It wouldn't be slashdot without an irrelevant story every now and then for people to sharpen their contempt on.

For the most part. His article clearly states even in the /. snippet "PAIRING an iphone with a DSLR lens." It doesn't say it turns the iphone into a SLR camera, and iphonedslr.com is a lot easier than iphonewithadslrlensbutnoprismpleasedontcrucifyme.com. That said, I would think the addition of good optical zoom would be a boon for the iphone camera, as it would be for any non-SLR camera. It doesn't need to do your laundry while filing your taxes and walk the dog, it just needs to add something. The poster seems good natured and doesn't deserve such vitriol. And I don't know who the hell he is or even own an iphone as a disclaimer.

you looked at it or actually used it? It is a fantastic browser experience, I'm not sure I would ever call it too big. It can do everything if needed, but doesn't try to be a laptop replacement. If you need to do some complicated spreadsheets or any "real" work you shouldn't be on a tablet to begin with, its just not a form factor or physically something that fits well for that. But if you need to, you can. I was with a friend in new york last week and while she was driving around I handled two client issues with the logmein plugin easily which I could have done via a laptop or netbook. Ease of use I suppose. I own a 3G and a wireless model and if people are over they are always in use. Pros: 10 hours of battery life (enough to watch two full length movies in high def, read and browse all day, easily). My laptop will last about 2 hours max. Addicting multitouch, nothing different than the touch or iphone, but a nice big screen iBooks is great, i've tried the nook and kindle and like a backlit screen in bed PDFs actually work, never could get technical diagrams to show right on other readers Cons: no multitasking, yet no flash you need a third party app like goodreader (99 cents) to download and manage files

Games only have to be detailed enough, and thus big enough (given that textures and movies take up the most space) to display at the max resolution the general market demands. That has been 720p, and while it will eventually move to 1080p as a standard it isn't there yet. Discounting Nintendo who has a specialized niche in the game market not as dependent on bleeding edge graphics, if we assume the next generation of consoles are able to output in 1080p we will need space in the realm of 50-100GB which I believe is still within Blu-rays capabilities to provide. Given the speed at which ISP's are increasing their bandwidth to the curb, it won't be unreasonable to assume a download of 50-100GB is a non-issue. It takes approximately 2.5 hours at 40Mbps to download 50 Gigs, preloading and in game streaming of additional files can speed things up as well. So assuming my logic is still holding together, even with only 2TB of storage that is still 20-40 full games, most of which wouldn't need to be stored simultaneously through the magic of digital downloads, and in reality we can expect around 6TB to be a standard in about 2 years when any of this discussion matters. So given all of this, the first market segmentation will probably be between those people who have very fast 20+Mbps connections and those that don't. The speedbunnies will buy digital, the turtles will just buy blu-ray, and the market will continue to supply both until enough of the population has enough fast net connections at which point the turtles will only have the option to have a blu-ray mailed to them.

Buying Windows? The trialware preinstalled on a typical home PC subsidizes that. (Otherwise, how would an Acer Aspire Revo with Windows cost as much as a retail box of Windows?) Buying Antivirus? You can use Avast on a home PC for $0. Office suite? Most people using one on a home PC* don't need Microsoft Access, so OOo will suffice.

*If you work from home, Microsoft Office is a business expense that you can deduct if your boss doesn't already reimburse it.

We kill them all and take what's theirs and hear the lamentations of the women, etc. That is clear.

Truly, if there is life on Mars I think that will cause us to go there and rape it even sooner than otherwise.

Line your pocket with a thin mylar film, then fill it with oil. Now your keys won't jingle, friction will be reduced on your pockets, and all the locks you use will stay lubricated.