In light of the fact that I am expecting a new addition to the family any day now in the form of a MacBook Pro, adding an additional heaping serving of awesome to my life, this is one of the cooler things I’ve seen recently. However, to the designers, I say: Good luck getting anyone in Chicago to use that thing. It’s tantamount to going up to a would-be thief and handing him/her $2000 in cash (plus a $239(!) warranty extension for a year of phone support and three years of mechanical coverage in case the cash breaks). And then pulling down your pants so he/she can rape you and then stab you. Then they’d send out a bunch of safety emails informing the University community that the police are looking into it.

Okay, maybe not all that, but the cash thing holds true. If I lived in a more benign place, like say Gary or Detroit for instance, I’d definitely be buying this.