What Holiday Rush?

What Holiday Rush? Has anyone else noticed that there don't seem to be any huge new products out there for this holiday season? Last year we had Tivo, GeForce 3 cards, Pentium 4, DVD, Digital Video/Cameras, etc. for technology consumers. Maybe it's just that companies aren't spending on marketing given the likelihood this retail season will be a dud, but the few technologies that have emerged aren't very impressive. HardOCP's review of the new GeForce 3 Ti 500/200, nVidia's new flagship video cards, just makes me want to buy last year's model at the lower price... HDTV really isn't here yet (not that I can afford it) and there isn't anything new in terms of computers. Even clothing and other gifts seem relatively quiet. Is it silly to think about these things a month after the WTC attack? Perhaps, but a really bad holiday shopping season will impact our economy a lot more concretely then that attack. Consumer electronics are one of the perennials for retail, since there's something new each year. Where's the love, Sony/Canon/nVidia/AMD?