ports).

Its certainly not a bargain, but the Engadget overview seems to reflect some confusion on the reasoning behind this design.

I would hope they'd have an ATSC tuner (preferably HD!) if they're going to sell it in the US...I guess NTSC would still be usable for cable TV.

With BD+ not having been cracked, does it really make sense to buy a media center with Blu-Ray? Its an awfully expensive way to go if all it can do is play pre-recorded disks.