Apple isn't at CES and now Microsoft won't be at CES. How long before CES becomes Comdex? CES is not the place to show off your latest ware, it's just a mad house of noisy peddlers of crappy ware. I went to Comdex and at the end of its life has almost the same feel as the current CES. The last few years at CES,…

It works and it works well. Most of the computers here in the office are running WinXP. They get a new OS when they get a new computer.

"The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it."

So so sad. I miss flying as "Blue Hair Guy." Let's not forget about all the good things EA ruined: Crusader (No Remorse/No Regret), Magic Carpet, Wing Commander Series and Jane's Combat Series.

Wtf? Unix is not in purgatory. Lots of things are Unix/BSD based. Firewalls, iOS/Mac OS, Solaris, AIX, file servers, printers, etc.

Yup, I noticed it last month when my PBS streaming started to choke up.

No problem, we'll just send Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis to take care of the asteroids. Just have to remember to put freaking machine guns on the rovers.

This is going to crash eBay.

A TouchPad and a Playbook? Or else more people would follow the Ten Commandments.

"My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it."

An arm, a leg, first born, and maybe your soul. If you do not have a soul, you maybe substitute with a pound of bacon. Most people will choose to keep the pound of bacon.

I think you miss the joke.

oh come on, iPad is way lamer than iPhone.

I'm still waiting on those fancy new 586 Intel has been promising for 20 years.

When are we going to get Unobtainium?

I hope this is going to be more successful than their attempt at taking on PayPal.

This gets to a better question: How do you store, organize, and (maybe) hide your porn? I need ideas because while my girlfriend is currently cool with porn, I need a backup plan just in case.

Get me a usable Wing Commader 1-4 and Privateer, then I'll pay full price for a Playbook.

Nice going HP, can't even get your own phone number right.

If you're traveling internationally, AA-powered cameras are your best options.