Homotron Week In Review: Week Ending 5/3/2008

It's been a while since we've done a week in review, so we'll dispense with the niceties and get right back into business.

On to the linkage:

• Oh the delicious irony of it all: Steve Ballmer uses Macs for his presentations.
• CompUSA rises like a zombie from the grave, with the help of Tiger Direct.
• The PowerGlove, now with real life deadliness!
• Somehow beating the odds after some shifty business with their address, PsyStar's Open Computer is out and about in the wild. CNet even did a review. Colour me surprised.
• Speaking of surprising near vapourware, the Phantom Lapboard (yeah, from *that* Phantom) was also seen in real life and reviewed by Maximum PC.
• Physics + 216 neodymium magnets = FUN!
• British Myspace users, change your bookmarks.
• The 3G iPhone rumours are heating up as the temperatures rise, this time with word that AT&T may be subsidising the new iPhone.
• Get ready for the best picture you'll ever see... in an 11" package. Well, guess it's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean...
• If you hate physical media - rejoice! You can now purchase and download movies on iTunes on the same day as DVD buyers get their fix.
• Love sippin' your Starbucks coffee while browsing on your iPhone? Good news, you now get free Wi-Fi access!
• If you've got money to burn, you can just paypal it to my e-mail address; I could put it to good use. If you don't want to help a starving college student, then throw your money away by purchasing this pet house monstrosity. Meanie.
• Boomerangs, IN SPACE!
• That Blu-ray Xbox rumour just won't die. I suggest a little more garlic and a stake next time, Microsoft.
• Through some squirrelly application of tax laws, NY wants to designate people like us subsidiaries of Amazon. I don't know about you, but I certainly don't get paid like I work there.
• Our gadget of the week was the ridiculously blinged out gold and sapphire encrusted MacBook Air. If I see anyone with this, I might be liable to hit them outside the head.