I think I agree with the post, actually. That menu bar is just a bit much. And while I am sure it's something I could get used to, my eyes probably won't as quickly. Also, I want to buy Macs for two people in my life who claim that monitors hurt their eyes as it is. Translucent menus are most likely not up their alley. If it affects the ability to quickly see something, it can be a make-or-break deal on using the Mac at all. I don't see why anyone would claim it's trivial. You have to use the menubar to do tons of things, especially if you're not a keyboard wizard with commands.

I like the idea of stacks in the dock (the reflections are cute, as I'm a lover of cute this is OK), but while I do think the curvy style of the pop-out list is adorable, I worry that my mom will feel overwhelmed by the very idea of it. Then again, I don't even think my mom will be hip to the idea of stacks, so scratch that. If these are 2 of the 10 features of the purported 300 new additions into Leopard, then I'm both excited and scared. Excited for more cuteness, scared for more CoverFlow-esque type of "Hmm, is that really necessary?" changes.

Tomb Raider: Legend :)

I think what they could possibly mean for "5 hours" is "5 hours worth of gameplay." You can only change a hairstyle, shoes and outfit so many times with the presets before you've exhausted the options. I don't understand why doing any of this on a TV screen is more exciting. Part of the fun of "playing dolls" is that you can make them slap other dolls, cheat on husbands, drive away in expensive cars, and cook in gourmet kitchens without any computing in "real time" with "interactive" features from your friends' dolls. It'll be gimmicky enough for girls to want it for all of one month, but it won't last enough for thousands of separate cartridges to sell.

I love satellite for HD, delicious premium networks. Yum :)

My favorite shots are food in macro. Everyone makes fun, but agrees they look delicious. :)

I think I agree with the sentiment that not all tech in Japan is better than America, but you have to put some cultural and social limits on what is considered "forward tech." Your example of dryers is a very American one which not only consumes energy (which isn't cheap), as well as take up much coveted space. This is why most people air-dry their clothes. I suppose you could also say that the social make-up of more housewives who do not work who can actually take the time to air-dry plays into this model as well.

In any case, let's just face that Japan is ahead of America in many, many ways. I'd rather be pushing terabits than doing my laundry in a dryer, personally.

I noticed the keyboard switch-up on the pink model as well. I personally like it with the white keyboard more. If it had the white keys, I'd definitely be torn between a white Vaio or a pink Vaio.

I want to buy a MacBook, but with all the issues you hear of, and now Sony Vaios that offer quite a bit more are coming out...maybe I'm not so Mac-curious anymore (notebook-wise)...

Can I assume "multi-format" media card reader means I can plug in my SD card? No need for a Memory Stick-having digital camera or PSP? Good lord, I'm sold! If not, oh well, just dreaming.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider LEGEND is my favorite :)

I think Apple has overpriced themselves as well. I just want a simple computer, but for $599, I could really get something with a keyboard and mouse at the least.

I really think that the Mac mini just serves to make customers go to the 17" iMac at $1,199. It's sad to see that they've upgraded the iMac's processor, RAM and lowered the price while the Mac mini was upgraded in processor but not lowered in price. (The integrated graphics card, by the way, isn't as bad as you'd think for average users [like myself]. I have absolutely no care for gaming on my PC. I watch Divx movies, edit photos/art and surf the web...)

I like the Engadget blog (having found out about it just over a month ago) and it's nice to see a spin-off dedicated to one of my recent obsessions: HD and HDTVs!