Of course, we can only reserve judgment until we wrap our paws on a real production model, but we hope it all turns out well -- even if only because we're sincerely frightened of an iPhone-incited fanboy riot in the streets.

ENGADGET: Will the iPhone be undone by its keyboard?

The fact that we had no prior experience with either shrink wrap software or computer programmers allowed us to look at the prevailing business model with unbiased eyes as well.

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Featuring Sony's signature wrap around design, the E Series now includes a touchscreen enabled aluminum E Series 14P model with signature VAIO diamond cut logo as well as a new E17, 17-inch model with a Full HD Display (1920 x 1080) and a Quad Core processor.

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When a wrap dress was getting just one sale a week, she insisted it be put on a popular model.

FORBES: Entrepreneurs

For the past month, I have interviewed businesspeople hard at work to understand the current state of television amid rapidly changing technologies. (Next Monday I will present a wrap-up of those interviews.) Each of the participants have a vested interest in a business model that works for creators, media rights holders, distributors and the audience.

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In a DPC model, the primary care physician will not get one dime more or one dime less based on any wrap around utilization.

FORBES: Medical Homes Risk Becoming "HMO, the Sequel"

In trying to wrap my head around the Karma hotspot a new prepaid 4G mobile hotspot service that relies on a novel model I keep coming back to the (often post-Apocalyptic) sci-fi stories where some other commodity or service has supplanted cash or gold as the chief currency.

FORBES: Meet The Karma Hotspot: A Business Model So Crazy It Just Might Work