Actually, I'm still just happy that ZDTV has made it this far. When they started, I thought "Wow, they've got some cheezy hosts on their show - but it's incredible computers have become mainstream enough to warrant their own full-time cable channel!"
I think they're trying to offer a little something for everyone who likes computers. I sit down and watch it, and half the stuff is B.S. I learned 10 years ago, but then they'll have the occasional newsclip or review of something really interesting.
I actually wrote a reply letter to one of ZD's columnists about 6 months ago, who wrote an editorial in PC Magazine praising the new MP3 car players like the Kenwood "music keg" as teriffic concepts, and the future of car stereo.
I pointed out both the Dension and the Neo players, complete with URL's of where to buy them - and argued that either was much cheaper and less proprietary than Kenwood's overpriced offering. His only response was that he'd seen the Neo before, but thought it was sub-standard "hobbyist/hacker" material. Basically, unsuitable for the average car owner wanting to play MP3s.
The more I think about it, I think he's right. I love my Rio MKIIa player, but the more I work with it - the more I realize that even it isn't up to the quality standards people expect of multi-hunded dollar car stereos. Sure, sound quality is excellent and the feature-set is unbeatable. I'm talking more about the look and feel, button design, etc.
Let's face it folks, people would be screaming and moaning if their Sony, Pioneer, Kenwood, or Clarion stereo had issues like buttons getting stuck, or knobs being hard to turn, just because the faceplate was screwed on too tightly or a little bit off-center. The mere fact that it's a "pull-out" stereo design is dated and obsolete. There is no "slick looking" docking shell to slide it into when you use it with a home stereo. The list goes on... It really is more of a "hacker" and "niche enthusiast" item.