The new Microsoft Surface!

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Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division - the same department responsible for Xbox 360 - has unveiled a new

“Entertainment and devices has a long history of bringing innovative product experiences to market - such as Xbox, IPTV and Zune. Today, E&D’s vision is anchored in delivering end-to-end hardware, software and services across different pillars of Connected Entertainment, such as music, video, communication and gaming,” said E&D executive Tom Gibbons.

“That’s exactly what we’re doing with Microsoft Surface… The new hardware and software in Surface, along with a predominant focus on the consumer experience, support the Connected Entertainment vision - making entertainment more personal, more interactive and more social.”

Gibbons added, “As a new product category, we see the Surface computing group as extending Connected Entertainment to new devices, categories and platforms.”

Microsoft Surface will initially roll out through partners such as Starwood Hotels, T-Mobile and Harrah’s Entertainment, plus gambling game company International Game Technology. It will be priced at between USD 5000 - 10,000, but Microsoft plans to produce cheaper versions to sell to home users within three to five years.

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American Idol Winner: Jordin!

American Idol for example represents a true cross media phenomenon, explained Matt Booth of The Kelsey Group. American Idol winner is a 'normal' teenager with a crush on the boyfriend of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt. American Idol has bucked the trend of most successful television programs, past and present, by growing in audience numbers in its fifth season.

Jordin

Jordin won, DWTS is over, Robin and Ted are broken up, Grey's anatomy got all burned down, close to home ended with a. Jordin is a wonderful young girl, but I feel that there were better singers. Jordin Sparks looked exactly as I pictured her in the moment of her Idol victory.

Contestants

The contestants sing a song of their choice based on a theme each week and the two with the least public votes exit from the competition. Once in the top 5, the contestants sing two songs each. The stage is moved to the Kodak Theatre for the finale showdown, where the two remaining contestants perform for an audience of at least 3,400.

Performances

For their final performances, both contestants sang "This Is My Now," the tune picked by viewers in an online "American Idol" songwriting contest introduced this season, along with two other songs of their choice. Most everyone seems to think, especially after last night’s performances, that Jordin is the obvious winner.

American Idol continues to clobber its competitors in the market sector that really matters to advertisers, those 18-49 years of age. American Idol, its judges are fond of repeating, is a singing competition. American Idol’s Latin night was a battle in the latter category, and perhaps the less said about it the better. Imagine "American Idol" if people like Diana DeGarmo, Jon Peter Lewis and Scott Sabol (wrapped in a metallic bodysuit) won every year and no one was.

Ron Paul's point of view

Ron Paul believes that the federal government has been neglecting its constitutional responsibility to protect its own borders and concentrating instead on unconstitutionally policing foreign countries. Ron Paul has voiced support for re-opening the 9/11 investigation to discover why the FBI did not act on 70 field tips from an agent reporting student pilots (and eventual 9/11 hijackers) who were learning to take off but not land and why the various intelligence agencies could not collaborate on information to possibly prevent the attacks.

Government

Paul tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies.

Candidate

As a former Libertarian Party candidate for President, Congressman Paul has been a proponent of ballot access law reform, and has spoken out on numerous election law reform issues.

Iraq

He has spoken out against torture[18] and the abuse of executive authority in the Iraq War to override human rights guaranteed by the Constitution. He claimed that the current circumstances with Iran are similar to those under which the Iraq War began, and urged Congress not to authorize a war with Iran.

Campaign

Paul is they are used to modern campaigns spending millions on pollsters, consultants, and "grassroots organizers" to create the illusion that have an army of passionate supporters. In 2002, he spoke before the Congress in opposition to campaign finance reforms that place any restrictions on citizens and businesses making campaign contributions to the candidate of their choice. If we don’t learn how to use that to its maximum benefit, we won’t have a very viable campaign.

Ron Paul, R-Texas, touches upon the primary themes of his presidential campaign -- Iraq, immigration and abortion. Ron Paul has also formed a presidential exploratory committee (something Gingrich has not even done yet), his name was conspicuously absent from Falwell's list.