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what's going on hope you're having a great day I'm rich demuro with cnet TV in New York City and this is the Q and unlike your fascination with celebrity gossip this is one habit you don't have to hide let's get you started with your must see moment the world's largest cruise ship making its maiden voyage Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas is three and a half football fields long with room for fifty seven hundred people liberty is taller than the eiffel tower onboard amenities include a rock climbing wall surf Park ice rink and whirlpools that extend over the side of the ship now I thought Queen Mary 2 was the biggest apparently she is as ocean liner but not as cruise ship moving through the q american airlines in an effort to expand in-flight entertainment options without a lot of work is turning to portable media players sort of like an ipod you'd borrow from a friend but with a bigger screen the device comes preloaded with several movies TV shows CDs and music playlists first-class cross-country flights will also get bose quietcomfort 3 noise cancelling headphones but unlike those two buck cheapies you can't take them with you the players on a trial run but could get frequent flyer status if successful digital downloads legal or otherwise continue to cut into physical CD sales but those of us who do by the real thing often shop for them on the internet which brings us to your quick quiz what percentage of Americans have purchased a CD in the past six months is it thirty percent fifty percent seventy percent or eighty percent if you said fifty percent you're right according to research from it suits that number is down fifteen percent since 2002 still for new releases from a favorite artist physical CDs remain the top choice now as you might expect teams own the fewest CDs an average of thirty two wall us 18 to 50 4 year olds have upwards of 100 in our collections just as web video starts to snuggle up to the growing flash standard Microsoft thinks it's time for an HD like upgrade now Silverlight is available as a download so you can see for yourself several showcase sites lets you try out the new beta technology Silverlight is a cross-browser cross-platform plug-in that scales from mobile to steve video downloading the plugin is quick and painless and the video quality not bad finally go scratch yourself and possibly win some cash and prizes a scratch-off making website lets you create the ticket upload a picture tweak the design then share your scratcher by embedding it on your blog or profile page friends and visitors can scratch to win if they do you get the same prize at least that's the idea so far the second part of the equation not exactly live until sponsors sign on but there is a chance to win some cash and no messy scratch off residue either just don't let me see you using a quarter on your computer screen now let's you're in the queue why not get your friends into don't keep us a secret I'm rich the mural with seen a TV in New York City don't say I didn't tell you so