They'd probably have an instant customer out of me if they can put it at 150 dollars. At 200 they might still get me, but I'd seriously think about it. At that price point I could just get a proper GPS and not worry about freaking out if I get a call when I'm heading into a complicated area.

Doesn't the Samsung NC10 completely blow these scores out of the water?

Also the article explicitly states that this isn't an exhaustive comparison. Engadget, either you're intentionally joking around or you're unintentionally skewing the truth. If it's joking, stick to the puns; and if it's an error, then show more care and don't represent studies that other people make in a false light.

Especially if they try to point out that possible bias in the first few sentences

It is about 3G speeds. If you bought an iPhone 3G and didn't plan on using the 3G connectivity, then you're an imbecile. I'm sorry, but that's all there is to it.

Is it just me or does this guy seem particularly unexcited about his own worthless device?

Usually when you have something that certainly can't sell itself, you come out trying desperately to sell it so that this idea of yours doesn't die off.

Also yes, this is an awful idea. It's elastic and looks silly, it's the kind of thing that reminds me of those neckbands that old ladies wear to keep glasses near their face... Except this is meant for young people.

How many times have I seen that sad Motorola face...?

@Tomek:

I feel like we're on the exact same wavelength... sort of. 2 years ago I went to my first concert, a Bloc Party event in San Francisco. I was so excited that I brought my camera, but being the fool that I was I didn't realize that I'd have to hide it.

After a few minutes of quick thinking, I tied the camera up exactly as you described and hung it on the inside of my pants. A little embarrassing? Sure. Effective? Heck yes.

I got in without any trouble. I wouldn't suggest that technique with a DSLR though.

IIRC, Apple sort of twisted AT&T's arm around to get them to subsidize the price more heavily than they would have been willing normally, so the chances of it getting anywhere near as steep a discount as the iPhone is relatively unlikely.

But you're right about the RAZR having been about 500, it was something like 800 dollars without service plan, but it went on to be one of the most widely purchased and popularized phones... well, ever.

Still, with the phone industry picking up in much the same way that computer components accelerate, we're likely going to find that the Prada 2 simply doesn't have the time to ease into a cheaper price that the RAZR had. In a couple of years we'll likely be looking at the beginnings of the 4G rollout, and we'll be rushing to get the Prada 2 off the stage to let other phones take its place.

It's a dangerous game that LG is playing, aiming high and expecting to ease into a more palatable price, because if their roadmap for that plan goes on for too long, then they'll find themselves the 300-400 dollar subsidized dumbphone among dozens of similarly spec'ed Android-powered smartphones with similar designs to boot LG out of the market.

Protip to commenters: Criticizing it and then not mentioning the price doesn't make you look like you're above complaining about the price. It makes it look like you have sour grapes. The phone offers some impressive aspects, and 7.2 mbps if faster than many home connections in the US (don't go quoting me your 40 mbps speed with FiOS, you're not living in the norm), so with that and the 5 megapixel camera and keyboard, it's a tempting phone in and of itself. For over 800 dollars though, the phone either has to stand almost entirely on fashion and fads, or it has to offer something so phenomenally mindblowing that it changes the mobile phone market in an even bigger way than the original Razr or the iPhone did.

This is, as the article said, a good phone and it looks nice. For 800 dollars it's a serious disappointment. They might do better if they printed ">$800" in big green letters on the back so that people might be able to flash their wealth with that much more ease. As it stands, it doesn't stand out as the beacon of absurd wealth for which they should be aiming.

The DS is still an immensely popular platform. Jumping to a new one would not only be at least a slight waste of their money, but it would also disenfranchise literally tens of millions of consumers who would have to buy a new game device.

I'll gladly argue for a new gameboy generation if developers start to get limited by the hardware capabilities (or limitations) of the DS.

Seems you're right about the audio player. That begs another question (or rather the echoing of an old question): What's the word on SD storage? A 2GB media player isn't very compelling, but a 16+GB PMP... that's another story.

Also I imagine the browser will be some version of Opera since the Wii uses something based on Opera already, right?