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Real-life Simpsons Intro...
If you are in the market for an HDTV, you might want to wait just a little longer.
From Gizmodo: TI 1080p DLPs On Their Way
Not terribly exciting news, but it's important in that true HD-quality, low-cost DLPs are on their way. DLP prices are already falling as we speak, but a massive influx of chips from TI and other manufacturers is definitely going to change things up this summer.
Mitsubishi will be using these new chips in a line of 52- to 73-inch sets.
Press Release [Audioholics.com]
Tonight is the last episode of The Apprentice, start at 9pm.
I bet you could guess what would happen if President Bush was on The Apprentice. An interesting take brought to you by Ben Cohen's (of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream) TrueMajority.org.
In other Apprentice news, Troy McClain, my person favorite character, has started a new company called FinancialApprentice.com with fellow ex-Apprentice Jessie, which "aims to educate people on how to obtain credit and boost their credit rating, as well as understand credit risk, loans, mortgages and, to some degree, entrepreneurship." I'm not sure if their 15 minutes of fame today can translate to a business for the future.
Some interesting Apprentice info:
- The board room is on the same floor as their swank apartment.
- The elevators outside the board room are fake and just lead to another hallway.
- The young woman who rented the apartment Troy's team renovated already obtained a lease before the show decided to even renovate that apartment. She received $2000 in free furniture her involvement, and knew that no matter what rent she negotiated for, she'd be paying her original rent.
- That apartment was empty because the previous occupant jumped out the window a month earlier.
More details: Elevator Rides to Nowhere, from New Yorkish and Reality's Apprentice, which was written by the person living underneath the renovated apartment and is an interesting read.
Tracked from: Apprentice Watch and Craig Pfeifer's Maps and Legends.
I must admit that I'm enjoying the Apprentice, though not as much now that Troy has been fired. He seemed to be the only one using real-world business tactics and he seemed to have the most fun doing so.
What I don't get: Since Trump always has final say on who goes, couldn't he have decided who wins on the first day, and then just fire anybody but that person every time?
Thanks to the Lost Remote for reporting that the excellent cartoon series "Family Guy" is being brought back thanks in part to great DVD sales. According to Lost Remote, "Family Guy" was the top selling DVD from a TV series.
More coverage: E! Online, Memorable Quotes from "Family Guy", The Family Guy Reference Archives
Family Guy is my favorite series next to The Daily Show.