Hype

The Reality Distortion Field's little sister. Also, a strange form of infectious disease (related to virulent memes) that journalists are especially prone to catch repeatedly (sometimes several times a day).

See Also

Foxes on fire, and other entertainmentComment PolicyRegarding iPods, Developers and Attention SpansThe Google Myth Rolls to Mobile
3G iPhone and Femtocell Rumor MashupTouching BaseAbout The Author2007 in Review (and hints towards 2008)
Google Tricorder?ASUS Eee PC DisassemblyWiMax Wins ITU ApprovalBubbles and Pork
Leopard SeasonTechdirt: eBay Evaporates $1.43 Billion In Supposed Skype SynergiesState of the NationThe iPhone Timeline
You Have To Touch To SyncMy Five Wishes for LeopardTen Nine Feeds I Stopped Reading, And WhyHamster plus Hotspot equals Web 2.0 meltdown!
Report: Google shows phone prototype to vendorsRumored iMac Ultra-thin Metal Keyboard - The Interesting BitsiPhone and the analyst delusionsIPhone Flaw Lets Hackers Take Over, Security Firm Says - New York Times
Five Things Nokia Needs To Address To Beat The iPhoneThe Classic (Un)SocialiPhone - From Announcement To LaunchBundled Randomness
The Next Few Weeks of iPhone NewsOn corporate security and the iPhoneThe Trojan Aqua HorseSomewhat Here
Next Up...On ThreeThe Leopard That Slipped On An iPhoneOn The Oft-Mentioned Blogger's Code of Conduct, Which I Believe To Be Another Useless Thing For Bloggers To Chatter About
TrinketsiTunes 7.1The One That Got AwayAh, The Wonderful Internet
Pulling a MarioiPhone UpdatesiPhone - The Early YearsLooking Forward to 2007
My Take On Fedora Core 6The Weekend that SockedKids' StuffHalibuts and Shrimps
Random RemaindersMid-PointNeuros/OSDPrototype Epiphanies
Earthlink's DNS IdiocyApple + Google = .Mac^2?Yes, Device Drivers Are Buggy, And Everyone Kept Missing The PointWhy The Washington Post Needs Actual Journalists
BacklogCommon SenseBuzzing BackFUD
Casual DebunkingRelaxationEcho ReplyMonday, Oddly Enough
.Mac's Missed OpportunitiesThe US$800 Laptop, And Hardware MusingsThe Drunken Canaries?Apple Jam Recipes
BullshitHaving a Cow of a WeekDipping My ToesQuiet Evening
The Razor-Thin Mobile ComputerYou Can't Run Away From IM AnymoreDvorak's Own GoalsRainy Day
SonyEricsson K800, K790The Borg...Do Not DisturbSlush
Post-Dinner ReadingIdle ModeMacBooks and Other Happenings - The SequelTen Things I'm Looking Forward To In 2006
The Five Unwise MenFive Rumors You Might Be Familiar WithDouble ImpactReality Distortion Field