Believe what reports you want, but my iPad 3 lasts 10-12 hours. Maybe an hour less with LTE turned on. I charge mine only at night, use it all day, and I've yet to run out of battery when I need it. (I have gotten low a few times.)

Seems like this OS would be a good fit for Raspberry Pi, if someone would take the time to build it for ARM. The fixed hardware and low power of the Pi is just begging for a lightweight, low footprint OS, and people using the Pi aren't really shackled to backwards compatibility. I know absolutely nothing about how to port a kernel, or I'd be right in there trying to figure out how to do this.

I believe you are mistaken. A direct hit from an 8 foot 2x4 at 150mph would break any window, unless it's inches think and made of plexiglass. There are films that might prevent debris from going through said window, but it would undoubtedly be broken.

If you're lucky enough to live near one. They provide the "I need this thing right now" fix, while matching NewEgg's prices. Their sales people aren't perfect, but they're generally a tick or two above the TV salesman at Best Buy. You can't buy a washer/dryer combo there, but I count myself as fortunate to live near one. They're always busy, so I truly hope they're making money.

...starting in 3.1. Not 2.3.

Except twice the size, more expensive, and runs an outdated operating system with no room for internal storage, that doesn't yet support a mouse or keyboard. Also, it requires a proprietary power supply. But otherwise, just like it.

I would be willing to bet that the "million dollar industrial machine" you talk about can't run visual studio and Siemens Step 7, either. So why are you wasting your life writing software for a toy?

It's a shameless plug, but it's also an interesting service that many geeks would probably be quite interested in.

Using the links in the post, the only triangle I saw was the YouTube play button...

Terminate and Stay Resident? Am I increasing or decreasing my geek cred when I admit that's the only TSR I know?

You must be new here...

Most of the cheaper ones are embedded in the glass of the rearview mirror. Not completely environment-proof, but not something that I would say would wear out or need to be replaced regularly.

What is this "film" of which you speak?

Micro Center will straight up match Newegg prices. Last week, I got a $229 ASUS Wi-Fi router for $179, and Newegg didn't even have it in stock. I used to work there, and the owner has a very distinct philosophy. They don't (or at least they didn't) take on investors, and they pay for their expansion up front rather than borrowing for it and paying interest on loans. It's much slower growth that way, but they can keep their prices lower without having to constantly impress their investors and driving up their profits. From what I gather from former co-workers that I keep in touch with, they are doing fine financially. I didn't care for working there, but as an IT professional who's constantly in need of same-day parts, I thank the maker that I have one ten minutes drive from me.