Iwata Asks - Nintendo DSi: I love these \"Iwata Asks\" articles -- you get a nice \"behind-the-scenes\" look at new Nintendo products. That being said, I'm not too stoked for the new DSi. The new \"DSi Shop\" feature looks to be the most interesting -- I wish that Nintendo would just enable that for the DS that I already have, instead of trying to get me to buy a whole new machine.

Cable companies scheme to limit online content to pay-TV subscribers - Engadget: The big networks have done both content creation and distribution for so long, that they can't wrap their heads around the fact that their days of distribution are over. This apparently includes the cable companies. If this sort of scheme did come to pass, it would be totally lame. I'm at a point where if it's too much of a pain to watch some show (have to be in a specific place at a specific time, or the web experience is poor, etc) then I just won't bother. I have so many demands on my time, that I can always find something else to do.

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Laptop / netbook: Dell has the official website up for the Mini 10 -- it looks cool, like a direct competitor to the HP mini 1000 (which I have been so close to buying on several occasions). The Dell Mini 10 doesn't go on sale until the 26th, so no word on pricing until then.