Ok, I've heard about all the fiddling with phones, unlocking, at least, but I have no idea what you guys are talking about. What does it result in, and how easy is it to break the phone permanently by doing it? (From the School of Ma Bell, when all phones were black, and they were hard-wired into walls.)

And all these _pad things just confuse me. They play games, they download books, and what else? Sort of like a giant phone, but with no keypad, and don't make calls? I think I need one, but I don't know why!

In my Bryce days, I was actually afraid of Renderosity. If you weren't brilliant, and didn't sport elephant hide, they'd eat you alive... or so I was told.