Having been a Netflix subscriber for a couple or 3 years, I was pretty pleased when they started the “watch now” streaming service. It’s pretty good when you’re on the road, but not so good watching at home on a laptop… That changed with the launch of the Roku Netflix player. Before I go any further, stop what you are doing, ie, reading this blog, and click here to go buy one.

The Roku media player for Netflix is the coolest, easiest to install, cheapest streaming media package I’ve ever used. And as the former publisher of Connected Home Magazine, let me tell you, I’ve seen ‘em all - and they all sucked - until now. Here’s how easy it was to get going:

1. Open box
2. Discard Instructions
3. Plug into TV via optional HDMI cable
4. Turn On
5. Register with Wireless Network
6. Type in registration/access code
7. Grab popcorn and start watching
8. Head to Netflix and add more movies to my “watch instantly” queue.

Repeat Steps 7 & 8 over and over.

It’s that easy. The video quality, whilst not HD was great on my 42″ LCD and the sound was super duper. This is THE box to turn your home from a VHS playing 1980s relic, to the latest and greatest media serving home - you’ll be the toast of your family - all for $99!!!

Steve Jobs introduced the all new singing and dancing iPhone 3G today for the staggeringly low price of $199. Damn, thats $400 cheaper than I, along with millions of other early adopters paid almost 12 months ago. I’ve got nothing against the price, but I may hold back on Apple products going forward… Here’s the tech-specs of the new iPhone 3G: 3G Hi-Speed internet access, WiFi and GPS

As the proud owner of a Porsche Cayenne, I took a look around the interweb to see where I could chat and discuss Cayenne things with fellow owners. Amazingly there was no online community for Cayenne owners. Until now. The Cayenne Club is a place where you can discuss mechanical and technical things about your Cayenne. So if you have an S, GTS, Turbo or the brand new Cayenne Turbo S, head over to the Cayenne Club and join the growing community.

Facebook is for students - right? It used to be, and by staying focussed on that niche is what made Facebook go global. Today we have Yeek - the Drupal based site for gamers to interact, write comments, create online profiles, talk smack and generally hang out with fellow gamers - when they aren’t kicking ass and taking names in Call of Duty, Halo and WOW. Check it out, you’ll be amazed at how much freedom you have to create your own stuff.

On his way out of the door, Billg has offered to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn (£22.4bn) in cash and shares. The offer, contained in a letter to Yahoo’s board, is 62% above Yahoo’s closing share price on Thursday.

Yahoo confirmed that it has received an unsolicited offer and said that its board would evaluate the proposal, “carefully and promptly in the context of Yahoo’s strategic plans and pursue the best course of action to maximize long-term value for shareholders.”

If Yahoo accepted the offer, competition authorities both in the US and the European Union would be likely to investigate the tie-up. Yahoo chief executive, Jerry Yang, announced on Tuesday that he intended to lay off 1,000 staff as part of a restructuring plan. Terry Semel, who stepped down as chief executive last June, also quit as non-executive chairman on Thursday. I sure hope he kept his shares and didn’t do a Jobsy - when Steve Jobs bailed on Apple and sold all his shares (but one) and took a bath!