It's hard to imagine that this is the same company that almost died a few decades ago.

At first blush, it looks a bit like a black and white version of Google Sky Map. Using your finger you can scroll across a collection of stars, nebula and otherworldly objects. Is this an alternative universe, or the inside of Björk's brain?

With MySpace reportedly honing its position as the de-facto social network for entertainment and music, and now Google+ apparently appealing to the tech-set, the future of social networks could very well be all about small neighborhoods.

You've just read about a massive earthquake killing 2,000 people in country XYZ. Don't fret! You've just gone gold and here's a nice little colorful icon to reward your interest in human tragedy.

American Idiot by Green Day -- a brilliant modern day rock opera -- sounded magnificent. After listening to the album so many times using in-ear headphones, and also with my trusty Sony MDR-V6 phones, I was surprised at how much more nuance I could pick up in the mix.

Discretionary spend is an important thought here as well. Does anyone really - I mean, really - need a tablet? Of course not. Ultimately, It's a luxury good.

The H2n will be available September 2011 for $199.

With this one you may also have to get used to people saying to you, "I've never heard of the AViiQ tablet before! Oh, and it runs Apple apps too!"

Remember the World Wide Web era when Internet Explorer was the only game in town? It was a grey web. Bleak, boring, bland. Then along came Mozilla, Firefox, Chrome, Safari...

It's an interesting move. Here we have Amazon reportedly building a tablet that will run Android. Meanwhile Google is making a big move into the e-Reader space, which will potentially cut into Amazon's sales. Can you say co-opetition?