Apple's next unveiling: 4 theories

Apple's annual back-to-school product announcement — scheduled for September 1 — has insiders buzzing

Apple's annual back-to-school product announcement is guaranteed to set the tech world abuzz, and this year, as always, the air of mystery has fueled the commentators' guessing game. (The only clue is the media invitation, which features a picture of an Apple-branded acoustic guitar.) Here, four informed opinions about what exactly the company will (and won't) reveal during its September 1 press conference:

iPod Touch 4G:
Expect "a new version of Apple’s top-of-the-line iPod" that includes two cameras, one front-facing, says Brian Caulfield in Fortune. This model will be "more like an iPhone" than previous incarnations, and may well offer a high-resolution "retina" display and the ability "to place calls using Apple's FaceTime video calling technology." Apple, says Erica Ogg in CNet, traditionally releases new

10 Dumb Laws Still on the Books across America

Did you know Chicago has a law that forbids eating in a place that’s on fire? Have you heard about the law in Mississippi that makes it illegal for a man to seduce a woman by lying to her and claiming he will marry her (damn! There goes my pickup line if I’m ever in

Miami Dolphins’ cheerleaders held a calendar release party

These calendar release parties certainly seem like a hoot. That is, if you enjoy, girls in bikinis, painted on jerseys and skimpy cheerleader uniforms.

And while the gold standard for

Boom! ‘Hurt Locker’ is about to become a reality show

As if the film about a US Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal team defusing bombs wasn’t tense enough for audiences, G4 TV announced that it has ordered 10 episodes of Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan, which the network describes as a real-life Hurt Locker.

“Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan,” billed as a real-life version of Oscar-winning film “The Hurt Locker,” will take viewers behind the scenes of a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, starting with training sessions in the States and then during its overseas deployment.

If you enjoy reality television, I would think that you’d be hard-pressed to find anything as “real” as a bomb disposal unit diffusing IEDs in Afghanistan. This show is sure to take reality television to a entirely different level, as each episode will chronicle exactly how trying and difficult life can be for people whose job is to keep massive explosions from injuring or killing large numbers of people. It’s hard to imagine any other shows on the air today having the type of dramatic and terrifying situations viewers will be privy to on this one-hour reality drama.

The production has a special agreement with the

VIDEO: The most intriguing hay baling video you’ll ever see

I must confess that, as a lifelong city dweller, I’m not very familiar with the concept of baling hay. However, this video of a gentleman getting baled inside of a hay bale is, well, interesting. And I would assume this is a viral marketing video for something but, uh, what?

Well there you go, kids. If you get into the back of a