It is still missing the #1 feature for an alarm clock, a numeric keypad for inputting the alarm time so you don't have to use annoying minute/hour at a time controls (even if its a dial) when you're groggily setting your alarm for a meeting the next day. For that reason, most people I know have replaced their alarm clock with their cell phone.

I'm still using my T610, even though I'm an enthusiast, because my perfect phone hasn't come out yet. The battery life is incredible. The battery still lasts over a week with some use. I went for a ten week trip with a less than full charge and came back and there was still battery left (it was off, but any other device would be thoroughly depleted). Incredible.

I just hope this means competition is heating up so we can get unlimited GSM based internet.

I think you hit the nail on the head. Why bother with words and language, which are designed for speaking and writing, when you can skip to some computer mediated reality. Of course when the network crashes we'll be back to the cave man days, but it'd be in interesting in the meantime.

@Ipaq3115, it would take me a lot of time to assemble proof that pollution is harmful, because there is so much proof. I'm a born skeptic and I realize the earth is big and plentiful, but from killing older people/asthmatics in cities to destroying forests to every other possible harm pollution and waste cause, there is simply no denying that reducing pollution and waste is a good idea.

There will be other emergent effects of electric cars too, for example perhaps since they are much quieter we won't need such loud emergency vehicles. It will be a whole new experience. But it does have to happen carefully, there's bound to be a lot of mistakes in transition.

GJP303, whiners like you have always annoyed me. People who can't figure out that there is no "them" and there as many "good guys" in "them" as there are "bad guys" in "us" are the only bright ones. I know an 80 something year old man who would put most teens to shame in thoughtfulness, that's just one example.

By the way, in my original point about gas extraction, I was only referring to best case, tar sands type oil extraction is incredibly wasteful.

Maybe it's not going to drown us (or maybe it is?) but pollution is still harming people and destroying the environment. You'd have to be a pretty self absorbed to deny the value of seeking more environmentally friendly solutions.

Your other points are valid, plus the particular detail that it's a finite non renewable resource, but I've read that refining is actually a pretty environmentally friendly process. The drilling is very contained as is refining (if there aren't any spills, that is), most by products are used and cars have low emissions these days. My source is Jared Diamond's book, "Collapse."

The #1 question is does it run Linux? That means there will be an active third party market of upgrades and additional functionality.

@Mr Yuk: Very interesting. Too bad it still has the snarky, ill-informed comments. ;)

@Blake Bowen, Sony tried a long time ago but are not present today. There are lots of players, but none are really brand name. Seriously, how else can you explain their efforts I'm not making a joke. The Thump line is a really bad concept on its own, there are so many better ways to listen to audio, but none simpler for video.