watersketch commented on Lancer's Laqa3 Waterproof MP3 Player Takes Design Simplicity to New Levels

"Freestyle makes one with twice the storage & a display, its about $75 at Target> Works great for swimming. [www.target.com]"

watersketch commented on Dealzmodo: 91% Off Microsoft Office Ultimate

"I got this and think it is definitely worth the money."

watersketch commented on Scan-It X-Ray Machine the Ugly Face of 21st-Century Toys

"Does it come with toy guns and nail clippers?"

watersketch commented on Lyle Lanley Sells Futuristic Rail System to Ann Arbor, Detroit

"As any Detroiter can tell you, Detroit already built the monorail of the future back in 1977."

watersketch commented on Kyocera Picking Up Sanyo's Mobile Leftovers

"The Sanyos have kicked ass in terms of voice quality and battery life. Yeah I admit they do have crappy cameras and music players, and web surfing."

watersketch commented on Disposable Soles Keep Your Bare Feet Clean

"I can think of some pool and beach bathrooms where I would pay money to see these in a vending machine."

watersketch commented on Video: Smartcar Slams Into Concrete Barrier at 70MPH

"Well I sure would rather get hit by a Smart car than by one of those huge SUVs. I think there should be a big campaign to buy these for reckless teenagers!"

watersketch commented on Lawsuit Over Misleading HDD Sizes Could Introduce the Tebibyte

"I don't care which one is used, so long as the computer industry is consistent. It pisses me off (and is kind of ridiculous) that I can't store a 505MB file on my 512MB memory stick."

watersketch commented on Deutsche Grammophon Shows How Digital Music Stores Should Really Work

"This is awesome timing."

watersketch commented on Amazon Kindle Is an Ugly Snowspeeder of Contradictions

"Its not exactly Jeff Bezos' call on this folks. I suspect that most authors would not agree to distribute their books in e-book format if the buyers were allowed to redistribute the work. That said, consider the source."

watersketch commented on Amazon Kindle Delivers Free EV-DO 'Whispernet' Service

"Check out Amazon's page. You can get the NYTimes for $15/month and the Wall Street Journal for $10/month on this and have it in your device anywhere without a computer. That's half the price of subscribing."

watersketch commented on Amazon Kindle Official Details: $399, "Whispernet" EV-DO, the "iPod of Reading"

"If you could read the NYTimes and just one of my other $250/yr professional journals on this, it would pay for itself."

watersketch commented on Speaking of Al Gore, we just

"How romantic."

watersketch commented on Zero House From the Future is Totally Green, Off-Grid

"It sure looks great in that pristine wilderness."

watersketch commented on OLPC Laptops Get SimCity For Free

"What will it take to resist the urge to preload these computers up with a bunch of outdated crap? SimCity?"

watersketch commented on China Begins Construction on World's Tallest Ferris Wheel

"They just couldn't stop at the tallest building or the most people -- they are really on a quest for all the records of a great society. Next up - "China graduates the most lawyers" and then it will all collapse."

watersketch commented on Scooterdesk to Open New Office Chair Racing Era

"how much?"

watersketch commented on 3D Mailbox Level 2 Now Includes Airport Sim

"WTF? Is this for people who thought that the obnoxious "You've got mail" was just not as dramatic as they needed?"