In the world of technology, looks aren't everything. In Hollywood, however, looks are the only thing.

The Sony Vaio laptop wasn't always the best looking in its class. The same can be said about Violet Affleck , the daughter of celeb couple, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.  

The sleek simplicity of MacBooks have captured the attention of the tech press. Shiloh , the daughter of celeb couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie-Pitt seems to have won over the paparazzi. 

Recently, however the Vaio has grown into one sexy machine. The latest installment in the Vaio line , the T series, revealed earlier this week boasts a 1.2 GHz processor and some really really good looking skins.

We'll just have to wait and see about Violet.

Fortunately for the daughter of Ben and Jen, mom and dad can throw around the kind of cash Sony's got to hire a team of designers to revamp Violet should they need them.

I don't have a whole lot in common in with celebrities. They have more money than me. They have more friends than me. They have more fans than me.

One thing famous people and I do have in common, however, is our passion for writing in a weblog or what the kids call a blog. Every once in a while I will take a look at the blogs of the rich and famous to critique and in some cases council them. Our first blog comes from the mind of rapper/producer Kanye West.

Of all the celebrity blogs I have had the pleasure of browsing, I'd have to say Mr. West's is actually the best. He writes, if you posting a pic and writing a sentence underneath counts as writing. Ok, I checked with the judges, it counts. See: Photo Friday. On his blog, Kanye covers his favorite thing - himself, along with some of his other favorites; fashion, music and technology. Recently Kanye has recommended a rocket pack and a glow-in-the-dark bike.

You can't tell me nothing, Kanye's blog is right now is my pick for the best celeb blog. Unlike the VMAs or the Grammys, I decided to give Kanye the prize.   

Many have tried and many have failed at reinventing themselves. Just ask Britney. Unless of course crazy suicidal kid stealer was what she was aiming for, in which case she recieves high marks for her reinvention. 

The reinvention of Danny Masterson, formerly of That 70's Show fame, is right on target. Masterson has gone from actor to in-demand DJ extraordinaire. For a hefty price, Masterson who spins under the moniker Mompants will come to your party, play some records, make people dance and wonder why the red-head chick from That Show is the only one who isn't doing anything or anyone of significance. 

The dudes over at Flud Watches have just dropped a sick turntable watch that is fit for Mompants and celeb DJs alike. Unlike a night of record spinning with Masterson, the watch won't cost you the arm you'd rock it on. It will only set you back $65.  

New parents, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden walk hand and hand, errr, hand and blackberry and hand. 

Lies, cheating, drugs, finances, the media and of course our favorite irreconciable differences are the usual reasons why Hollywood couples have the shelf-life of a quart of milk or in the case of Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmunds, the shelf-life of an opened quart of milk sitting out in the sun.  

According to John O'Neil, the director of addicitions at the Menninger Clinic in Houston, a "technology overload" or addiction to your cell phone and email can cause relationships to go sour.

Publicists rejoice! Your client and his/her significant other can call it splitsville thanks to a "technology overload."  

Tony Soprano can do a lot of things. With one phone call or one sit down meeting he can make things happen. Tony can't do everything though.

Due to the size of the boss' belly, Tony would have an easier time smuggling contraband through the Newark International Airport than he would if he was simply trying to read a scale.

Don't stop believing Tony, there is finally a scale available that will allow you to weigh yourself without having look passed the gut all the pasta and sausage has produced. Introducing the Eye Level Readout Wireless Scale by Taylor Gifts [via Random Good Stuff].

Now if only I can find a good way to end this post...    

There are two kinds of people in the world, those who care about comic books when there's a new movie about a comic book hero and those who love comic books more than anything. Take a guess what category the owner of this Bat Cave home theater belongs.   

Bruce Wayne, himself, probably wouldn't even do  this to the Wayne Manor. I'm sure for some nerds, watching Christian Bale kicking ass as the Dark Knight might be a lot of fun in this place, but I'd rather drop cash on something a little more practical like say a $20,000 diamond encrusted iPhone case.  

I recall last year's MacWorld when the iPhone was introduced thinking there was no way I would ever drop that kind of cash on a phone. Then I saw one and had one in my hand and thought food and rent weren't as important as me owning this phone. It does everything, life will be easier if I have to shoplift from the local 7Eleven to keep myself fed, it doesn't matter because I can read my emails and listen to my playlist all from one little handheld device.

At this year's MacWorld, we got a glimpse of a $20,000 iPhone case by Case-Mate. Read that sentence again. Are you back? Ok let's try to move on. The case is made with 42 diamonds, totaling 3.5 carats, and is embedded in 18k gold. 

Remember that story I told you about putting food and rent off just to own an iPhone? That's not going to happen with this case. I have never owned a case for any phone, nevermind a case with 42 diamonds.

Our rapper friends however, might get one for each day of the week. I can't prove this but I hear Diddy has five and they are starting a reality show on MTV next month to see which one he brings to the Grammys.     

Today at the annual gathering of geeks that is MacWorld, Steve Jobs announced that iTunes movie rentals are now a reality. Users can now download movies from iTunes and play them on their TV or iPods.

There are more than 1,000 movies to choose from, all of the major studios are participating. New releases will run you $4.99 while all other movies go for $3.99.

Renters will have 30 days to start watching, then 24 hours after that point to finish the movie. After that it's gone from your device but the 87 minutes you wasted watching Comebacks will not be erased from your memory.

 More photographic evidence that celebs are just like me and you. When you and I are on laptops, we're usually not sitting next to Beyonce. Usually, I mean never.

Too bad this picture wasn't taken from the reverse angle so we could see what they were looking at. My guess is they are flirting with each other on the iChat even though they are 13 inches away from each other. We get it, you got to keep this relationship a secret.

Jay might also be on Monster.com, you know he is looking for another job. While he's looking for another job, he might as well be looking for a new endorsement deal, HP probably isn't too happy that Jigga man won't use their computers even when they are PAYING him to use their computers.

One of the stars of this year's CES has surprisingly been a car. GM's 'The Boss" is a self-driving Chevy Tahoe that uses all kinds of technology developed by those nerds at Carnegie Mellon University.

Paris wouldn't have time behind bars if she had a self-driving car. LiLo wouldn't be the one person wrecking crew that she is if her pretty face was in the passenger seat. And Britney wouldn't be a fender bender waiting to happen if her and all her crazy wasn't behind the wheel. Seriously, I got enough I need to worry about living in this town, put me at ease when I am on the road. Give these ladies one of these rides stat. What's that? I've got to wait another ten years for these to be available. Ouch. Either these girls are going to nee to learn how to drive or I am not leaving my house for a decade.

Last night at CES marked the end of an era, Bill Gates who is stepping down as CEO of Microsoft this summer, made his last keynote. This video shows that Gates has enough money to be friends with the cool kids, but he clearly is not one of them. Who needs cool when you can use hundred dollar bills as post-it notes?  

More CES Coverage coming atcha. For tech nerds it really doesn't get much bigger than this week. I'd say it's like the nerd Oscars but since those probably won't happen this year, I'll go with a tech Super Bowl.  

We're used to seeing our low self-esteem not so talented female stars shrink into well dressed skeletons, the latest being Tara Reid as seen on the cover of the latest InTouch Weekly. But now our TVs seem to be following the trend now too.

Pioneer is unvieling the "Thinnest HDTV in the World" at CES. At 9mm thin, this TV, a part of Pioneer's Project Kuro line, is actually thinner than an iPhone. We're all concerned for the health of the Kuro, the TV claims that it has been eating right and exercising regularly but it looks more like an eating disorder if you ask me.

I mean with all that late night partying, boozing and wild lifestyle how on earth could the Kuro stay so thin? I'm no doctor so I am just speculating when I say this but just like InTouch Weekly,  the TV's got issues.

Oh and Tara's got an issue or two as well. Last time I saw someone that skinny, there was a phone number on the bottom of the screen.    

Tek is here to liven up the last hours of your work week with photographic evidence that celebrities do in fact use technology. Although, from the looks of this first photo in our new weekly series, they don't always seem to know how to use them. LiLo doesn't need user manuals, she's got guys like this dude to show her how to work the Blackberry. I don't have confirmation, but I think he is showing her that you can't undelete your dealer's digits. Once they're gone, they're gone.