Regular Gearlog readers have been following this story for the past week or so, and I've finally gotten to what seems to be (as Frank Zappa once said) "the crux of the biscuit".   Sony aimed to contrast Blu-ray to older DVD technology using their excellent new luggable laptops, and if there hadn't been such a crush of interest around the machines at the demo, it might have been more obvious. Our reporter on the scene, Lance Ulanoff, saw what he saw, but might have cleared it up with a quick question. Blu-ray does deliver amazing images, as does HD-DVD, and I'm really sorry Lance's curiosity with a camera got turned into an international incident. The good news is that the drives are just starting to ship.  Check out our video review of the first HD-DVD drive for more on that format, and we're working overtime to get a Blu-Ray drive in, now that they are starting to ship.