“American Idol” finalist David Cook may be missing one of his biggest supporters at the upcoming season finale: his brother.
As was revealed last month, Cook’s brother Adam has been fighting brain cancer for the last ten years. People magazine reports that though he was well enough to attend one episode, his condition will likely keep him from travelling back to Los Angeles again.
According to the his wife, Adam’s health is “A day-to-day thing. I can’t look at tomorrow. I have to look at today. If I start planning out and thinking about too much in the future, I can get overwhelmed in all the details. I have to concentrate on today.”
Cook will compete tonight against David Archuleta, with the champion being crowned tomorrow night.
Here’s a quick look at three great products from the Macworld show floor.
1. NEC 42″ Curved Display
This Display by NEC, which is still in development, is a 42″ one panel curved display using rear projection technology. While the display is not flat like traditional LCD or Plasma screens that have become standards for desktop use today, the innovative curved display is so cool we’ll take it however it comes. One great upside to the rear projection technology is sub one-millisecond response time and a higher contrast ratio than typical LCD displays.
2. Brother HL-2170W $149 Wifi Laser Printer
This Wifi enabled laser printer from Brother prints up to 20 pages per minute. While it is only a black and white printer, the $150 price point on a laser printer with Wifi is a great feature. This printer can sit anywhere in your house as long as you have a wireless connection but can also work over 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, USB.
3. New Pzizz Modules At Napper Lounge
I spoke with Pzizz inventor Matthew Ashenden about the great application that helps you get energized and stay rested. Pzizz was hosting a napping lounge in the West Hall at Macworld, where people could book 20 minute napping appointments and try out their Metronaps station, which filter out light and use Pzizz to help you re-energize. Matthew told me about some of the really great new modules their working and experimenting with so stay tuned with Pzizz for some great modules coming out soon.
