prodigal_son commented on Kojinsha's New E8 Is Tablet Competitor for EEE PC

"This thing appeals to me more than the eee pc.."

prodigal_son commented on Retromodo: Laptop Catches Fire at LAX, Foreign Woman Freaks Out

"I was hoping a swat team would extinguish the flames with extreme prejudice."

prodigal_son commented on Steampunk Taxidermy Takes Steampunk to Awkward Places

"Should have added an extra level of creepy by adding a moving eye that follows you around the room like this [gizmodo.com]"

prodigal_son commented on PSP Spontaneously Combusts, Burns Hole in Kid's Pants

"Yeah, this was more than likely a home made pandora battery."

prodigal_son commented on Magnetic Curtains Retain Whatever Shape You Put Them In

"@Computer_Chef: Velcro wont snap together like magnets do."

prodigal_son commented on Garmin nuvifone Scenario Video Shows Fabulousness of Phone, Creative Fatigue of Nuvi Marketing Team

"lame ad, but me wants.. also, the new boys on the block dont make better phones than the old ones, Its just they integrate more technology into single devices which may appeal to a section of the market."

prodigal_son commented on CarTorrent: Yes, Exactly What It Sounds Like

"@SeattleTed: There is an insurance company here that will give you cheaper insurance if you install a little gps box that tells them if you are speeding or not."

prodigal_son commented on Ultralight Lenovo X300 Series Thinkpad Leaked

"I think thinkpads are nice looking in a geeky way, I know what they are, and i know they are good, and if im on a dell, i envy the guy sitting beside me with one of them."

prodigal_son commented on Why I Wish HD DVD Had Won: The Format That Loved Me

"People dont buy films for the extras, they buy them for the special edition box they come in!"

prodigal_son commented on Macbook Air Battery: Easy to Swap?

"Yeah, the problem isnt with getting it replaced, its with swapping one on the fly. Most you can click a swatch and the battery falls out and you pop the new one in. You cant even bring a screwdriver on a plane, maybe could have someone at the airport waiting for you with one.."

prodigal_son commented on Steve Jobs: "People Don't Read Anymore," Android Is Going Down

"It would be in his best interest to shut his mouth, Since when is he an authority on what people "want"?"

prodigal_son commented on iPod May Shuffle You From Rolling Stone to Roadkill, Australian Ad Says

"You lot are all wrong, If someone gets knocked down and killed, its the drivers fault, the person could be blindfolded, it would still be the drivers fault, so how that makes them a darwin award nominee or winner is beyond me. By that logic, every american soldier who died in Iraq should be a darwin award winner for standing in the way of bullets.."

prodigal_son commented on Mitsubishi Laser TV's Colors Look Even Juicier Than the Girls on the Set

"@weatherman: By that logic saying people dont care about quality mp3 players, we can use it to show that really, when it comes down to the boil, people pick an ipod touch/classic ipod over the nano everyday, and they sell by the truckload, showing people care more about spec than size..."

prodigal_son commented on Mitsubishi Laser TV's Colors Look Even Juicier Than the Girls on the Set

"I think joongle is wrong, he is comparing figures in denmark for crt, which take into account computers, and the fact that they just dont push crts on the gneral public anymore. Name me one shop that puts shelf space for crt tvs?"

prodigal_son commented on Prediction: HD DVD Not Dead, Toshiba Will Produce Dual Format HD Players

"The first toshiba product that comes out supporting blu-ray will be the end, it can not be more over than that."

prodigal_son commented on Samsung F490 and P720 Touchscreen Phones Get Video'd

"@Kaiser-Machead: i have another samsung, and when you are dialing it does them in different colours, and a feather pen draws the numbers, I always wondered "why?""

prodigal_son commented on Samsung Set to Show Off 31-Inch OLED Screen at CES 2008

"@SnowLeopard: No offense taken, I pay for my electricity, i dont see why i cant use it how i wish, If my government decides to supply me with green power, well that would be lovely.. The actual reason its left on all night, even when people are sleeping, is because someone in my house suffers with titnus (ringing in the ears) quite badly and the sound helps drown out the ringing so they can sleep better. Ps."

prodigal_son commented on Uniden Packs Radar Detector Inside MapTrax GPS for High-Tech Cop Spotting

"You know there is a police man ahead, because everyone driving in the opposite direction, who have passed them already, flash their lights at you.. also, its illegal to use them here, but would the average cop on the street, know that this particular model has such features, I would think they would just see gps and think it was a standard unit."