The Queue: Highly caffeinated!
WHAT IS GOING ON?
I’M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV AND YOU ARE IN THE QUEUE…
LET’S GET YOU STARTED WITH YOUR MUST SEE MOMENT!
TO SPIDERMAN WEEK HERE IN NEW YORK CITY…WHERE CELEBRITY GAMERS TURNED OUT FOR THE LAUNCH OF SPIDERMAN 3 THE GAME…
FEATURING THE VOICES OF ACTORS TOBEY MAGURIE AND TOPHER GRACE –
PLAYERS WILL EXPERIENCE SPIDER MAN’S MYSTERIOUS BLACK-SUITED PERSONA…
WOULD YOU PAY MORE FOR YOUR TV SERVICE IF IT HAD THE FEATURES AND CONTENT YOU WANT?
MY BILL WENT UP WHEN I SWITCHED TO CABLE FOR HDTV…AND IT SEEMS 60 PERCENT OF CONSUMERS WOULD DO THE SAME.
RESEARCH BY MICROSOFT AND SCREEN DIGEST SEEMS TO CONTRADICT THE POPULARLY HELD THOUGHT THAT WE JUST WANT THE CHEAPEST PRICE FOR OUR TV SERVICE…
CONSUMERS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR LIFESTYLE-BASED PACKAGES – RATHER THAN JUST PRICE AND CHANNELS.
CONSUMERS ALSO WANT TO TO MAXIMIZE THEIR TV ENJOYMENT TIME – CONVENIENCE AND EASE OF USE THE TWO BIGGEST PRIORITIES.
WI-FI ACCESS AT HOTELS IS STILL A PRETTY MIXED BAG…SOME HAVE IT FREE EVERYWHERE, WHILE OTHERS CAN DRIVE YOU INSANE WITH ACCESS FEES.
HOTEL CHATTER HAS THEIR LIST OF BEST AND WORST WIFI HOTELS FOR 2007…
THE WEBSITE SAYS MARRIOTT IS SO CLOSE TO GETTING IT RIGHT…
WHILE IT’S MORE-BUDGET FRIENDLY HOTELS LIKE RESIDENCE INN, COURTYARD AND SPRINGHILL SUITES ALL OFFER FAST, FREE WIRELESS IN GUEST ROOMS AND LOBBIES…MANY OF THEIR LEGACY PROPERTIES DON’T.
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ALSO GETTING HIGH MARKS FOR THEIR FREE WIRELESS.
NOW THE BAD NEWS – MANY OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOTELS DON’T OFFER FREE WIRELESS!
CHAINS LIKE INTERCONTINENTAL, FOUR SEASONS AND RITZ CARLTON ALL CHARGE UPWARDS OF 10 BUCKS A DAY FOR THE ON-RAMP AND MANY TIMES ITS STILL WIRED.
TIME FOR THE BETA – WHEN YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO KILL AND HOT OR NOT IS WAY TO 90′S…FLICKR COMBAT OFFERS UP TIME-PASSING PHOTO BATTLES FOR A QUICK BREAK FROM THE DAILY GRIND.
ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE IMAGES IN THE BABES CATEGORY MIGHT BE A BIT RISQUE FOR WORK…
THE SITE ALSO OFFERS COOL CARS, CATS, LANDSCAPES AND MORE.
ONCE YOU VOTE ON A WINNER, AN INFO BOX LETS YOU KNOW WHAT PERCENT OF PEOPLE AGREE WITH YOU.
THERE IS ALSO A PIC OF THE DAY AND THE BEST 21 PHOTOS IN EACH CATEGORY.
FINALLY – AS SUMMER SETS IN – WHAT A BETTER WAY FOR A SUNKISSED NATION TO RELAX THAN BY GETTING ALL HYPED UP ON FROZEN ENERGY DRINKS.
MAJOR CHAINS INTRODUCING SLUSHY VERSIONS OF THE CAFFENITED CONTINGENTS…
SEVEN 11 HAS A FULL THROTTLE FROZEN FURY SLURPEE…WHILE SONIC HAS THE FULL THROTTLE FURY SLUSH…
BOTH ARE MADE WITH COCA COLA’S ENERGY DRINK…WHICH PACKS GINSENG, B-VITAMIN AND TAURINE.
FOR A FROZEN DRINK MADE FROM THE CATEGORY LEADER, T-G-I FRIDAY’S OFFERS A RED BULL BERRY BLAST SLUSH…
COMBINING WILD BERRIES AND RED BULL.
JUST THINK – A 40 OUNCER WITH 100 MILLIGRAMS OF CAFFEINE..YOU’LL NEVER FALL ASLEEP IN THE SUN!
CONSIDER YOURSELF ALL QUEUED UP…I’M RICH DEMURO IN NEW YORK CITY…DON’T SAY I DIDN’T TELL YOU SO.
Stars struck at ‘Spider-Man’ video game, paying for better TV, best and worst Wi-Fi hotels, killing time with Flickr Combat, and cooling off with lots of caffeine.
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