In your opinion – just intuitively, ignoring any possible experiences with similar devices of the same manufacturer – what do these (non-blinking) lights mean on a battery razor (while it’s connected to the power supply)?
Charging status indication means:
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And while were talking about questions, let me remind you of my Music Quiz #2. 
Translation and explanation: German “für einen Apfel/Appel und ein Ei”, literally “for an apple and an egg”, “Ei” pronounced like “i”, means “for peanuts”, “for little money.”
No, with these prices, that’s certainly not an apt name for that “cult cell phone” or whatchamacallit what Apple wants to sell via T-Mobile in Germany from now on to its longingly waiting disciples… 
One is tempted to call such rigid, fully sealed plastic packaging which several manufacturers are using almost criminal – could that be attempted bodily injury? –, packaging of 0.55mm strong plastic that even large household scissors can hardly open:
Can’t protection against theft (by taking devices out of the packaging) in the stores be made easier and more customer-friendly?
As Golem reports (German), the nice little, albeit certainly not high-performance Asus Eee PC will be offered in Germany, too, starting next month – for 299 € (model “4G”, white and black).
The display is a little small, just 7 inch with 800×480 pixels, as is the battery running time of 3 to 3½ hours, but otherwise this may be a quite useful surf gadget, being just about the size of a C5 envelope (22,5×16,5×3,5cm) and 920g heavy/light.
Linux is preinstalled, but Windows XP drivers are apparently also available. Whether XP will run satisfactorily on the slow processor, 512MB memory and only 4 GB flash hard drive, remains to be seen.
Also it’s of course questionable if it’s wise to buy the first product of this (intended) series right away… but it’s tempting…
Update: A video review by Channel Flip / Unwired on YouTube.
(Photo from eeepc.asus.com)
A letter from Microsoft arrived today, kindly reminding me that my “Open License”
of Visual Studio/MSDN Professional (or whatever its current name is) will expire soon. On page 2, it says (translation and underline by me):
“Upgrade assurance of the licenses: With Open Value, thanks to Software Assurance, you secure for you already today future product versions like those coming in 2006: Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft “Office 12”.
[…]
Extended Software Assurance Services: starting March 2006, you have also available…”
Maybe someone at Microsoft should occasionally read through these standard texts…
Oh, and their 01805 phone number costs no longer 12, but 14 cents – when will the first official warning letter arrive? 