Geek speak:
I've been hanging on to a trusty G3 500/20 PowerBook for exactly two years now, in anticipation of purchasing a new Titanium model this fall. This was hinging on wide speculation that Apple's pro laptops would sport a 1GHz G4, a faster system bus, a 64MB graphics card and possibly DVD-R/W. The latest reports in the rumor mill point to 867 and 933 MHz models with none of the other improvements [motherboard speed my biggest chagrin.] Hm. We might wait and see if Apple rolls out the almost mythical 64-bit G5 models at MacWorld Expo in January. Or not. In any case, if you're thinking about a new PowerBook, wait at least until November 6th!

There's also this thing, which appears to be magazine ad paste-up for a new device. No telling if it's just a fake or not, but certainly interesting - considering that Microsoft is supposed to release its Tablet PC on November 7th. [update]: The above 7.4" PowerBook 'thing' is a indeed a Japan-market only Sony Vaio U1 with an Apple logo PhotoShopped on and the keyboard lopped off. Someone's wishful thinking.

The beautiful new-to-the-US-market Sony Vaio W-series still looks really good as a digital home entertainment center. Check out the nice Flash piece for it: styled, designed and directed by our own BitBoy.