CES 2008: Barbie Girls and Barbie iDesign

As a child, I loved Barbie, but lately I have felt betrayed by Mattel. When I walked up to the Barbie Girls booth at CES this year, this betrayal was seething right on the surface: “Oh, you’re a blogger. Are you going to write about this?” She pointed at the Barbie Girls MP3 Players. I had … Read more

Amazon Kindle vs. Sony Reader SMACKDOWN

Okay, perhaps smackdown is a bit of a stretch when comparing what are perhaps the most milquetoast and genteel electronic devices ever made, but there is a battle of the heavyweights going on for control of the eBook buying public (all fifteen of them). The Sony Reader, weighting in at slightly less than an actual … Read more