Gadget Links: Two Feet Taller Than Me Edition

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7-Foot-9 Player Joins ABA Club, Associated Press Story on Breitbart.com: “The ‘have size, will travel’ basketball odyssey that’s taken 7-foot-9, 370-pound Sun Ming Ming from China to California to Kansas to North Carolina made its latest stop Wednesday in the back room of a Chinese restaurant in {Chevy Chase, MD}.”
Inconspicuous Consumption: Hiding the Plasma TV on WSJ.com: “Big home-entertainment systems and flat-screen plasma television sets may remain status symbols for some, but as prices continue to drop — and the devices become ubiquitous — an increasing number of consumers are downplaying their living-room gadgetry.”

Highlights of this article include discussions of the VisionArt system of retractable artwork that can be used to hide flat panel TVs, PCs manufactured by Suissa Computers that have custom wood cabinetry, and Wood Contour computer peripherals. [ Paid subscription probably required to read this article. ]