So, you wanted your latest home movie masterpiece of grandma getting down at your cousin's wedding to be in HD. Well, if your a MacPro or PowerMac user, MCE TEchnologies is there for you. They have announced, for immediate release, the Blue-ray SuperDrive.

This handy drive isn't just for embarrassing family in high definition, but it could also be used to back up 25GB or 50GB (dual-layer) of data from your machine. You could also make real movies that actually do matter, or in my case, I could archive my iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie media libraries on one disk - handy. The unit fits into any open slot on your available MacPro or PowerMac.

The Blu-ray SuperDrive is available right now from MCE Technologies, and will set you back $499. It also comes with one Blue-ray disk. Or, if you look at it the other way, the SuperDrive is free with the purchase of a $499 Blue-ray writable CD.

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My family is going on vacation this week, and we are taking an iPod, an iPhone, a Blackberry, a Nintendo DS, and a MacBook. I know, it is ridiculous, but we will be gone quite a few days, and I will need to be working in the mornings. Apparently, we are not the only ones who take gadgets on vacation.

At the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (it is a shame we are flying into San Antonio instead), Samsung Mobile has installed 22 charging stations that power all sorts of gadgets and gizmos for free. That way, if there are any delays, or if you need a quick power boost, you can simply jump in and charge. This is a great way to power-up without having to unpack everything or pack a charger in your carry on.

Samsung Mobile has also installed charging stations at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and 18 at Orlando International Airport (MCO).

Now, if Denver or San Antonio could get theirs, that would be great for me.

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Considering the popularity of the Nintendo Wii is, for the most part, based on the simplicity of its controller, it is about time that someone designed a Wiimote-like controller for PC Games.

A company called GoLive2 has done that with The Stix. GoLive2 plans to launch the Stix controller with a companion website that will have hundreds of free Web-based games.

They also plan on marketing two types of Stix: the 200 and the 400. The 200 looks to be designed just for their web-based games, while the 400 looks compatible with 2D and 3D environments.

The planned release date is sometime in August. I wonder if GoLive2 intends to put out a version of the Nunchuk.

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Every once in a while, some new device that challenges how we think about something. Remote controls usually only advance in one way by becoming more "universal", but this Master Remote Control is very different.

This Master Remote Control uses "two discs which can be spun or compressed in a number of gesture patterns to interact with your TV". So instead of pushing buttons, it simplifies the controls to a series of twists and gestures.

So far, this device is just in the concept stage. Once it is marketed, you never know what will catch on.

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The problem with buying a laptop is that it's really a personal decision. Since it's impossible to try every laptop that's out there, you need a site like Laptopical to help you sift through the choices.

The best laptop reviews give you speeds and feeds data, the high-level pros and cons, and go into detail about what makes it a good-or bad-product. Laptopical's reviews are fairly well organized and you can see the major points above the fold-a good thing.

The site can also be searched a number of ways. Aside from free text searching of the reviews, you can also look at all the reviews of a particular manufacturer, e.g. HP Laptops, and get a general sense for the different laptop makers.

I am a big fan of the Nintendo Wii, but I have missed out on the DS. If I did own a DS, I would definitely love to have the Lightsaber Stylus.

There is a 3-pack that costs about $7.99 that will include Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Vader's lightsabers. There is also a 2-pack that costs $16.99 of Luke and Vader's sabers that can actually light up.

These sets are planned to be released on July 31st, but they are available for pre-order on Amazon right now. It makes me wonder if that new Star Wars game of The Force Unleashed will appear on the DS, because this would be the perfect accessory.

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