The Wishful Thinker ( World News To You )

15 iPod Accessories You Don’t Need
Check out the iPod dog jacket, the iPod teeth whitener, and an iPod laser.

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Happy Birthday, Blogs!
The first “Weblog” was born 10 years ago today; now, about 70 million blogs are up and running.

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Sci-Fi Site Stole Trade Secrets, Sony Says
Wired News - In the latest skirmish between corporate media and online fan culture, counsel for Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. sent a fax on 22 January to Harry Knowles, advising him that his unofficial Starship Troopers Web site was in violation of state and

Hollywood’s year marred by strike, sales
Associated Press - Pure escapism was the rule last summer as Sony’s”Spider-Man 3,”Disney’s”Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,”DreamWorks-Paramount’s”Shrek the Third”and”Transformers”all topped $300 million domestically, with the Warner Bros. sequel

In Hollywood, the glass ceiling cracks a little
Christian Science Monitor - the Fire,”the tearduct-draining drama starring Halle Berry, for Dreamworks, while Julie Taymor created her fantastically psychedelic Beatles tribute,”Across the Universe,”for Revolution Studios, until recently a partner of Sony

Sony cracks $3K mark with 1080p front projector
MacNN - Sony this morning has offered up the VW40 , the lowest-cost projector yet to draw on the company’s SXRD (liquid crystal on silicon) technology. The home theater unit bridges the gap between less expensive 3LCD projectors and more expensive SXRD

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PlayStation 2 Still Most-Played Console
Any guesses for the next most-played console? Hint: It ain’t the Wii.

Google Tees up Calendar Sync for BlackBerry
Wireless syncing occurs every two hours; no word on iPhone compatibility.

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