ricefarmer

I agree. I just paid $4000 for laser eye surgery to also not wear glasses anymore.

Can you imagine how much these designer glasses are going to cost? Prescription lenses glasses cost me over $300 a year (That was with insurance, since I had a high prescription and astigmatism). I can see these being ridiculously expensive since insurance companies will not pay for something that is essentially not needed.

Penny-Arcade pretty much covered this:

http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/12/12/

Now to put one of those on a shark...

Agreed, Genius has been an epic fail. I tried it on Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" and I got songs from the White Stripes and Violent Femmes. It really is just a way for Apple to sell you more songs on iTunes.

Yes, because when I think Dell laptops, I think about Obama

Really? Cause business laptop to me means something that's small and lightweight yet sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of travel. I don't think I've ever been in important meetings where everyone was huddled around one laptop screen. You may want to look into something called a projector.

Waqman,

You fail. Last time I checked Shaq, already won an NBA championship post breakup.

Rob,

As George said, you really don't know much about the government. I'd also like to point out that many of those who do get phones assigned to them are usually higher ups (manager/directors), not your average government worker. Here in DC especially, these guys are appointed by the presidents office. Guess what happens when Obama/McCain get into office? That's right, new appointees. It would make no sense for the governemnt to shut off all those phones and have to pay a fee.

Dave,

Don't be a dick and stop being a grammar nazi. This is a freaking blog, not a research paper.

The average Joe doesn't care about contrast ratio or black levels, they just want to upgrade from their old CRTs and Vizio (and Westinghouse) provide an affordable alternative to many people. What's wrong with that? Plus once you take one home and fine tune them, they look decent enough. $550 for a 32" LCD is a lot easier for many people to stomach vs. $800-$1200 for a Sony branded LCD. I know many people who would love to get an LCD but can't afford those high prices, yet I don't look down on them just because they don't notice a major difference in picture quality. BTW I own two Bravias and consider myself a videophile, but atleast I'm not some snobby elitist.

$90? That's a bargain considering that I can now cancel my $50 a month gym membership. I can just play for this for an hour a day and be healthy.

Seriously, Wii Sports and this are a joke. I've played Wii Sports and if you actually get tired from this crap then you need to go out and excersice more. (Not counting old people though, because we know how this is such a huge hit with those hardcore senior gamers.)