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The Buzz Blog

October 25, 2009

What a deal!

Posted at 12:01 am

It'll do everything but cheat for you: Computer maker Acer Inc. is releasing a laptop with a 3-D screen that with the help of special glasses appears to give three-dimensional depth to images on screen.

For just $780, the Acer Aspire 5738DG-6165 will make you believe you're using a real deck of cards when you play solitaire.

And a big pink taxi came and took my girl away: Women in Puebla, Mexico, are big fans of a fleet of 35 pink taxi cabs that are driven by female cabbies and are meant only for female passengers who say they are tired of the leering and flirting they must endure from some male cab drivers.

The other thing women say they like about the pink taxis? The seats are never left up.

But Maaahm: Herald columnist Julie Muhlstein took a test drive in a new sport utility vehicle that allows parents to set some controls, such as stereo volume and even maximum speed, for the inexperienced drivers in the family.

What the 2010 Ford Expedition can't do is silence the persistent whining sound from the driver's seat when it's occupied by a teen driver.

—Jon Bauer, Herald staff