Where do I plop down my credit card number? Just give me a link! I'm eager to get this one in my hands!
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Sshhhhh: Sneak peek at April 1 story
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but at $399 why would anyone stick it on a parking meter and leave?
I think I'm gonna wait for a white one.
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Who needs money for college? I bet I can get an attachment that will take classes for me, greatly simplifying my life.
-Ryan
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Hopefully it's just because so many BOLers are watching it. Otherwise, I'm missing out! 
-Terry
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I got it working in Firefox. Safari just didn't want to play the video. Anyway...
That thing is AWWWWW-SUM!! I'd pay $999 for it! It matches my PSP and my PS2! Are there any attachments coming for it?
But in all seriousness, I admire you Tom. If I tried to do that review, there's NO way I could keep a straight face and sound so convincing. Guess that's why I'm not on TV! 
Good on ya!
-Terry
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I like it, but...what's up with that keyboard? Forget fragile - why didn't they use a QWERTY setup? The battery compartment also looks impossible to open and the edges, I hear, tend to warp a bit with limited use. No doubt, they were thinking about creating a market for accessories, like the cases and stuff like that. Shrewd, but a little sleazy.
On the plus side, the drop height is nearly infinite, and rumors are that a film crew was already working on the commercial teaser out in the SoCal desert with a bunch of people in monkey costumes and Also Sprach Zarathustra blasting over loudspeakers.
Is the OS really PET 2.0?
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Got to have it!
Who cares about a little bit of radiation brain damage. It will prolly have an attachment to fix that eventually. Although, if I had my "druthers", I would like firengine red.
Also love the mini case to carry the attachments. Just wonder if it comes with a shoulder strap? That way I could have it with me always!
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... to reinsert Chef into new episodes of South Park
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I agree with the others who said they couldn't have done it with a straight face. The scotch tape dispenser, the brain damage line, the suitcase -- no way would I have been able to say that without cracking up.
Great job!
Strangely, it wouldn't play in Firefox. I closed the tab, clicked on the link again, and then, instead of clicking on the play button at the bottom of the video window, I clicked in the middle of the window itself (there was another play button there) and it played just fine. Definitely worth taking the time to get it to play.
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MS will produce an item that is even thinner (but much more 'bloated' in that it will be 8.5" wide and 11" long). And it will be subsidised so much that MS will distribute 500 of them all bound together for a very cheap price.
It will be called the "ream" as that is what they intend to do to Apple.
It will come in white or pastel colors, but the pastel color ones will cost a bit more.
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Just watched the video again. I imagined Tom crackng up consistently, hence all of the cut aways, but no, it wasn't in his voice even. Remind me never to play poker against you, Tom. Plus, there was no mention of Bluetooth, Get out of jail free card holder, or Snakes on a Plane detector. Darn!
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