Hardware: Microsoft FA6-00010 Wired Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 R.I.P.

Purchased on December 26 2007 from Newegg (still sold there, same price, higher shipping).

"H" key started not responding a couple of months ago, almost unusable today - which makes the life span of roughly two years. Oh well, not bad for fifty bucks, though other keyboards served me way, way longer (as a matter of fact, I don't have any other keyboard in the house that failed - all of them have become obsolete (connectors) or otherwise fell out of use (new keyboards as gifts), this is the first one that actually failed).

Mouse is complete junk, though - but it was kinda silly to pay just about the same money for the retail package which did not include the mouse. At least got a spare.

Oh well, lemme go get another.

Android Wishlist: Smart Context

G1 is literally a death threat in the car, with its lack of voice dialing capabilities.

On the other hand, it is also a privacy threat, being used without the screen lock pattern.

Whereas it is barely possible to get away with placing a call with the screen unlocked (Menu-Menu-Home-Direct Dial, if it is configured, and Menu-Menu-Call-get-lost-and-die, if it's not), it is even more difficult if there is a lock pattern.

A good start in the right direction could be, for example, automatic unlock to the home screen upon connecting with a specified Bluetooth device.

Still, this doesn't make it safe enough, just reduces the threat. I do wish someone's got enough time and money to come up with the docking station.

Or, for Pete's sake, fix the voice dialer...