I'm not kidding. Have you seen these things? The picture quality is so clear and so good, it jumps out right at you... in 3D! Unbelievable!
Seriously, after at staring in awe at a 54" Samsung screen, I felt I absolutely needed to be immersed in High Definition glory from then on or I'd feel like I'd be living a pale shadow world. Anyway, the experience impressed me. Here's why:
- I went to the store to see what was new in consumer electronics, and I saw a television capable of reproducing 3D images (with user glasses). I seriously had no idea these things existed
- I experienced a part of history. I have something in common with the people who first saw heard about the radio, or television, or color television.
- I usually don't get excited by newer television models. I still have the old television I found in the I-House laundry room when everyone was moving away. That was four years ago. I really don't watch TV. But really, I think 3D televisions are something different.
- It's because 3D televisions are from the future. It's one of those things like flying cars, but that actually came true. (Flying cars are too impractical, by the way. We have flying buses [airplanes] and I think that's all we need.)
- The power shakeup in the News Corp. empire
It's incredible how fast things can go wrong for powerful people. It's humbling to watch and gratifying to be reminded that there are consequences for bad behavior. For those who don't know, an old London tabloid called "News of the World" was caught having hacked into the phone accounts of private citizens in the UK and possibly in New York in order to gain information for publishing purposes. (News of the World belonged to News Corporation, which owns Fox. "News of the World" was shut down because of the hacking case.) So the editor of "News of the World" when all the hacking was going on became the CEO of the publisher of all the News Corp. papers in the UK. (The publisher is called "News International" and the CEO, "Rebekah Brooks".) She resigned and was arrested today for her role in the hacking scandal.
- Japan winning the women's World Cup
I'm almost sorry I had written off Japan in the second extra time. Japan doesn't disappoint when they play. The heartbreaking Paraguay/Japan match in the men's World Cup 2010 also comes to mind. Japan lost that one, but they played with such spirit. This is a team to watch.
