Strange New World: Tech Picks of the Week
3-D movies like Montana's blockbuster are hard to pirate, have killer effects.
Feb. 6, 2008 — -- With love in the air as Valentine's Day bears down on us, some pretty strange things are earning our love this week. Apple has gotten so good at manufacturing buzz that it has drawn a good bit of hype for nothing more than a memory upgrade. You gotta love that. And laptops are being pushed as tokens of our affection for the day of roses. Finally, the ladies out there seem to be lovin' the new 3-D version of the Hannah Montana movie.
At this rate, who needs chocolates?
Here are our picks of the top tech stories of the week.
We seem to be saying this a lot lately, but Apple has just announced another new product. This time, America is all aflutter about... two new iPods! Actually, that's not quite true. It's actually the same old iPods, but with more memory — and a higher price.
For the low, low price of $499 you can get the brand new 16GB iPhone or the new 32GB iPod Touch. We love the Touch and it truly is the best MP3/video player on the market, but when you hit the $500 mark, you start to question its value.
If we were going to buy a gift for someone special on this Hallmark propaganda spectacle otherwise known as Valentine's Day, we would choose the 160GB iPod classic for $349. No, it doesn't have the bells and whistles of the new Touch, but you'll never run out of movies and tunes once you fill it up.
If your significant other is a geek, or you just hate using his or her terribly out-of-date PC when you visit, how about a gift of a laptop for Valentine's Day? Wait, wait — hear us out.
There are some great deals on solid PCs this month if you know where to look. Best Buy is pushing an entry-level Toshiba with a 15-inch screen, 120 GB hard drive and simple Celeron processor for $399. Take a look and click on the weekly ad at the top.
Best Buy's not your big box store of choice? Try Circuit City. It has an Acer Aspire with a dual core Intel Pentium, 160 GB hard drive for $479.99.
