Early word is sales of HP's tablet, the TouchPad, aren't going well. Despite being on the market for only a few months the tech giant is dropping its price by $50 to $449 for the 16-GB Wi-Fi version and $549 for 32-GB Wi-Fi.

I'm an unabashed fan of Android, having owned the original Droid since November 2009. When I travel I absolutely must have the original Samsung Tab 7-inch tablet with me. Google Music is a winner. But I also enjoy unwinding in the evening with a glass of Napa Chard, and Flipboard on the iPad. Call me an equal opportunist technophile.

We cover theater, arts, food, wine and tech here on Stark Insider so I'm keen to follow those topics around the Web. I like to see what people are saying about them on Facebook and Twitter. Interestingly, on G+ you're likely to only hear about tech.

If all roads lead to touchy-thin-app-driven devices out of Cupertino then that would likely mean: 1 OS to rule them all. And that OS will be an iOS/Mac OS hybrid.

That this Tab is such a sweet piece of kit - with specs sure to please fans of Android - could mean sales success for Verizon.

Thin is in. According to the manufacturer, the cable itself is all of 2mm thick which is even thinner than the iPhone/iPad sync cable.

My first reaction: slick! The photos really pop on the iPad's bright screen. I also immediately found myself right at home with the navigation, which, like most iPad apps, is brilliantly intuitive.

If you think an ad-hominem hurts in 140-characters, wait until you see the extended Lord of the Rings edition.

Lion is not going to change the world. It's very much, to my eyes at least, an incremental upgrade. For $29.99, however, it's an easy recommendation. The new features add even more elegance to an already finely honed OS.

Content is organized by episode. Of course, I skipped directly to "4" (Call me a slow learner, I still can't get used to calling Star Wars "episode 4" or "A New Hope" ... come on now!) . There I was able to watch a neat little video about the landspeeder and learn about the choices Lucas made to ensure the actors were still prominent while driving it.