I started covering consumer electronics in Florida, straight out of college in 1998. Well, actually, the paper I applied to as an intern shunned me for a serious position, but put me in touch with the editor of the technology section. He wanted me to cover video games, and so began my fan boy dream life of playing games day and night and traveling to thrilling venues like E3 in Los Angeles and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Sony even put me up for a few days at the W in San Francisco, just to roll out its…