Everybody’s favorite jailbird and homemaker, Martha Stewart, has gotten herself a MacBook Air. Of course, the fanboys have already stepped in with advice (dump your HP laptop! Use Parallels!) but the interesting thing is just how much like an Apple…

Everybody’s favorite jailbird and homemaker, Martha Stewart, has gotten herself a MacBook Air. Of course, the fanboys have already stepped in with advice (dump your HP laptop! Use Parallels!) but the interesting thing is just how much like an Apple Press release is her blog post. Check it:

I was so excited when my new MacBook Air arrived the other day. When I opened the box and analyzed this laptop, I was amazed by how razor thin and how light it is – just .76 of an inch and only 3 pounds. It has a full-size illuminated keyboard, which is terrific for working in a dimly lit vehicle or on an airplane.

And I really love the trackpad, which works in much the same way as the Apple iPhone, giving you many more options by simply moving your fingers. […]

It’s a little difficult to photograph just how thin this MacBook Air is, but you can see for yourself by stopping at an Apple store or checking it out on line at www.apple.com.

It even has the URL in there. Doesn’t this sound care about it was written by a PR robot? Just sayin’

My new MacBook Air [The Martha Blog via DF]

Via [wired.com]

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First Supersonic Flight with Synthetic Fuel Shows Air Force’s True Treehugging Hippy Nature [Synthetic Fuel]

This week the US Air Force achieved the first supersonic flight using substitute synthetic fuel, booming a B-1B Lancer over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in New Mexico without any problems. The supersonic strategic bomber, designed to deliver atomic weapons, will be able to start Armageddon at $30 to $50 less per barrel while helping the environment and without depending on foreign oil. You read that well, you commie hippie treehuggers: war is getting cheaper, and it will help climate change, nuclear winter excluded. Looking at its composition, however, the synthetic fuel is certainly not as harmless as other alternatives.

Unlike other aircraft fuel efforts, like hydrogen-fueled planes or vodka with Red Bull, the synthetic fuel used in the B-1B is actually derived from natural gas using the Fischer-Tropsch process. The 50% synthetic fuel and 50% petroleum gases mixture, however, is as capable as regular fuel, feeding with ease the B-1B’s four General Electric F101-GE-102 augmented turbofans and pushing the variable sweep-winged bomber at Mach 1.25 to its objective, where it can launch AGM-69A short-range nuclear missiles, drop 24 Mk84 bombs or spread a lot of good will and clean air.

According to the USAF, the fuel is still under test after trying it successfully in this B-1B and the subsonic B-52 Stratofortress. They’re aiming “to have each aircraft using synthetic fuel blends by 2011,” according to Maj. Don Rhymer from the Air Force Alternative Fuels Certification Office. My favorite quote, however, comes from Captain Rick Fournier, the B-1B commander:

It’s great to be part of an Air Force initiative that’s also helping the environment, Captain Fournier stated. “Using a fuel that’s cheaper and cleaner … what could be superior?”

Rick, if Senator McCarthy was still around, you would be in jail by now. Damn you hippies in the military! Damn you! [Military.com, Boeing and Wikipedia]

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The Flip camcorder is about as far from a pro camera as Mario is from an actual plumber. In his (mostly fawning) review of the latest version, David Pogue states that the camera’s major “shocker” is that its low-light abilities “trump even $1,000 camcorders.” But there’s another one buried in there: It has snagged a whopping 13 percent of the camcorder market. Are there untold armies of soccer mothers running around with the Flip? Or is its super simple operation (and functionality) a quiet gadget revolution? [NYT]

Via [gizmodo]

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Sony Alpha A900 Shown Off at Pic Imaging Expo, Shipping Details Revealed [DSLRs]

Sony’s Alpha A900 practically blew us away when we first had an opportunity to grope it, which was way back during PMA ‘08 in January. Well, it looks like the Sony lads are again showing off their 25MP full-frame pro sensor toting DSLR, but this time at the Photo Imaging Expo in Japan.

Our pals at Master Chong were able to grab a whole slew of new images of the device, as well as shots of the neat looking, clear-bodied iteration pictured above. Apparently, Sony has also penciled in a release date, which will either coincide with IFA in August or Photokina in September. Until then, we shall tide ourselves over with all the new images. Hit the link to check them out. [Master Chong; Thanks, Felix]

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Windows Vista SP1 Available In Japan
Available in Akihabara, the gadget district of Toyko, is this hotly-anticipated add-on for Microsoft’s finest: Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1. Guaranteed to clean your system and get things running smoothly again. This three-ply joke is in fact a promo…

Available in Akihabara, the gadget district of Toyko, is this hotly-anticipated add-on for Microsoft’s finest: Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1. Guaranteed to clean your system and get things running smoothly again.

This three-ply joke is in fact a promo stunt for the Japanese T-Zone stores, even though it seems oddly appropriate for the ill-received OS.

Windows Vista SP1 [Impress via The Raw Feed]

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Condiment Pistol Blazes Burgers With Deliciousness [Tasty]

This oversized cartoon-esque pistol can be filled with your favorite condiments and fired at your food for the ultimate in BBQ fun. Naturally, the temptation to misuse this device will be overwhelming, but at least you can take solace in the fact that you’ll have the upper hand in any food fight you instigate. Tabasco anyone? Available soon for £14.95 ($30). [Firebox via Toyology]

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