Microsoft has apparently partnered with Burger King in Japan to create the most bizarre technology ad ever. Would you believe...a 7-patty Whopper?



Something tells us Ballmer approved this one personally.

A Japanese TV show rolls a live demo of Windows 7 that, to put it mildly, didn't go well. For the demo guy, this was undoubtedly the longest two-and-a-half minutes of his life.



We're relieved they didn't ask lead spokesperson Kylie to do the demo. We hate to see children cry.

To celebrate the upcoming it's-about-frackin'-time season premiere of one of our favorite TV shows, we proudly present a lost scene from 30 Rock:



Season 4 of 30 Rock (finally) begins Thursday at 9:30 on NBC. You want to go to there.

And speaking of that "whole workflow is Mac-based" thing, here's a classic Geeky Lemon moment from Season 3:

With Apple Tablet Fever sweeping the world like a high-tech version of the H1N1 virus, the iTab is starting to look more and more like a realistic possibility. But before the device can nuke the netbooks and kill the Kindle, it will have to win over the toughest test market of all -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

The NY Times reports that the Cupertino skunkworks has been working on the concept of an Apple-branded tablet computer since at least 2003, but Jobs has shot down each successive incarnation by asking what they were good for besides surfing the web on the toilet. (One assumes the Steveness had a much more forceful and colorful version of that question.)

A guy who used to date a girl that once boinked a former employee of the Apple tablet team now says that, in a typical game-changing move, Apple has decided to create a family of products based on toilet web surfing. The MacInquirer is pround to present a rough cut of the introuctory video for one of the upcoming products. Say hello to iPoo:



We've never seen Bob in one of these before, but we think Apple should get him to do all their online training vids.

You guys haven't exactly been blowing our doors off in MacInquirer's first-ever funny video contest. Below is the sole entry we've received so far, from TMI forum member DocEmmettBrown. (Warning: once you see this video, it will be impossible to un-see it.):



If things don't pick up soon, we may have to rethink the whole "we'll leave the content in your capable hands" thing.

As a public service, the MacInquirer held our nose and signed up to host a Windows 7 Launch Party later this month. This entitled us to what we were really intererested in: the Steve Ballmer Edition of Windows 7 given to Launch Party hosts.

Our Ballmer Edition kit arrived yesterday afternoon. Here's the surprisingly understated Windows 7 disc box:



A look at the basic contents and documentation in the kit:



Other Ballmer-related goodness includes a set of Ballmer flash drive cozies in assorted colors for your party guests:



We also got a five-pack of limited-edition Ballmer t-shirts -- all XXL of course:



And a coupon for a 6-foot Philly cheeseteak combo from our local Great Steak & Fry Company at the mall food court:



We may not actually host the party -- but the Philly was delicious.