Wii Elbow

I just bought a Wii over the weekend, and my friends and I played for hours on end. After several rounds of boxing, bowling, and a frustrating three holes of golf, we moved on to Excite Truck. I like to call Excite Truck the poor man's MotorStorm, since it's pretty much the same game, except with poorer graphics and more unrealistic (yet mind-numbingly awesome) gameplay.

Now we move on to today. My left elbow is killing me. Whenever I move it it complains with a sharp twinge of pain. I think it means I need to play more, and I won't protest that.

Anyway, I guess this will mean that a little more gaming coverage will come along pretty soon, since I'm finally back into the console gaming arena. I may have to add someone, too. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some Wii hacks to research.

Oh Hell No: Gov't OK's Priority Web Traffic Fee

Your always trustworthy Justice Department has given the greenlight for charging premiums for priority traffic to the nation's phone companies.

The reason? Making a net neutrality regulation would prevent expansion of telecommunications networks and pass the high cost of expansion to the consumers.

Seem fair? You be the judge.

If you have an opinion you'd like to make known, drop us a line or comment.

iPod Hi-Fi Passes On

One last Apple post before we all vomit. It seems that a member of the iPod family has passed to the great beyond.

We mourn the death of the iPod Hi-Fi. The Hi-Fi has been removed from the Apple Store and doesn't appear in search results. Although shreds of its existence still remain on the iTunes/iPod page; it seems that the life of Apple's only stereo has come to an end. My it rest in peace.

[iPod Hi-Fi dies a quiet death] Think Secret

We've Got Shirts!

An important announcement! We now have shirts for sale! That's right! We've got a huge selection of styles and colors to choose from, and we also have mugs, magnets, and mousepads! We also have a wall clock coming down the pipeline, so watch for that too. Be sure to buy one for each of your friends and family members, too. The little profit that we receive will go towards the site and it's further development. So, what are you waiting for?! Whip those Visas out!

Fresh iPods Just As Expected

They've arrived. The new iPods are shiny, touchy-feely, and pretty much just what everyone was expecting; as usual. Crazy how that works out, doesn't it?

The nano now has video playback capabilities, and a brighter display. Although, I don't think a brighter screen will help heal the severe eye strain caused my watching a movie on the thing.

What came as a surprise to me is that they didn't completely scrap the full-size click wheel iPod. They slapped a classic label on it and bumped the HD capacities to 80 and 120 GB.

Now, the star of the show, the iPod Touch. Looking exactly like the iPhone, only smaller, the Touch is everything but the phone. It's got wi-fi, built-in iTunes Music Store, and the same cool interface as its bigger cousin. The only drawback is the paltry 8 and 16 GB drives. The cool factor may cancel that out for some people, though.

In other announcements, the iPhone will cost $399 by the holidays, so get your credit cards ready to spoil the kiddos! iTunes now has ringtone support, and Apple has partnered with Starbucks to offer an interesting service.

Imagine, your in your local Starbucks, and your connected to the internet with your iPod Touch or iPhone. You say, "Gee, what is that song that's playing?" Well, finding out is as simple as pushing the Starbucks button in the Music Store, and listed before your very eyes are the last five songs that have played at the Starbucks your currently in. The problem? Well, I don't know of many people who actually want to know what songs are playing.

Hmm... what was the name of that indecipherable new age song that just played? Could it have been John Tesh?

New Monopoly Uses Debit Cards, All Educational Value Lost

I was watching TV today, and a commercial appeared that left me in complete shock.

There was this girl, playing Monopoly with her family, and she was accepting payment for her father's purchase, WITH A DEBIT CARD. That's right. The new Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition gets rid of the paper, and brings in plastic cards that are programmed using a card reader. No more counting stupid money and learning how to be a responsible consumer! Next thing we know, they'll be adding credit cards, and chance cards that read: "Uh oh! Your adjustible rate mortgage on your highest valued property sextupled! You must pawn your game piece to pay it off. Then you must steal your friends game piece. You get caught. Go to jail."

Wow... I don't think they can squeeze that on the card. What fun.

Web 2.0 Hipsters Rejoice! Startup Schwag is Coming!

Actually, it's already here. The short-lived, but well-loved ValleySchwag inspired this new startup, which for a fee will send you all sorts of shirts, pens, and other goodies from fresh web startups. The first month's shipment will include a TechCrunch shirt, along with other trinkets. Not bad for $15 bucks a month. (Not including shipping.)