High-Def DVD War Over? Warner Goes With Blu-ray.

I wanted to buy a high-definition DVD player this holiday season. I was getting tired of how long it was taking my cable provider and the various networks to make the switch to more HDTV programming, so I thought at least with a Blu-ray or an HD DVD player, I could get my pixels worth on our TV watching movies in an HD format.

At the store, I looked at the movies that are now available in high-def, but was disappointed to find there were many titles I wanted that were only available in one format or the other. Then I looked at the players. Yikes...I thought I heard the prices had come down, but both Blu-ray and HD DVD players were still in the $400 range. Sticker shock. Not wanting to plunk down $400 on the losing platform (not to mention the cost of the movies), I left the store disappointed without making a purchase.

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2008: Year of the virtual world for kids?

Move over Second Life. Kid-focused virtual worlds such as Club Penguin, Webkinz, and a string of site start-ups loom as the new and hot Web playgrounds for 2008.

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80 Things To Watch In 2008

JWT, one of the larger U.S. and world advertising agencies, released its list of 80 Things To Watch In 2008. It’s quite comprehensive. One of the funnier items was (#23) Facebook Suicides: dropping out of a social network. One of the saddest was (#51) Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated a day after the list was released.

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Operation Christmas

Now that Christmas is over, here’s an interesting illustration that shows you how Santa pulls the whole thing off. It’s from Wired Magazine’s Top Ten Illustrations of 2007.

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It’s The Week of Lists

It is that time of year again when many pundits seem to be putting a list together. Either it’s a list about what was tops in 2007, or a list of predictions about 2008. If you are into lists, there is no better place to start than with Time Magazine’s 50 Top 10 Lists of 2007. Topic categories include: news; arts & entertainment; science; business, tech & sports; and pop culture.

Be sure to check out the Top 10 Viral Videos, the Top 10 Websites, and the Top 10 TV Ads.

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