Great! That was tremendous.

I had no idea the eDGe had no video out! Lack of video out is a deal-killer for me, as this feature is tremendously useful (I use video out on my netbook all the time, despite its pathetic performance). Sometimes you want to view things on a larger screen, and a portable device makes a fantastic receptacle for photos and DVD rips.

I suspect that with the onslaught of tablets on the horizon, the great majority them being android tablets, the eDGe bookstore will likely have many competitors offering a sizable collection of books. Even amazon has a kindle app on the iphone, so I suspect with the growing popularity of android, an kindle or similar app is bound for the platform (if one doesn't exist already). Plus there's always FBReader and centuries of classics .

The Adam is just so damn elegant in construction. The PixelQi screen puts it right over the edge offering function or performance depending upon your needs. The tegra is blazing and I'm excited to hear that tegra may be the de-factor tablet processor (which may enable a new generation of game titles for android). The form factor is perfect (9" really is the perfect size): not too big, not to small. The battery life is amazing and with the cellphone-esque auto-sleep function, it won't have to be put to sleep like a traditional netbook. The matte screen announced is a CLEAR indication that these guys have thought this machine through thoroughly, plus it's highly functional.

I've seen other tablets at this years CES (not first hand), but none of them rub me the same way the Adam does. Here's hoping that its not vapor (it looked as though it was running a Tegra dev-kit), and will be released this year.

Here's a question, would you pay $499 for it? I know I would, and I highly suspect that the speculated $299 is far too low. Perhaps $399 is more realistic...

}:^)~