Word: couchful
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Bowl had long ago ended, but now neither Michael Jordan nor Nike decided to make an appearance. The Budweiser frogs had nothing to say. When the third quarter rolled around, I was already asleep on the couch. I awoke from my slumber to catch the fourth quarter heroics, but it just wasn't the same. Harvard's schedule might not allow me to return to my old ritual on Sunday. But next year, since I can no longer count on the advertisements to capture my attention during the Super Bowl, I will make time to stay up to date with...
...himself growing restless during a shopping trip with his parents. "I'm fed up with this," he told them. Hoping that people will "learn from my experience," he leads a rich, if isolated life, with regular visits from an aerobics trainer to keep him from physically merging with his couch (bought online, of course). "I was able to go shopping in bed last night," he says. How long voyeurs will be willing to log on and watch him click his mouse is questionable. Then again, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire continues to receive high ratings...
...Perfect for the couch biker, the Harley-Davidson remote control makes motorbike sound effects when you push the buttons and comes in authentic Harley colors...
...COUCH POTATOES WebTV still hasn't caught fire, but that didn't stop America Online from pursuing its own dream of PC-TV convergence. At CES, the world's largest Internet service provider quietly unveiled AOLTV, an interactive TV service via set-top box that will introduce Instant Messages, buddy lists and AOL-style Web browsing to the boob tube by year's end. Hughes Network Systems showed a new form of its DirecTV digital satellite receiver complete with the AOLTV service, and Philips demoed a cable version. Prices were not announced, but current AOL members will probably...