All are self-made, grew up in the outer boroughs of New York City, and can now look back on middle age. (Ray Lamontagne, the chairman of the board of City Center, comes from New Hampshire, but otherwise fits the profile.) During one recent lunch together, the old farts had a contest of sorts to determine who grew up in the most modest circumstances.

NEWYORKER: Madoff��s Curveball

We've already heard of Sony's plans to pack a Blu-ray drive into one of their Vaio notebooks by the middle of the year, and that looks to be coming to fruition with this new AR11S 17-incher.

ENGADGET: Sony's AR11S 17-inch Blu-ray Vaios due mid June?