Random Linkage 2007-Oct-13 PM
Saturday, October 13th, 2007- The recent Blackwater shootings in Iraq just hang around in the news, don’t they?
- Crazy business move, maybe? Retailers are cutting prices in hopes of stimulating sales to stave off a retail slump. Whoever heard of such supply and demand manipulations?
- HD-DVD maker claims their tech leads next-gen video disc war. Look for similar claim in the near future from BluRay camp. Consumer is the only clear loser in the war
- Steve Ballmer in support of the less usable than XP end-product of Vista, touts improved security and functionality for IT
- For less than $2000, you can get a Dream Arcade 4-player cocktail home arcade with 145 classic games (via Engadget)
- Gizmodo has a hall-of-shame gallery of gadgets with preposterous claims for audio improvements