Hitachi is the latest company to jump on the "lets build a PVR into our HDTV products" bandwagon.

But Hitachi Japan's new iVDR (Information Versatile Disk for Removable Usage) series is a little different from similar offerings from Sharp and LG. As the name suggests, Hitachi's iVDR models feature removable storage.

Cartridges will store 40GB, 80GB, or 160GB of memory and will be compatible with other products including PCs and car audio systems. So record some programs on your big screen TV, and take them with you. I wonder if you'd be able to take that cartridge with you to a friends house, pop it in his TV and watch the big game you recorded last weekend.

As for the TV side of things, the iVDR comes in 37-inch and 50-inch plasma varieties with 3 HDMI ports, an assortment of A/V ins and outs, and an SD card reader.

[via CrunchGear]

(S18E12)

Homer: Why would I go to Utah? I love booze, caffeine and monogamy.

This episode really felt like two episodes in one, with both Lisa's story about her made up Native American heritage and Bart becoming involved with an older girl (played by Natalie Portman). Overall, my first reaction --having only seen the episode once-- is that it felt like the quintessential Simpsons episode with plenty of smart dialogue and enough hidden gags I know I probably won't catch until the second or third round in syndication. Of course, that could just be because I'm really slow.