If I were a parent, I would say no to consoles in the house, but get my kid a really nice PC. PC Gaming is much more likely to lead to modding which will in turn lead to creativity, and that may be in the form of programming.

Hey - I am an n900 owner, and I can confirm that heavy use will give about a day's usage. If you're just using it as a text and phone device though, and aren't connected to an internet connection, you can definitely get two days easy out of it. Hope that helps!

The n900 is a beautiful thing - given what you've written, I totally recommend you get one at any cost.

You, sir, know precisely nothing about what you're talking about. Digitial TV is not relatively prevalent in Aus, and there certainly aren't more than... zero 1080p programs being broadcast.