$1,900 will get you a 32" LCD with the ASUS brand on it come this time next week if you happen to be in Taiwan. The panels will be supplied by Sharp, & with ASUS quality behind them, these sets will likely be something worth looking into.

"Using a Sharp TFT LCD TV panel, the TLW32001 features a resolution of 1366×768, a brightness of 500cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 1200:1. The TV also has a 6ms response time and a viewing angle of 170 degrees, as well as including an HDMI (High Definition Media Interface), according to the company’s press release."

This is certainly interesting. Harvard medical, at that. There's an entire industry that's developed on the concept of ergonomic keyboards, wrist supports, & the like. Could be that all those innovations are a bunch of hooey...

"Carpal tunnel is caused when nerves in the wrist are pinched, however it's not caused by frequent use of a keyboard, claims the report. Instead, it is caused by heredity, body weight, fracture, or even pregnancy."

The guys over at HardwareAccelerated have posted an interview with a technology strategist in Dell's CTO office on the future of Blu-Ray. This guy is apparently also the Vice Chair of Global Promotions for the Blu-Ray Disc Association, so he should know his stuff.

"Content protection will be a focus as well and it will be done with both the studios and consumer's interests in mind. Flexibility and the ability to do more with digital content post-purchase is something everyone is looking forward to. Features such as managed copy are being developed with the customer's needs in mind."

Conrad over at Joystiq has started a discussion based on the recent release of the eight new Unreal Tournament 2007 screenshots. There's even a post by yours truly in the comments section.

"It’s clear that there are lot of problems involved within the field of super realistic graphics, two of which we’ve looked at here. Other factors include the quality of gaming hardware, slower progress in the field of animation and most importantly: the need to focus on gameplay. After all, don’t we play games to have fun?"