James Kim

I am sure you all have heard the heartbreaking story of James Kim and his courageous family's struggle to survive in the wwilderness.

Luckily Kati, Penelope and Sabine were found safe and healthy, but sadly James was found a few days later, his body found less than a mile from where his family was rescued.

The thing is, this story was really hard for me to hear because I knew James well at TechTV and we still kept in touch after I moved to LA and he went on to CNET. James was one of those crazy smart guys whose knowledge you always envied. And as much as he knew, he always wanted to share, and was never condescending to those not as tech savvy as he. That was appreciated by many at TechTV.

He was also so cool you just basked in his greatness. But my favorite thing about him was his unflappable dedication to his wife and children. This was the ultimate father who loved his children more than anything else in the entire world. He lived for them and the pride he felt when he spoke their names or sent me pics of the girls was omnipresent.

There were tears in my eyes when I heard of James' untimely demise. It still breaks my heart, but makes me take account of my life and realize how truly lucky I am to have healthy and happy family and friends that surround me. That's all that really counts.

I'm back

Hello everyone! Yes, after months MIA, and by MIA, I mean twiddling my thumbs wondering when I should get back into blogging, and traveling, getting a new dog, working, and eating, I am back in semi-full effect!

I am very happy to report a couple wonderful changes to my life. First off, I have been hired by HGTV to front a couple specials. So on top of my wonderful weekly show 'I Want That Tech Toys', I will rock the 'Outdoor Living Special', 'Behind the Scenes of the Rose Parade', AND the 'Rose Parade Special'. Duuuuuuuddddddddeeeeeeeee. Life is aight. Plus, if you all get a chance, please check out my other show, 'The Big Tease' on Reelz Channel. It is such a funny and entertaining show. And by funny and entertaining, I mean you don't even need to be hopped up on lovely lady H to like it! How-bout-it.

Also, because I am unemotionally tethered to anything sensible on terra firma, I have decided to jump on the crazy pet-owning bandwagon and adopted myself a little dog. This white and brown chihuahua mix looks like he has a bit of Jack Russell Terrier in him. So we decided to name this little villain Moose. And boy, does he push other dogs and neighbors around....Damn! Now I have to admit that I have really good friends that warned me that having a dog is much like having a child. And your entire life changes. But I thought, it will change for the better. I never expected to get a little terror of a dog that is responsible for making me sooo excited about going home, proud to take this cutie out for walks, and not even mind doing the unthinkable picking up animal feces. I'd even go as far as calling it 'just something I do.'

Because our little shelter dog is soooo skiddish with sounds, barky around men and strangers, and biting around my dad, we decided to call the animal behaviorist at the shelter where we got the little guy. It turns out our little Moose might have been abused at his old home. Horrible! How can someone harm this little puppy that weights a whopping 10 lbs when soaking wet?! Sure he's an old man at the elder age of 4 years, but his eyes just look at you and you have to melt - until he starts licking his lipstick. Then you just turn around and walk away. So we have decided to try and work with him through his emotional issues and give him the most loving home we can provide. And being Chinese, the one way we show love is with lots of food. And when I say lots of food, what I am saying is that our dog is chubby. Now I did adopt him with a thick middle, but many 'observers' are noticing that his middle is getting bigger or his head is getting smaller. They're just haters.

Lemme tell you something about little Moose. He's smart, loving, and one of the cutest dogs I have ever laid my eyes on. Although it is a lot more work than I ever expected, I have to say he is worth every chubby moment full of love.

*with a gangsta accent* Chubby Brain living la vida loca with Chubby Moose. Holler!

Zune release

Here we go!!!!

Microsoft's Zune will launch on 14 November at $249.99 for the 30GB version

To jump-start competition with the five year-old iPod accessory marketplace, Microsoft also announced 10 Zune accessories ranging from AV cables to FM tuners.

Check it!

Ellen again! This time, October 17th

Hey everybody! Looks like I have been invited back (already!!!!) to the Ellen Degeneres show!

Again, I will be showing you really cool high tech gadgets. I will give you a better idea of what to expect later.

set your Tivos, it's gonna be a fun ride.

Zune on Ellen

Hey everyone, in case you missed my appearance and have a couple spare minutes, check out my little diddy on Zune, and see how crazy the ladies get when they hear their prize!

Outta control. And scared the crap out of me being in the Ellen Studio.