My cleverly crafted title aside, this blog post will be dedicated to the laptop computer that you, well, have to get. And I mean HAVE TO. I’m going to let Business Week do the talking here:

The result, code-named Intel mobile Metro notebook, is less than 0.7 inches thick—about one-quarter of an inch thicker than Motorola’s iconic cell phone [the Razr], making it the world’s thinnest notebook. And at 2.25 pounds, it’s also one of the lightest small-sized portable computers. Other features include always-on Internet connectivity via various wireless technologies.

You read that right: a quarter of an inch thicker than a Razr. It’ll have always-on connectivity, using all Intel chips, of course, to connect via Wi-Fi, EV-DO and WiMax. It’ll also have a flash memory hard drive, with an expected battery life of 14 hours.

This thing is going to be available soon, perhaps as soon as the end of 2007, though no prices have yet been released or announced.

The last thing I’ll say about this is that I’m not buying the idea that this product appeals to women. I think this is a definite whizz-bang kinda gadget, which is within man’s purview.

Business Week via Gizmodo.com

I’m not going to come right out and say that extravagences such as these are a sign of the apocalypse. I will, however, imply that this is the case. Thank the Lord above for Boeing and its 787 Dreamliner VIP edition, because we’re all a step closer to meeting Him.

The Boeing 787, in non-VIP trim, is a mid-sized, wide body, twin engined jet airliner currently under development by Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes unit and scheduled to enter service in May 2008. It will carry between 210 and 330 passengers depending on variant and seating configuration. (Thank you Wikipedia for that description.)

Not limited by the making-ends-meet existence that many of us eek out, Joseph Lau, a Japanese important person, paid a hefty $153-million for his custom made airplane. All told, he’s got more than 2500 square feet of cabin space all to his lonesome. You just have to FOLLOW THE LINK for pictures. You ain’t seen nothing like it. Read it soon, before the world ends in one giant fireball.

Via Techeblog.com