Wilson Tang is back in the house today, along with the lovely and ever-gracious Natali Del Conte. She's just come back from her vacation, and we find out how she stalked Tom Hanks from the film "Angels & Demons" (check out her Loaded piece this Thursday). And Justin disappears from his first ever hate-on during the show.
Watch out boys.
(Credit: Natali Del Conte/CNET)On today's show, we've got Wilson Tang backers calling to defend the man. Lots of e-mails as well from supporters, who think finding out Tyler Perry is in a movie is about as much of a non-spoiler as you can get. But if you really want spoilers, check out Wilson's lastest Tumblr post, where he finds many faults in the new "Star Trek."
In more stories from the Interwebs, Craigslist has finally acquiesced to state attorneys general, who wanted the erotic service section taken down. Now, a new section will appear, which will be moderated by Craigslist employees. We think it's too bad that all it took was one bad apple to ruin it for everyone. Now, Jeff has to find a new side job.
Speaking of bad apples, Microsoft has been running these "Laptop Hunter" ads on television, and Apple comes back with its own "Megan" ad. We just think it's hilarious that these customers end up buying a 10-pound monster with a 22-inch screen. Wilson thinks it's even funnier that a "filmmaker" would buy a PC to edit her film on. What's she going to use? Windows Movie Maker? Come on, if you can afford Avid, the price difference between a Mac and a PC is trivial.
Natali's best contribution to the show today is that she says the words "penis phone" on air and teaches us the Spanish slang for "schlong." Apparently, Venezuela's leftist president Hugo Chavez is releasing a government-subsidized cell phone named after a certain male body part. It's because of the vibration function we suspect.
Finally, "404" shows up in some of the most random places. Check this out. It's a demolished building with a 404 sign. Be sure to send in your favorite 404 signs around the world at the404 (at) cnet (dot) com. Or drop us a voice mail with more Wilson love at 1-866-404-CNET (2638).
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Best Windows laptop: a MacBook?
(Credit: Rixstep)Oh boy, Apple's having a good week. First Consumer Reports puts MacBooks at the top of its list for laptops, and now Microsoft's biggest marketing weapon suffers this indignity: the Laptop Hunter ads, those semiannoying, semiintriguing spots featuring everyday people looking for laptops and choosing Windows ones over Macs, may have been made on Macs.
A visit to Microsoft ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky reveals several MacBook Pros behind the desk of Alex Bogusky, the Chief Creative Officer and mind behind the Laptop Hunter campaign in prominent display. Of course, there's no proof that these machines were directly responsible for "cutting video" to make these ads, but most creative agencies do tend to use Macs.
Admittedly, Rixstep, who posted the Alex Bogusky photos, is very pro-Mac and anti-Microsoft. And yet, the photos don't lie.
Does it matter? Well, this would be funny material for a counter-video. Are Windows laptops as good as MacBooks at handling media? You tell us.
(Via Electronista)
Maybe you noticed already, but in the latest installment of Microsoft's "Laptop Hunters" ad campaign, 11-year-old Jackson and his mother, Lisa, pick a 16-inch Sony Vaio notebook that's game-friendly and has something no Apple MacBook is offering: Blu-ray. When mother and son learn the Sony laptop has the feature, they practically give each other high fives, exclaiming in unison, "Blu-ray!"
I know this doesn't sound like a big deal--but it kind of is. For Microsoft, which was one of HD DVD's main supporters and fought Blu-ray tooth and nail till the bitter end, using Blu-ray (and, ironically, a Sony laptop) as a selling point in an ad is a sign that perhaps it's finally ready to bury the hatchet.
Somehow, I doubt this means we'll see Blu-ray in the XBox 360 anytime soon, but I'm sure a few folks out there wouldn't mind if Microsoft did offer a premium version of the 360 with a Blu-ray player for $100 more.
And heck, for the price of a MacBook Pro, it'd be nice if Apple also threw in a Blu-ray drive, no?
(Source: Blu-blog)
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