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Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid hands-on and impressions {Engadget}

Jan 31st 2010 10:54PM @MikhailT

That's exactly what Microsoft's Side Show did back in the day (2002 or so). It just never took off and was probably ahead of its time, but perhaps they'll resurrect it!

Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid hands-on and impressions {Engadget}

Jan 31st 2010 10:50PM I really want to love this, but I have a few complaints (and concerns) right out of the gate. First of all, I'm wondering why they chose to use the Skylight UI with its Linux shell when Android seems like a more logical choice for the tablet's OS. The Snapdragon processor shouldn't have any trouble running Android and there would be a wealth of applications to tap into. And they could just as easily have added a custom shell to it, as HTC has proven with its Sense UI.

Several people have brought up the issue of separate hard drives, too, so I would hope that there's some kind of syncing capability that would let you choose directories to duplicate between the drives, the same way that Dropbox works. That way you could open/manipulate files on either the slate or the full-blown laptop and not have to worry about which you were using.

It's a shame that Microsoft abandoned the Side Show feature that was unveiled for XP back in 2002 as well. This seems like the ideal hardware to use it with, since it allowed a touchscreen tablet to connect to a standalone PC over a wireless network.

Hopefully Lenovo takes these and other concerns into account before bringing this to market, since it could be a killer device for the price: a true iPad killer with netbook appeal.

Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part ten: win an HP Envy 15! {Engadget}

Nov 27th 2009 8:58PM I'll take one, please!

Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part eleven: win a 32GB Zune HD! {Engadget}

Nov 27th 2009 8:45PM I just signed up for Zune Pass recently, so it would be great to have one of these!

Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part six: win an HTC HD2! {Engadget}

Nov 27th 2009 2:58PM I don't even care whether or not it has US 3G...it would still be a nice upgrade over my Touch Diamond!

AT&T purportedly looking to push iPhone exclusivity to 2011 {Engadget Mobile}

Apr 15th 2009 12:50PM You're right..."in the United States." The Verizon customer base pales in comparison to the worldwide GSM customer base, which is over 3.5 billion (yes, billion). Besides, there are plenty of Americans jumping to AT&T for the iPhone, notwithstanding some hold-outs who either love their current carrier (or more likely their current monthly price) or who hate AT&T for one reason or another.

I'm not saying that Apple won't consider making a CDMA version of the iPhone, but as long as AT&T keeps bumping out their exclusivity agreement then they're contractually obligated NOT to. In fact, if AT&T is successful in pushing their exclusivity to 2011, even people signing up for Verizon contracts this afternoon won't be locked in by the time that exclusivity expires.

And don't forget that Apple has proven to be amazingly stubborn--some might say Sony-like--about hardware configurations in the past. If they don't want to use CDMA chipsets, they won't. They did it before with 3G chips and continue to do it with mini DisplayPort and Firewire on their computer products.

I find all of those to be a far more compelling arguments than arguing for a user base that is pretty insignificant in the global scheme of things!

AT&T purportedly looking to push iPhone exclusivity to 2011 {Engadget Mobile}

Apr 15th 2009 12:07PM Would Apple really try to bring a CDMA version of their handset to market just for Verizon? Something tells me they're fine with a single (GSM) model.

Who Is the Sexiest Sportscaster of 2009? {Asylum}

Jan 30th 2009 11:14AM I've always been a fan of Bonnie Bernstein, but Erin Andrews gets my vote. I'd never heard of Molly Sullivan before, but I guess that's because she doesn't get much play on the East Coast...I wonder what happened to her eyebrows, though. Where'd they go?!

Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration on T-Mobile G1 {Engadget Mobile}

Jan 12th 2009 9:32PM I noticed the missing "a" after I submitted the comment, but that's a pretty minor oversight. Still, I guess my editing skills are lacking. And no offense meant to those she-males or gender-challenged. But really, how many of them wear jock straps?

Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration on T-Mobile G1 {Engadget Mobile}

Jan 12th 2009 1:08PM Wait, when weren't choose-your-own adventure books for nerds? Saying "it's like a choose-your-own-adventure book, but for nerds" is like saying "it's like jock strap, but for dudes."