We've heard this all before: MSI introduced an ultralight and portable laptop at CES yesterday that is touted to be an "Air Killer." Humm, I'm not so sure about that just yet, but it is a 2.9 pound, 1.98 centimeter package with a 13-inch widescreen (16:9) display (virtually a Macbook Air clone), so it's sounding pretty good so far.
What's the biggest jaw dropper about the MSI? The price tag that starts at a whopping $1100 dollars cheaper than the Air at $700 bucks. Now, of course I'd need to know more details (ports, memory, hard drive space, etc.), but the X320 is looking pretty darn nice, especially since saving money is kinda key right now.
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It's quite the litigious news day for the Internet, what with the news that a Yelp user is being sued for his negative review of a doctor, and a model is suing Google because of anonymous nasty comments about her which were posted on a Blogger-hosted blog.
Disregarding the validity of each case, they both present interesting cases for how we should and shouldn't use the Internet; as for Yelp, you're supposed to be able to post negative reviews (reviews tending to be one way or the other); will each negative claim be investigated? Could I be sued for not being able to prove that I found a hair in my burrito?
As for the nasty comments on a blog, I'm pretty sure this model will be told one way or another that a thicker skin is in order. Or will she? What are her rights (or anyone that's bullied) in comparison to the freedom of speech of the anonymous poster?
What do you think? Should you be able to say anything negative on the Internet? What are the limits?
Software company VGChartz says that Wii Sports is the world's best-selling video game, which has raised more than a few eyebrows. I certainly credit the game for being a great introduction to the Wii itself (there's a reason that it comes with the console), and to selling people on the Wii and casual gaming in general.
Best-selling is certainly different than saying it's the best (you said the best for 2008 was the Wii Fit), and I also wonder if the fact that the sales of the Wii are so good that Wii Sports is getting the props because it's included. In any case, it has surpassed Super Mario Bros. in sales, which could not have been an easy feat.
So tell me, all things considered, are you surprised that the world's best-selling video game is Wii Sports?
Forget just dealing with your mom becoming a Facebook junkie; more and more, older people are joining the social network, and of course, they're our grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, great aunts, etc. I don't do too much these days that I'm embarrassed about, but it still gives me pause, posting things I'd want my friends to see and then remembering that I've friended my octogenarian aunt. I'm even a little weirded out being friends with my younger sister — but that's mostly because I don't want to know everything she does!
Still I'll add family members if they send me a request, but I don't know that I would have five years ago. What about you, are you friends with your family on Facebook?
I've made my predictions for what 2009 will bring, and even though it's the new year, I'm still looking back — on what I adopted in 2008. I converted to smartphones and the iPhone (two versions in two years) pre-'08, but this year I bought my first flat screen HDTV and a console for fun (the Wii) and a console for fun and Blu-ray (Playstation 3).
As TV faces the digital conversion, I saw a lot of people go big with this and get their first high def TVs. I saw (sometimes with my prodding) many of my friends and family became iPhone lovers for the first time. I saw switches from PCs to Macs and vice versa. So your turn — tell me, what tech did you adopt in 2008?
