The Queue: Week in eview

HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL..I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV AND WELCOME TO THE QUEUE...WEEK IN REVIEW.
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE TOP TECH STORIES FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL, 2007.
BUT FIRST...LET'S START WITH SOME EYE CANDY...
A CAR THAT DRIVES ITSELF.
THAT'S THE CHALLENGE OF THIS YEAR'S DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY -- OR DARPA.
THE BOSS IS A CHEVY TAHOE EQUIPPED WITH 25 LASERS, CAMERAS AND RADARS...
LATER THIS YEAR, TEAMS WILL COMPETE WITH SIMILAR ROBOTIC CARS IN THE URBAN CHALLENGE -- A 60 MILE RACE WHERE THE WINNING CAR MUST DRIVE ITSELF TO THE FINISH LINE IN CITY-LIKE CONDITIONS.
THE WEBBY AWARDS ANNOUNCING THEIR NOMINEES THIS WEEK...
THE SO-CALLED OSCARS OF THE INTERNET HIGHLIGHT THE YEAR'S BEST WEBSITES, VIDEOS AND ADS.
THE AWARDS RECEIVED 8-THOUSAND ENTRIES FROM 60 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD...WINNERS ARE JUDGED BY THE 550-MEMBER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DIGITAL ARTS AND SCIENCES...
THERE'S EVEN A PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD SO YOU CAN VOTE TOO.
THE AWARD SHOW HAS A FAMOUS FIVE-WORD LIMIT ON ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES...
THE 11TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED MAY 1ST.
AND YES, CNET IS NOMINATED!
PLASMA TV PRICES ARE FALLING FAST...AND MANY OF YOU ARE BUYING THE BIG SCREENS...
WHICH LEADS US TO YOUR QUICK QUIZ...
WHAT'S THE BEST SELLING PLASMA TV SCREEN SIZE?
IS IT
37 INCHES
42 INCHES
50 INCHES
OR 58 INCHES?
IF YOU SAID 42 -- YOU'RE RIGHT...IT'S THE BEST SELLING SCREEN SIZE BASED ON UNITS SOLD IN FEBRUARY...BUT 50 INCH PLASMAS ARE GAINING GROUND AS PRICES FALL...
PLASMA TV'S NOW AVERAGING $1688 -- THE SECOND LOWEST PRICE IN THREE YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE NPD GROUP.
APPLE CELEBRATING A MILESTONE THIS WEEK WITH FULL PAGE NEWSPAPER ADS PROCLAIMING SALES OF 100 MILLION IPODS.
THE UBIQUITOUS DIGITAL DEVICE PREMIERED FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AGO IN NOVEMBER 2001...
SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN 10 NEW MODELS -- INCLUDING 5 GENERATIONS OF IPODS, TWO OF THE DEFUNCT MINI, TWO OF THE NANO AND TWO OF THE SHUFFLE.
THERE ARE NOW 4-THOUSAND ACCESSORIES FOR THE POD AND 70 PERCENT OF 2007'S U-S CARS HAVE A WAY TO PLUG IT IN.
MGM JOINED THE ITUNES LIBRARY THIS WEEK --THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 500 MOVIES AVAILABLE ON ITUNES.
CLEANING YOUR BACKYARD POOL GOT MUCH EASIER THIS WEEK...THERE'S A NOW A ROBOT THAT'S READY TO DIVE IN TO DO THE DIRTY WORK.
IROBOT -- THE COMPANY THAT'S ALREADY HELPING YOU CLEAN FLOORS AND RUGS -- IS GOING UNDERWATER...WITH THE VERRO.
THERE ARE TWO MODELS -- EACH USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO CLEAN THE ENTIRE POOL IN ABOUT AN HOUR -- JUST DROP THEM IN AND POWERFUL VACUUMS AND FILTERS SUCK UP DIRT, DUST, ALGAE AND BACTERIA.
VERRO IN LINE WITH IROBOT'S MISSION OF CREATING ROBOTS THAT PERFORM DULL, DIRTY OR DANGEROUS MISSIONS IN A BETTER WAY.
THANKFULLY -- THE QUEUE IS ONLY TWO OUT OF THOSE THREE OR ELSE THEY'D BE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REPLACE ME!
REMEMBER, CNET TV IS THE PLACE TO FIND TONS OF TECH VIDEO ALL WEEK LONG...
I'M RICH DEMURO IN NEW YORK CITY...
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TELL YOU SO.

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um ok there are 11 different ipods not 10. 5 original, 2 mini, 2 nano and 2 shuffle. 5+2+2+2=11