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The Hangover! C'mon, what kind of biased poll is this? :-)
Awesome. Can't wait. It's been too long since Speed dropped this.
Check please! :-)
Actually, TiVo does have an ATSC tuner... You don't need to have a CableCARD...
TiVo actually allows you to do that. I have an "old" TiVo Series 3 without CableCARD and it gets Clear QAM channels and I even get the program guide data on it, can access my other TiVos in the home, and play recordings on this basically TiVo client.
This is not a good comparison...

For $199 more ($998), you get a TiVo HD XL that has DOUBLE the disk space...

Lame...

Also, does it give you?
- Netflix streaming
- Amazon VOD
- YouTube

C'mon!
You guys don't seem to realize that the problem is not that Palm doesn't want to release a phone on Verizon. Why would Palm cut itself from the 2nd largest network (in terms of subscribers)?

The problem is that Verizon imposes so many constraints and requirements to phone manufacturers that they won't release a phone that doesn't do MMS their particular way, etc... The first Treos would not go through because they had chat style SMS instead of the old Inbox-style that was a requirement from Verizon. Their requirements JUST for SMS and MMS are about an inch thick, and if you don't do it their way, you have to justify why not... For every little thing, justify...

Another example would be their Mobile IM requirements... If it ain't IMPS (formerly known as Wireless Village), where they can charge for each IM like they do for an SMS, they don't want your device. I don't know if you've seen the IM experience in the Pre, but it is basically within the Messaging application and it is IP-based. It does NOT go through an IMPS gateway (where Verizon could count and bill), so they don't like it.

Bottom line is: Verizon is very inconducive to innovative devices.
Who cares? It's regional news... There is NOTHING more counter productive than this... Give us real news on what's REALLY happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, or anywhere else in the world... It would be time to stop watching our own navels gather lint, for pete's sake...
I've got a Centro, and it's awesome. So many features for so little dough. Take that, iPhone! :-)
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I own an iPhone 3G and I'm looking for a decent speaker / alarm clock for it. I am going to listen music in a mid-sized room, so I want nice quality speakers with solid bass. I also want to use it as an alarm clock, so it would be great if there is such a feature. The price can be low-mid to mid-high range. I was looking at the Klipsch iGroove SXT; it's powerful, slick and the reviews are good, but it doesn't have an alarm clock feature. It's no deal breaker if I can set it up from the iPhone, but I'm not sure. Thanks!"

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