Welcome to the 22nd feature of Friday’s Informal Facebook Films!

Ramblin Jackson News

This past week was CES!  For those not in the know, that’s the Consumer Electronics Show – in Vegas – where hundreds of new electronic devices were introduced to the masses.  Among the highlights – it’s evidently the year of the Ultrabook!  What’s that?  Well, basically take a MacBook Air, add Windows and a different brand name and shake.  It seems like nearly every major manufacturer is introducing one for 2012.

Other interesting tidbits include: Vlingo – already a personal assistant app for smartphones – may soon be available on some “smarter TVs” in conjunction with your local cable provider.  Assuming those agreements happen, Vlingo will use Siri-like navigation to suggest new programs you might enjoy and also makes navigating your TV guide that much easier.  It’ll even update your Facebook page!

Finally, do you ever wish you could print things – in 3D?  Soon you’ll be able to!  MakerBot Industries introduced the Replicator – a 3D printer capable of creating objects made from two different colors.  With it, you’ll be able to create objects as large as 8.9 inches x 5.7 inches x 5.9 inches.  Not bad!  Price?  It’s $1,800 for the a single-color version and $2,000 for the dual-extruder option.

Ramblin Jackson’s Really Remarkable Report – Old People Suits…

MIT has developed an old person suit to simulate the effects of aging.

Pro Tip – Asana Task Management Tool

I am extremely excited about this week’s pro tip. For the last year, we’ve tried several different project management programs — and none of them seemed like a good fit. But within about 20 minutes of trying Asana, we were hooked, mainly because it’s so easy to use.

Asana is a task management program that allows you to keep your projects on track, assign tasks to your teammates, and more. And best of all — it’s extremely intuitive, and there are some decent mobile apps so you can use it on the go. And did I mention that it’s free if you have under 30 users? Consider this for your team.

An interesting tid bit is that Asana was developed by two ex-facebookers, Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. Learn more about that at asana.com/about.