The Gateway NX100 is a departure from the bold, powerful and heavy laptops that now seem to be the rage. It is wafer-thin, and its striking black case could elicit double and triple takes when opened on a long-distance flight.

Available today at www.gateway.com, the $1,400 12.1-inch laptop comes with an external DVD burner and has built-in 802.11g wireless networking.Gateway is also offering optional integrated Bluetooth networking and a larger battery, as well as a port replicator for docking at the office.

A Powerful Featherweight in a Class Dominated by Bulk [NYTimes.com]

AudioMonger.com has an interview with Kristin Diable and Slushpile.net has an interview with Anya Kamenetz. Two great women, one a musician, one an author, and two great interviews. Check them out.

Kristin Diable [AudioMonger.com] Interview: Anya Kamenetz, Author [Slushpile.net]

Spoke to ABC news today about Microsoft’s Origami project.

What is Origami [ABCNews.com]

BWL Blogger Scott conducted an excellent interview with John Grisham over on Slushpile.net.

Read it here.

In what I’m sure will become a popular meme, I’ve registered our 1 month old son’s first domain name – KasperBiggs.com. Hopefully, ten years from know the web will still exist in its current form and he can post a bit.

Let’s all get together and welcome the latest member of the BWL family – AudioMonger.com. Edited by Blake Robinson of NOLA, AudioMonger is about music – the bands, the guitars, the lifestyle. AudioMonger isn’t about East Coast/West Coast, Hipster vs. Emo, it’s about good music and good writing.

AudioMonger

NY Times – Creative, which was making portable MP3 players long before there was an iPod, has designated its latest player, the Zen Vision:M, as a powerful weapon against Apple’s juggernaut.

The 30-gigabyte Vision:M can play MP3’s and copy-protected music, display pictures and even play video on its 2.5-inch color screen. The $330 player comes in black, white, green or pink.

Read more.

Got another mention in the Palm Beach Post. It’s a good gift guide.

If tech gadgets are in your holiday shopping plans, a good person to talk to is John Biggs, news editor at New York City-based Gizmodo.com.

“It reminds me of an old newsroom where we’re all yelling at each other, except it’s over IM.”

Gizmodo drags Net, shares scoop on gadgets [Chicago Tribune]

Writer Karson is doing an excellent job of maintaining TheSportingLife.net. We’re hitting about 300 visitors per day now for a total of about 1500 hits on average. Not back for about two months on the blogosphere.

Some recent topics: vodka, X-Wing Hondas, and erotic watches. What fun.