NY Times' David Pogue has a review up of his experiences with the Spam Cube a pre-release product whose full benefits can only be derived once thousands of users are helping to tweak its filters. Still, some of the problems Pogue identifies, such as its incompatibility with non-Outlook email programs, creates an unnecessary lack of portability (this big box is almost all air). Benefits of the Cube include no required software that hijacks processor cycles or subscription fees to keep your definitions up to date, and that user feedback feature which will help the network-based detection program keep abreast of the latest spammer tricks -- although out-of-the-box, Pogue found that the device flagged an unacceptable number of legit messages as spam. All in all, the $150 Cube is presented as be a great concept that may be getting released before it's completely polished.