HDBeat's Matt Burns questions if extended warranties are worth the money, Richard Lawler wonders what the Cisco purchase of Scientific Atlanta means for HDTV, and Kevin C. Tofel helps you build an HDTV Media Center PC.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea reviews the controversial new book on RFID technology, Spychips. Plus, He says a successful return of the AT&T Wireless brand means erasing the memories of their "bad old days" and mobile gambling is set to become a multibillion dollar business.

Luxist's Trey Evans tells us why we are really going to want the 2007 S-Class Mercedes and win yourself a $250 gift certificate with Luxist's Hey Big Spender contest. Plus, Cartier at Costco? Rick Reed finds out that the megastore sells more than a lifetime supply of canned peas.

The Design Weblog's David Chartier shows you how you can shape the world, mulls over AT&T's new branding, and doesn't get the new AIM logo.

The Blogging Baby team kicks off the holidays with their First Day of Christmas Shopping Guide, along with a list of presents that are either too annoying or too expensive to find their way under your tree. In other news, James Griffioen asks whether you should ever take babies to the movies.

Cinematical's Karina Longworth ponders the motivation behind the MPAA/BitTorrent deal and uncovers George Lucas' opinions on piracy, iTunes and the future of movie distribution. Plus, Jette Kernion names seven British actors who should be hired by the Harry Potter franchise.

The Digital Photography Weblog's Andrew Barrow starts a great discussion on 3 different Photo-Sharing sites and Jay Savage announces that the blog is looking for new team members and also selects a stunning candid picture for one of the Digital Photo of the Day.

TVSquad's Bob Sassone and Anna Johns break the bad news: Alias and Threshold are officially canceled, Joel Keller gives his list of the five best Thanksgiving episodes on TV, and Deidre Woollard asks: Are people still watching Invasion?

Divester's Willy Volk shares the story of a surfing shark; explains that the Georgia Aquarium wants to start breeding whale sharks; and reveals that China has its own Loch Ness monster.

Download Squad's Marc Perton celebrates the 20th anniversary of Windows with 20 little-known facts about Windows 1.0, Nitin Badjatia talks turkey, with 10 tips to fix your mom's PC this holiday weekend, and Jason Clarke reveals Ghostzilla -- the (almost) invisible browser.

DVGuru's Ajit Anthony has a two part interview with Mike Curtis from HD for Indies. Plus, Randall Bennett presents episode two of DVguru's very own Vodcast and has some tips for creating the perfect home movie.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir noticed that a 15-year-old got Podcast Sponsorship, visits Video iPod Porn once again, and finds out that iRadio was rebranded by Motorola.

Slashfood's Sarah Gilbert asks what you would buy if you could stock your dream pantry, Bob Sassone rounds ups a list of foods loved in one form and hated in another, and Andrew Barrow finds a taste of summer in the winter months with a luscious berry jam.

Engadget's Ryan Block introduces the world to Joystiq's new Xbox 360 Fanboy and rounds up the latest from the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide, just in time for Black Friday. Plus, Thomas Ricker shows all the coming full body airport security scanner.

The Design blog's DC wants you to rename the Design blog (and win a prize!), thinks the 2008 Olympic mascots are out to get us, and points you to New York's finest... Subway Art.

Divester's Willy Volk explains why a South African cop was attacked by a ragged tooth shark, what happens in China when a diver is bitten by a shark, and - on a lighter note - reviews Key West's Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society Museum.

HDBeat's Richard Lawler celebrates HDTV CableCard support for Windows Media Center, Matt Burns has a new HDTV buyers guide, just in time for that new Xbox 360, and Kevin C. Tofel wants you to win the new Logitech Harmony 360 Universal Remote.

TUAW's Damien Barrett tells you how to sell a used Mac, David Chartier asks what you'd like to see done differently in Safari, and the majority percentage of the TUAW bloggers gathered this weekend in New York for a silly meet the bloggers video podcast.

BBHub's Russell Shaw scoops the Blogosphere on reporting that the much-anticipated debut of the Cingular BlackBerry 8700c is going to be delayed a bit, writes about the eBay BlackBerry auction that was pulled at the last minute when it got too pricey and dicey, and tells you about a product you can use to read your Google Mail on your BlackBerry.

Slashfood's Sarah J. Gim shows us an East-Indian-style Thanksgiving dinner, Andrew Barrow finds out what the wine bloggers are up to, and Nick Vagnoni wonders who gets the last bite and why.

Luxist's Deidre Woollard checks out a California island for sale for under $3 million. Plus, your iPod may not last for ever but your iPod dock can, Jordan Running discovers the stone solution. And, the guns are fake and there's no ejector seat anymore but Deidre Woollard still thinks the James Bond car is pretty cool.

DVGuru's Zadi Diaz explores the art of making fake blood for your next movie, Mike Burgoyne takes a look at Avid's free editing software, and Randall Bennett asks the question, what is your favorite media player?

Blogging Baby's Melissa Summers wonders whether or not to paint her son's room eye-splitting yellow, Jay Allen wonders, "is public schooling a form of social indoctrination - and homeschooling, the cure?" and Sarah Gilbert wonders how PC schools can go in seasonifying holidays, and whether seasons themselves will be the next to go.

TVSquad's Karina Longworth asks: "Would you pay a subscription fee to keep Arrested Development in production?" Plus, Kim Voynar breaks the news to Harry Potter fans: Emma Watson isn't in love with Dan Radcliffe and Joel Keller asks whether Lorne Michaels should start cleaning house with SNL.

Gadling's Erik Olsen gives the snow down on the top ten places for early skiin, Adrienne Willson takes you to the other Jersey, and Kelly Amabile helps you learn how to travel with kids.

Cinematical celebrates Harry Potter Week! Kim Voynar debunks seven Harry Potter rumors and James Rocchi explains what the Harry Potter franchise needs to do to stay afloat. And, did Angelina Jolie use voodoo on Brad Pitt? Karina Longworth wants to know.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir wonders, why the Sausage Fest in Podcasting? Randall Bennett checks out Cingular's New Digital Radio Service and Ryan Saghir takes a look at the first college Vodcast: Frequency TV.

Card Squad's Joanne Lutynec on the importance of consistency in tournament play: how to use it, and how to exploit it in your opponents. Activision goes all in on a flush-draw and misses badly. Wil Wheaton reviews the official WSOP video game. Is your poker game just not as fun as it used to be? Wil Wheaton offers five guaranteed steps to keep your game fun (and profitable!)

The Digital Photography Blog's Andrew Barrow takes an initial look at the UK-based Fotolia (a social marketplace for royalty free stock images), Jay Savage selects a superbly graphic black and white image for a Digital Photo of the Day and reports on the Rite Aid one-hour print service in competition with rivals CVS and Walgreens.

Engadget's Paul Miller thinks EMI and Apple may need to talk more as EMI says its DRM will be iPod compatible and Apple says it won't. Ryan Block isn't suprised by the announcement of the Dell DJ Satelite, though a little underwhelmed by the looks, and Peter Rojas finds some reliable Sidekick III details.

TUAW's C.K. Sample, III reviews the Griffin RoadTrip, Scott McNulty provides a video podcast looking at his new iMac and Photo Booth, and David Chartier rounds up the top X requested iChat features.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea thinks Intel's claiming of WiMax success is a bit premature and says the numbers don't lie; music cellphones are not catching on. Plus, he believes EarthLink is the early favorite in the San Francisco wireless network sweepstakes.

The Gadling group takes you to Prague for an entire day. Then Erik Olsen gets the lowdown on paddling Croatia with Jon Bowermaster and Adrienne Wilson lets you in on Kosher safaris.

Slashfood's Sarah J. Gim gives us her five least favorite Thanksgiving side dishes and Stefania Butler makes soups the centerpiece of winter parties while Bob Sassone ponders the eight best Food Network Shows.

PVRWire's Todd Carter discusses TiVo's new partnership with Yahoo and reports on the DirecTV/NBC on-demand deal. Plus, Martin Conaghan discusses BT's effort to enter the British PVR market.

DVGuru's Randall Bennett presents episode One of  DVguru's very own Vodcast, Zadi Diaz has some helpful tips for avoiding pesky timecode breaks, and Ajit Anthony has another helpful round-up of DV related tutorials.

Luxist's Jordan Running rolls out the barrel with a unique cedar sauna, Rick Reed find a nifty way to trim cigars, and Deidre Woollard takes a look at the Anthony Quinn estate.

The Outsource Reporter's Vibhav Nuwal says the Indian outsourcing boom could end abruptly and finds some emerging trends. Plus, did you know Garfield and Scooby have Indian ink?

HDBeat's Richard Lawler finds the largest indoor HDTV in Charlotte, Matt Burns is running for office to get a free plasma screen, and Kevin C. Tofel wants the details of how HD content will work on video iPods.

BBHub's Russell Shaw tells you how to reach a human at every U.S. BlackBerry cell provider's tech support, unveils the second BlackBerry 8700 to be released, and tells you about a BlackBerry software application where you can brush up on your Christmas song lyrics.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir sees that the HD Radio is on, but no one's home, and finds out Motorola's iRadio "Get Heard Network" is now live. Plus, He checks out NPRs new podcast brand alt.NPR.

Divester's Willy Volk wonders whether aliens caused the tsunami, while Bill Reals reels about chemical weapons, dumped at sea, which have made their way to the U.S. shore, and Erik Olsen marvels that some sharks aren't cold-blooded, after all.

Cinematical's Karina Longworth meets Sarah Silverman, and pisses off Huey Lewis in the process, Kim Voynar on Harry Potter's girlfriend, and Martha Fischer on Jessica Alba's horny maid problem.

Engadget's Ross Rubin Switches On the Sling Box for digital freedom and Peter Rojas hears the Palm CEO saying they're sticking with the Palm OS. Plus Peter and Ryan Block are going to be in Seattle in December and want to schedule a meetup on the 8th, do you want to go?

Divester's Bill Reals squeals about a seal that makes a meal of a scuba diver's nose, while Erik Olsen finds the irony in the fact that Greenpeace is fined for damaging a reef, and Willy Volk tut-tuts two Belizean dive operators who are banned from guiding dives forever!

Luxist's Rick Reed asks how much you would pay for a designer sawhorse desk, Jordan Running discovers what may be the most unique place to stay in Berlin, and Deidre Woollard finds a classic Santa Barbara estate.

Cinematical's Martha Fischer figures out how Uwe Boll films keep getting paid for, Karina Longworth discovers a catfight between two former James Bonds, and Kim Voynar shepherds the voting on our Halloween Costume contest.

DV Guru's Zadi Diaz gives us the heads up on Google's new video blog, Ajit Anthony talks about his favorite visual organization tool, OmniGraffle, and Randall Bennett discusses NBC's move to make its nightly newscast available for download.

TVSquad's Bob Sassone mentions some TV shows that are better than their movie counterparts, Annie Wu clues us in on what's wrong with Saturday Night Live, and sing along with Lacy Hall and her list of the best TV theme song lyrics.

Slashfood's Andrew Barrow checks in with U.K. food bloggers, Sarah Gilbert asks if semi-homemade is really easier than homemade, and Josh Ozersky declares his love for Waffle House hash browns.

Gadling's Erik Olsen mulls Mammoth's future, Kelly Amabile introduces us to Earthcomber guides, and Adrienne Wilson is all about Halloween...Hawaiian style.

TUAW's C.K. Sample, III interviews Andrew Baron of Rocketboom about videoblogging, Dave Caolo wants to know what's on your iPod (with video), and Damien Barrett wants to know if you backed-up today.

VOIPFan's Ted Wallingford says "Don't try this at home," finds the universal access utopia, and wants you to know that, yes, terrorists are using Cybertechniques.

The Digital Photography Weblog finds out the Nikon D200 is finally released and Jay Savage takes a look at early reactions. Andrew Barrow finds the world's smallest camera sensor and tells you how to print your Flickr pictures at Target.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea says the Packers may have overreacted to a ringing cellphone during their press conference and that EarthLink may be the favorite to build Portland, Oregon's wireless network. Plus, he covers the big deal between cable companies and Sprint to deliver cellular service to the masses.

HDBeat's Richard Lawler reports that Sage TV now supports high-def recording, Matt Burns reviews the Harmony 659 universal remote, and Kevin C. Tofel assesses 10 HDTV myths from PCWorld.

BBHub's Russell Shaw offers the Web's best coverage of the new BlackBerry 8700c from Cingular. He was among the very first to post the official announcement and gives you ten facts you didn't know about the BlackBerry 8700c. Plus he even has sources that sent Russ some fascinating accounts of the ultra, ultra-exclusive BlackBerry 8700c launch party in NYC.

Engadget's Ryan Block is curious about the JackPC in-wall thin-client and gives two galleries of Halloween costumes including the winners of the Engadget Halloween Costume Contest. Plus, Marc Perton finds a brand new review of the brand new Sprint Music Store.

The Digital Photography Weblog's Jay Savage unveils a superb digital photo of the day and Andrew Barrow announces a Canon EOS firmware update and points out Digital Trends in photography discussion.

TVSquad's Ryan Budke lists his favorite five Simpsons Treehouse of Horror segments and Keith McDuffee rattles off his list of the best five episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Plus, find out what "fanesia" means, as Bob Sassone lists off his top five fanesia moments.

Blogging Baby's Jen Creer exposes the elementary school teacher who punished a child because his parents didn't help with his homework while Nicole Apostola and readers strategize about scheduling baby number two and an eight-year-old girl kills a bear. Sarah Gilbert's proud of her accomplishment, but some readers aren't so sure.

The Outsource Reporter's Vibhav Nuwal fills us in on E-Tutoring and the end of a possible anti-outsourcing law. Plus, he finds an interesting interview discussing the dilemma every CEO must face.

CardSquad's Wil Wheaton thinks Phil Hellmuth is one of the best players in the game, but it's time he stopped berating other players and started acting like a champion and, with only 56 shopping days until Christmas, Joanne Lutynec helps you shop for the poker player in your life. Plus... What's The Hammer? Who are The Hilton Sisters? Derek McGuire examines the origins of some popular poker lingo.

Slashfood's Sarah Gilbert discovers the virtues of Brussels sprouts while Andrew Barrow reports on celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey's claim that women "can't cook to save their lives" and Sarah J. Gim rounds up entries from Slashfood's Great Pumpkin Day.

Luxist's Jordan Running uncovers two unique sinks, one made of wood and one that looks like it is made from submarine parts and Deidre Woollard finds a Vail ski house with a separate playhouse just for entertaining

TUAW's David Chartier wants to know what you would change about Apple Mail and Laurie A. Duncan wonders if Apple should offer a free OS X virtual machine inside every iPod. Plus a TUAW reader, Zeno, sent in a video of Front Row running on his Mac mini.

DVguru's newest member Zadi Diaz highlights the release of the new video publishing software VideoEgg, Ajit Anthony gives a run down of all the top iPod video conversion applications, and Mike Burgoyne takes a look at the official specs of the new Panasonic DVX100B.

HD Beat's Richard Lawler finds that some TV ads are now in high-def and Matt Burns reports that BeyondTV 4 software ships with some HD capable graphics cards while Kevin C. Tofel writes about Akimbo and gets a "leak" from the CEO: AkimboHD is coming soon!

Download Squad's Victor Agreda picks the best Halloween screensavers, Jason Clarke helps you customize Microsoft Outlook, and Jordan Running unearths some great Flash and Shockwave games.

Engadget's Ryan Block opens applications to join the new Engadget Folding@home team and Peter Rojas points out the newest Treo 650 accessory, the Music Dock. Plus, Switched On celebrates its first birthday with POEtry.

DVGuru's Randall Bennett gives us a look at the Wacom Intuos3 tablet in his hands-on review, Ajit Anthony rounds up a few helpful tutorials for your viewing pleasure, and Mike Burgoyne takes a look at a new spin on the DIY camera stabilizer.

TUAW's C.K. Sample, III shares his first impressions of his new 5th generation iPod, and, while Jay Savage was on the scene, the TUAW team gathered for the second week in a row of chatcasting a slew of new Apple announcements. Plus, Laurie A. Duncan muses whether the media is biased towards Apple or if Dvorak is off his meds again.

HD Beat's Richard Lawler finds the latest high-def video games, Matt Burns is looking forward to CableCARD 2.0, and Kevin C. Tofel wants a 1080p DVD upconverter for under $250.

The Outsource Report's Vibhav Nuwal wants to know if outsourcing is bubbling, finds legal outsourcing is the next big thing, and talks about how cruise ship based outsourcing works.

Luxist's Jordan Running finds the ultimate traffic solution, your own personal helicopter and uncovers the new plans for The Mirage in Vegas. Plus, Deidre Woollard explores an estate with an interior greenhouse in Northern California.

Gadling's Erik Olsen interviews diver and explorer Fabien Cousteau about his shark submarine and Kelly Amabile pops the news about the Cork Jazz Festival. Plus, the Gadling team's CityScapes feature takes a full day's look at the Big Apple.

Divester's Willy Volk ponders whether sharks are switching prey...to humans, and drools over the hottest new underwater photography equipment, while Bill Reals reminisces about his first dive experience.

TVSquad's C.K. Sample and Ryan Budke offer up the latest Lost podcast, Bob Sassone lists off his top five TV homes/apartments, and Keith McDuffee gives a quick recap on the MythBusters season premiere.

Blogging Baby's Jay Allen talks about tolerance for intolerance of gays in schools and Stefania Butler confesses to using "poopy" nicknames for her kids. Plus, Blogging Baby readers are all worked up over Sarah Gilbert's post on stereotyping work-at-home moms.

Download Squad's Victor Agreda shows you how to share calendars between Outlook and iCal, Jordan Running checks out the simple - but addictive - Grid Game, and Marc Perton asks: What media player do you use?

Cinematical's Erik Davis digs up a batch of classic scary movie trailers, Karina Longworth looks at Shane Black's comeback, and James Rocchi reviews Doom.

Slashfood's Bob Sassone talks to Queer Eye For The Straight Guy's Ted Allen about anchovies, The Dandy Warhols and his new cookbook while Deidre Woollard gives us the dirt on a new line of candy from the always quirky Jones Sodas. Plus, Slashfood readers tell Bob Sassone what they'd eat if they could only have one food for the rest of their lives.

Engadget's Evan Blass reveals Computers Gone Wild! Plus Marc Perton tells all about EFF cracking the Xerox fingerprint and Ryan Block finds a 4-mile wireless point to point system.

Cinematical's Karina Longworth on Steven Spielberg's secret invention and Spike Lee's New Orleans documentary. Plus, is Kirsten Dunst done with Spiderman? Martha Fischer has the details.

TV Squad's Ryan j Budke asks, "What shows do you want to see in iTunes?" Bob Sassone reveals the real story regarding Michael Vartan's departure from Alias and Adam Finley takes a peek into who your five favorite stand-up comedians are.

Blogging Baby's Jay Allen highlights the best non-electronic ways to stir a child's imagination with his top 10 low-tech toys, Stefania Butler doesn't quite know how to respond to news that Katie Holmes will attempt a Scientology-inspired "silent birth" and Melissa Summers is amazed that the Internet now allows you to have sperm shipping straight to your living room.

TUAW gathers A peanut gallery of WIN bloggers to chatcast Apple's Special Event, Scott McNulty takes a look at the new iMac G5 and Frontrow, and C.K. Sample, III looks at what quality of video $1.99 is buying for your new iPod.

Divester's Willy Volk marvels that the Lost City of Atlantis is open for business off Cayman Brac and discusses a 40-year-old Russian-made rebreather and sub escape suit, while Erik Olsen and Willy both go ga-ga over Fabien Cousteau swimming with sharks.

HDBeat's Matt Burns sees an opportunity for more women's programming in HDTV, Richard Lawler finds the first eye-popping streaming HD content, and Kevin C. Tofel tells you when to expect SED televisions.

CardSquad finds out poker players finally have a non-profit to protect them. Derek McGuire looks at The Poker Player Alliance. Investment strategy and risk assessment learned on Wall Street apply to poker, too, according to The Tao of Risk. The Main Event of the WSOP comes to ESPN. Wil Wheaton thinks their coverage needs a pot-sized raise.

Slashfood's Bob Sassone ponders one of life's greatest mysteries: Why do some teabags still have staples? Nick Vagnoni reports on a German brewery experimenting with nicotine-laced beer and Sarah Gilbert brings us 11 tips for maintaining a low-fat diet from fellow food blog life begins at 30.

DV Guru's Ajit Anthony takes a look at some helpful and free web applications. Plus, Mike Burgoyne gives a run down of all the new features in Nero 7 and explains the best ways to get video onto the new iPod.

Luxist's Jordan Running tells you how to get upgraded to first class when flying and asks if you'd stay in a kid-free hotel. Plus, Deidre Woollard discovers the $40 million Lytle Mansion.

Autoblog's John Neff mourns the Dodge Neon, Randall Halcomb thinks the A4's leather is sexy and Stuart Waterman finds a factory lead sled in Austrialia

DownloadSquad's Victor Agreda provides some tips for producing audio with Linux, Jordan Running installs 27 Firefox extensions with one click and Marc Perton shows you how to get iCal and Outlook to talk to each other.

Engadget's Clicker investigates Apple's real plan for iPod video while Thomas Ricker finds an autonomous vehicle on Ebay and Peter Rojas pushes a cellphone bill of rights in Massachusetts.

Divester's Willy Volk laments the mauling of a 10-year-old girl by a crocodile but rejoices over H20 Audio's new waterproof MP3 player housing, while Erik Olsen revels in the marine life in Patagonia.

Luxist's Jordan Running shows you where to buy Britney's bra for Hurricane Relief and Rick Reed finds the highflying MotoArt B-25 Bomber Desk while Deidre Woollard discovers what $20 million will get you in Tampa Bay.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea says the early criticism of Wireless Philadelphia lacks merit, profiles the new ARM processor that promises high performance for cellphones running audio, video, and gaming applications, and wonders if today's 10-year-old kids are being unduly influenced by the increasing use of cellphones by adults.

Gadling's Erik Olsen on the exploding python, Kelly Amabile takes a gander at the Genre Traveler, and Adrienne Wilson goes Greek.

Card Squad's Joanne Lutynec faces an all-in call, and asks CardSquad readers "How would you play it?" Plus, is it a new poker site, or a spooky alternate-reality game? Wil Wheaton finds out what Last Call Poker is all about and chimes in on surviving the inevitable downswings at the poker table.

HD Beat's Richard Lawler explains how the "ROM Mark" for Blu-Ray security works and Matt Burns splurges on an HD DVR and shares his experience while Kevin C. Tofel asks you "which sport looks best in high-def?

Slashfood's Josh Ozersky reveals the secrets of his refrigerator, Stefania Butler cooks up a tasty pot roast and Nick Vagnoni tells how to photograph those tasty treats you create.

BBHub's Russell Shaw has been busy this week hunting down photos and screenshots of three unannounced - but soon to be released - BlackBerry models. Russ has photos and exclusive specs for the Verizon BlackBerry 7100e, offers six photos of the SprintNextel BlackBerry 7100i, and scoops the thus-far unannounced BlackBerry 7285.

Hack-A-Day's Eliot Phillips helps you decide whether to upgrade your PSP firmware, samples new fashion trends with a wearable LED display, and proves that a Gameboy Advance can be used for almost anything, including a hang glider's variometer.

DVGuru's Ajit Anthony shows off a new dashboard widget for calculating hard drive space needed for HD video. Plus, Mike Burgoyne takes a look at all of the new DV tech being shown off at this years CEATEC in Japan and takes a peak at the new CitiDISK HDV portable HD video recorder.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir sees that Universal signs onto Motorola's iRadio, wonders if podOmatic is more gooder than Odeo, and gets dank sticky earbuds from NORML's Podcast.

Engadget's Ryan Block announces the start of the DARPA Grand Challenge and Thomas Ricker finds the digiParrot more annoying than the real thing, plus, Peter Rojas interviews Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea wonders if "Bubble Talk" is the next killer app in mobile technology, covers an MIT project to bring low-cost laptops to poor children around the world, and says the new Rolling Stones album will soon be available on a "gruvi" Flash memory card for mobile phones and PDAs

Cinematical's Karina Longworth discovers the documentary John Kerry doesn't want you to see, Martha Fischer reports on more Spiderman 3 villain rumors, and Robert Newton interviews Neil Gaiman.

Divester's Bill Reals chills out with his favorite diving movies, while Willy Volk reveals that some fishermen have been using stray dogs as shark bait and wonders whether it?s better to be killed by a giant croc or a great white.

TVSquad's Bob Sassone live-blogs the live Will and Grace and Keith McDuffee announces the final straw: The Man Show coming to G4 while C.K. Sample, Jen Segrest, and Ryan Budke do an Arrested Development chatcast.

PVR Wire's Todd Carter reveals poll results showing how many hours most readers record each week, debates whether TiVo should be No. 2 product of past 10 years, and discusses TiVo's new cancellation fee.

Luxist's Rick Reed discovers a home theatre customization system while Deidre Woollard pores through the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book and finds out what $50 million buys in Southern California.

HDBeat's Kevin C. Tofel invites votes for the best fall network premieres and Matt Burns tells you how to win an HDTV from HP while Richard Lawler reports that Microsoft and Intel jointly back HD-DVDs.

DV Guru's Ajit Anthony highlights a new short-film contest that may just land you a job at Dreamworks and discusses a new article about the true quality of the new HDV format while Mike Burgoyne talks about a new hack for adding night vision to the CVS disposable camcorder.

Slashfood's Sarah Gilbert ponders vegan cheesecake and self-proclaimed "saltaholic" Sarah J. Gim reviews some basic sushi etiquette, plus Nick Vagnoni spotlights some food porn from Australia with this chocolate cloud cake.

BBHub's Russell Shaw writes a preview of the T-Mobile BlackBerry 7105t, out this coming Monday, writes about the forthcoming BlackBerry 8700, which wasn't announced this week but just might be next week and has the scoop on how BlackBerry brought Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow closer together.

Hackaday's Fabienne Serriere builds a phone line tap from modem parts and colors her iPod headphones to match her black Nano while C.K. Sample, III shows how to downgrade your PSP to play homebrew games.

Engadget's Paul Miller finds out five reasons for Palm's slide, Peter Rojas thanks all of you who made it to the San Francisco Reader Meetup and iTunes for Windows Mobile 5.0 is a fake.

FlashInsider is still looking for entries for the Mochi Media Macromedia MAX ticket giveaway.

DVGuru's Ajit Anthony highlights some helpful Mac post production tools and discusses all of the new info coming out the Resfest tour while Mike Burgoyne discusses the release of Grass Valley's new professional camcorder.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea wonders if it really is necessary to have music on your cellphone, looks at how the wireless providers are preparing for Hurricane Rita, and wonders if Cingular's iTunes-like service will make a splash.

Divester's Willy Volk lists the World's Coolest WaterborneVehicles and provides a roundup of the waterproof MP3players and waterproof housings for MP3 Players while Bill Reals tells about Patrick Musimu's "no limits"free dive to 687 feet.

Luxist's Deidre Woollard plans a return to the womb with the futuristic-looking Oculas asks much would you pay for Clay Aiken's pants and checks out a massive Florida compound with water views from the front and back.

TVSquad's Keith reviews the premiere of Lost while Lacy gives her thoughts on Lost's overall endgame and C.K. gives us the rundown on the Big Brother 6 finale.

HDBeat's Richard Lawler boycotts all things not in HD, especially video games and Matt Burns kicks off the HD Beat Buyers Guide by helping you find the rightsize set while Kevin C. Tofel asks what will move you from the home theater to the movietheater.

Engadget has the scoop on the Palm Treo 700w, gives you the lowdown on the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD, and argues that wedding DJ's are unneeded when you have an iPod.

FlashInsider is giving away a ticket to Macromedia MAX! Plus Mike Schleifstein mashes a file upload concept and PHP to find a possible solution to saving live images in Flash and David Robinson tells you how to get Macromedia Studio 8 (including Flash 8) right now.

The Digital Photography Weblog's Jay Savage talks about people who are ready to kill for their cameras and Samsung unveils 16GB compact flash cards, available next year. Plus, UCB gears up for the next World Wide Panorama event.

Cinematical's Karina Longworth has bad news: not only is Evil Dead getting remade, but it looks like Ashton Kutcher's playing Ash. Plus, she tackles Thumbsucker and Ryan Stewart reviews The Corpse Bride.

Slashfood's Karina Longworth asks you to get your slice on for the next Slashfood Theme Day and explains the George Clooney method of hangover avoidance and Josh Ozersky on why hip does not equal hot when it comes to hamburgers.

HD Beat's Matt Burns is understandably smitten by Toshiba's new 50-inch SED set and uncovers Samsung's wireless Blu-Ray recorder while Kevin C. Tofel recalls the 80's as MTV announces an HD station.

Luxist's Deidre Woollard checks out a mobile home that doubles as a yacht marvels at the Falcon City of Wonders and discovers Charles Bronson's farm.

The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's Darren Chan discovers how to beautify a face with Photoshop and David Chartier takes note of Dan Margulis' new book on Photoshop LAB Color while Jan Kabili finds a useful tutorial on using a mask to make a complex selection.

BBHub's Russell Shaw has the scoop on the forthcoming BlackBerry 8700 (code named "Electron") drinks too much coffee, opens Photoshop and mods a hypothetical BlackBerry iPod display window might look like and then gets back to reality - and the service of Murphy's Law - by pointing you to an online store where you can buy almost any spare BlackBerry part imaginable.

PVR Wire's Martin Conaghan surveys the TiVo DRM controversy, Todd Carter asks why his Mac and TiVo are talking and Todd Carter wonders how many hours of PVR programming you record.

Divester's Willy Volk recounts the story of two divers trying to spend 10 consecutive days underwater, Erik Olsen reveals the Top 10 Shark Dives, and Bill Reals relates the story of a cave diver who nearly died.

Engadget's Barb Dybwad gets more details and pics of the Nintendo Revolution controller, Ryan Block announces the Engadget T-Shirt Contest Design winners and Fabienne Serriere shows you how to embed a wifi detector into a backpack strap.

FlashInsider's Mike Schleifstein finds the Flash-based Flickr-like Shutterbook in open beta, tells us what Macromedia and HP's partnership will mean for the Flash Platform, and asks Macromedia to give Breeze to the University of New Orleans.

TVSquad's Bob Sassone announces a new contest and Adam Finley reports on Katrina's effect on the season opener of Family Guy while Lacy Hall has the story on Eva Longoria and her overlapping boyfriends.

Luxist's Deidre Woollard falls in love with the beautiful Villa de Leon, finds out how the wine industry is helping with Hurricane Katrina Relief and finds that the days of beluga caviar in the U.S. may be shortlived.

PVRWire's Todd Carter writes about TiVo's new $50 boxes and reports on study saying adults store $1.1K of digital content while Martin Conaghan reports that New Zealanders will have Sky+ PVR service soon.

TUAW's C.K. Sample, III tells you how you can win an iPod nano from TUAW and Scott McNulty discusses iTunes 5 while David Chartier asks "Why an iTunes phone instead of software?

Cinematical's Karina Longworth explains how the script for Die Hard 4 foreshadows the New Orleans disaster and reviews The Exorcism of Emily Rose while Guest blogger Taylor Barratt reports from The Toronto International Film Festival.

Gadling's Erik Olsen talks about Sean Penn's sinking boat, Adrienne Wilson urges you to consider the Hotel Cabenda in Sierra Leone and Kelly Amabile finds inspiration in the New Moscow Library.

The Digital Photography Weblog asked readers "what would your dream digital SLR look like?" and Jay Savage explains how to recover files from a corrupted or deleted flash card, plus Nikon and Adobe come to an agreement on NEF encryption.

HDBeat's Kevin C. Tofel wants to know if Brillian's new HDTV is 6-megapixels. Plus, Matt Burns finds that Panasonic slashes Plasma prices and reports that Samsung's new DVD player will handle both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

BBHub's Russell Shaw tells you how you can keep your biggest secrets, well, secret on your BlackBerry, how you can use Google Talk on your BlackBerry, and why text-based BlackBerry passwords, are like, so-o-o-o yesterday.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir feels that with Pod Mercials, the end is near, checks out PodShow's acquisition of Podcast Alley and says: "O&A Party Rocks!"

Engadget's Thomas Ricker finds out about high-tech flood control around the world and Ryan Block visits the iPod family cemetery while Peter Rojas says PalmSource has been bought by Access.

The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's David Chartier finds leaked details about Photoshop CS3, Darren Chan steers you to 24 hours of free tutorials at lynda.com and Jan Kabili reminds you that Tim Grey has published a new e-book with everything you want to know about sharpening in Photoshop.

The Digital Photography Weblog's Jay Savage talks the nuts and bolts of Senso size, pixel counts, and why size probably does matter and Garth Leach lists must-have under $10 accessories for the serious photographer. Plus, the Battle of the Wi-Fi's: Nikon and Kodak introduced the first-ever Wi-Fi enabled digicams this week and DPW does the rundown.

TVSquad's Bob Sassone asks for your list of The Five Most Overrated Shows of All-Time, Adam Finley has some ideas on how to make tennis coverage more interesting and Michael Sciannamea explains why this is the best time of year for sports.

Divester's Erik Olsen wonders whether it's wise to hunt and kill the shark that killed a diver, while Willy Volk compares diving solo versus diving with a buddy and asks What is a Hogarthian Diver?

HD Beat's Matt Burns finds a new HDTV over-the-air provider while Kevin C. Tofel explains the difference between HDTV and HD Ready sets and asks you to help with a Late Show Top 10 list for HDTV.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea says efforts to restore wireless communications in the Gulf Coast area after Hurricane Katrina are underway, reports that antitrust lawsuits against the big wireless providers charging them with forcing people to buy certain handset models were dismissed and thinks that people who "borrow" WiFi signals from others are thieves, no matter how you slice it.

Download Squad's Marc Perton tells you how to donate to Katrina victims via P2P, Victor Agreda wants his Flash TV and Jordan Running skips the login screen with Greasemonkey.

DVGuru's Mike Burgoyne has some info on the new Blu-ray Disk Burner for the PC and discusses the failed attempt between of the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps to agree on a single format while Ajit Anthony discusses creating your own online TV station.

Luxist's Peter Thompson asks if Britain's most expensive seaside town is really worth it, Deidre Woollard uncovers a trip to Paris that includes a visit with Paloma Picasso and checks out "Forty Love," a 138-foot yacht with a Jacuzzi and cork composite decks.

Engadget's Barb Dybwad shows us Nintendo DS's huge TV tuner while Ryan Block finds a cameraphone thief uploading pics plus Peter Rojas wants to know what your next cell phone will be, now that its stolen and the thief is uploading pics from it.

Slashfood just opened for business, and we're already planning a Grilled Cheese party. Plus Karina Longworth makes fun of Gwyneth Paltrow's junk food intolerance and Keith McDuffee lists the top 25 food hacks.

FlashInsider's Mike Schleifstein finds RentACoder looking for a Flash-based gas pump and rips into Kottke.org for forgetting Flash during a future OS article, plus David Robinson reports on making the Adobe-Macromedia merger official.

Divester?s Willy Volk reports on the shark that killed a scuba diver, drools over the Neptus 60 Cliff Dwelling, and lusts for the coolest pool toy of all time ? the AquaPub.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir gets a hands on view of the new Sirius S50 and a sneak peek at the Sirius Replay then he takes a look at converting RSS feeds into Podcasts with Audiolicious.

HD Beat's Matt Burns brings you up to speed on the HD-DVDand Blu-Ray war while Kevin C. Tofel reveals how VOOM HDTV is reborn and illustrates what you're missing if you don't have a widescreen set.

TVSquad's Bob Sassone yearns for an Eyes DVD while Keith McDuffee rounds up the latest spoilers and
rumors and Karina Longworth reports on a Spike TV movie.

Luxist's Peter Thompson finds a little chic protection for his iPod and Rick Reed shows a great way to break your diet while Deidre Woollard checks out the customized Piaget Fingerprint Watch.

The VoIP Weblog chronicals the launch of Google Talk while Ted Wallingford rants about VoIP industry analysts' screwy analysis.

The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's David Chartier covers some of the great photographic hoaxes and waxes nostalgic about old Photoshop splash screens while Jan Kabili reports on Ben Willmore's new Photoshop Insight Injections series, which starts off with an insightful article on using Camera Raw with Smart Objects.

DV Guru's Mike Burgoyne reviews the new JVC GR-X5 Camcorder and has some tips for packaging your next DVD plus Ajit Anthony looks at new software to help catalogue your video library.

Hackaday's Fabienne Serriere shows how to get started with the csound software synth while Eliot Phillips shows how to build a WiFi repeater and explains the easy lockpicking technique "bumping".

TUAW's Laurie A. Duncan goes over her Google Talk Mac wish list while Scott McNulty conducts a battery survey with coconutBattery and C.K. Sample, III wants to know what podcasts you've been listening to since the introduction of iTunes 4.9.

Joystiq's Vladimir Cole teaches about the short and long tails of Massively Multiplayer Games while Ben Striegel wonders about prejudice in the games retail industry.

Engadget returns to it roots in 1985, but first Barb Dybwad wants to know where Intel's VIIV came from and Peter Rojas wants to know what you want to know about the HTC Universal.

Finally don't forget to check out Download Squad's review of Google Talk.

Hackaday's Eliot Phillips warns you not to immolate yourself with a DIY flamethrower and encourages you to install Linux on your 2G Ipod mini while new contributor Fabienne Serriere shows how-to add a headphone jack to a Nokia phone.

HD Beat's Kevin C. Tofel explains why the nation won't see ABC in HD next week, tells you about a new HDTV technology called SED, and then finds an HDTV antenna that doubles as a picture frame.

Cinematical has a big week for DVD releases with Karina Longworth watching the Astaire and Rogers Boxset and Ryan Stewart reviewing Sin City. Plus: is Robert Rodriguez planning a PSP-only El Mariachi sequel?

BBHub's Russell Shaw tells you how you can type faster on your BlackBerry, tells you of a place you could get fined more than $4,500 (that's no typo!) for BlackBerry text-messaging while driving, and what just might be the cause and the solution if your BlackBerry won't take a charge when you sync it up to your PC.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea waxes skeptical on Intel's Digital Communities initiative and says decision time is near for Wireless Philadelphia. Plus Mike Outmesguine covers the record-breaking ground-to-ground wireless link.

Divester's Willy Volk relaxes with the Yo Bro Board while Erik Olsen dives into the Trilobis Underwater Habitat and reviews H2o Audio's Waterproof iPod Case.

Gadling's Erik Olsen reviews waterproof iPod cases and wants you to learn more about the island nation of Nauru while Adrienne Wilson urges you to check out Vermont Farmstays.

TUAW's Laurie A. Duncan reports on the Henrico County iBook stampede while C.K. Sample, III asks 'what's the best Windows emulator for Mac?' and Dave Caolo discusses the importance of keeping a vintage Mac around.

DownloadSquad's Jason Clarke finds Microsoft's free way to mount a disk image and Marc Perton begins the Firefox death-watch while Victor Agreda, Jr. tells you how to create your own ILM for (almost) nothing.

Luxist's Rick Reed finds the ultimate ring to wear gambling in Vegas and Peter Thompson discovers bees have great taste in art, but Deidre Woollard would really like to live in this windmill cottage.

TVSquad's Karina Longworth discovers Andy Milonakis plus Adam Finley cares about celebrity virginity and Ryan Budke reviews the latest Entourage.

Engadget's Peter Rojas needs your help finding a new official Engadget HQ and introduces Engadget around the world while Ryan Block compares the RAZR and the Blade.

Lastly, Droxy's Ryan Saghir gets up close and personal with Altec Lansing iMX2 for XM2go and The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's David Chartier finds a technique for making fluffy, realistic clouds, while DVGuru's Mike Burgoyne starts an official DVGuru review contest for money and a chance to blog for DVGuru. Plus FlashInsider's Mike Schleifstein finds out that Flash 8 player is faster on Mac than Flash 7 player.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir got a first hand preview of XM Radio's new Delphi RoadyXT and Audiovox Xpress Radios and takes a look at the looming Apple vs Satellite Radio battle. Then he noticed that Opie and Anthony are "Podcasting" through Audible now... will Howard Stern soon follow?

FlashInsider's Mike Schleifstein talks about the release of Macromedia Studio 8 and finds a couple video motion detection Flash games while David Robinson isn't sure what to think about the end of a web program at SIGGRAPH.

Gadling's Erik Olsen wants to help you with your lifelist and wants to talk about a new fad called Zorbing. Plus Adrienne Wilson urges you to learn to speak French over dinner.

Divester's Willy Volk lists the Top 10 Waterproof Tech Items in 2005 so far and reveals that aerobic exercise helps reduce divers' chances of getting DCS while Erik Olsen reports on diving eco-wonderlands.

Luxist's Peter Thompson goes castle shopping while Rick Reed checks out the Breitling watch for pilots and Deidre Woollard tells you where you can spend $1 million or more on one car.

TVSquad's Bob Sassone reveals an Alias shocker and Chris Thilk wonders what your favorite Kids In The Hall moment is, plus Adam Finley ticks off Scrubs fans.

TUAW's Laurie A. Duncan introduces the TUAW Dashboard widget and Dave Caolo tackles Apple's Mighty Mouse while Jay Savage just says NO to AppleCare.

BBHub's Russell Shaw shows you a way to calculate your restaurant or bar tip on your BlackBerry, calculate if you've had "one too many" at that restaurant or bar, and shows you a way to figure out how many words a minute you can tap out on your BlackBerry.

Joystiq's Ross Miller plays Doom on an iPod and points out web-comic thrashing Jack Thompson while David Touve looks for the elusive PSP 2.0 update, US version.

Hack-A-Day's Eliot Phillips gets a new logo via the Scribble Bot, imagines future robotics projects using a computer controlled RC helicopter and polls the text editor holy war.

Engadget's Ryan Block spots the Verizon ready CDMA RAZR and Peter Rojas warns of a viral outbreak on Finnish phones. Then they get together for this week's Engadget Podcast.

Autoblog's John Neff introduces Alberto Escarlate, the Spaniard, to announce the coming Autoblog Spanish and Eric Bryant says we aren't buying premium gas while Randall Halcomb finds hybrid developers addressing criticism.

FlashInsider's David Robinson is bloggin' straight from Siggraph all week, while Mike Schleifstein complains about computer science being more important than art for web development, and discovers unintelligent web site design will cause your users to leave forever.

Cinematical's Karina Longworth reviews The Aristocrats and browses the Lesbian Movie Scene Encyclopedia, while Bob Sassone investigates the death of Tom Hanks.

BBHub's Russell Shaw finds Blackberry Poker and wireless coverage under San Francisco, and says you don't need a laptop anymore.

The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's Jan Kabili debuts the new Just Ask feature by answering a reader's question about clipping masks in Photoshop CS and CS2,explains how to give your photos a contrast bump without losing too much detail,and seeks new bloggers for The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog.

The VoIP Weblog's Ted Wallingford says the bottom line is money, discourages the UN from taking over and ruining ICANN, and recommends some changes to SwitchVox's tips for small businesses thinking about VoIP.

Gadling's Erik Olsen ponders a PhD in air guitar and welcomes Al Gore's Current TV while Adrienne Wilson smells a nostril tour.

HDBeat's Kevin C. Tofel explains the difference between EDTV and HDTV and asks who are the scariest celebrities in HD while Todd Carter wants to know what shows you want to see in HD.

TVSquad's Jen Segrest scoops on more house arrest for Martha while Adam Finley likes naked people (on the BBC) and Bob Sassone reveals the worst news of the week.

Blogging Baby's Stefania Butler asks if bottle-feeding is the mark of a bad mother;  Jay Allen reports on the slow erasure of the separation of church and the state of Texas; and Sarah Gilbert wants to know what to do when a stranger wants to hold your baby.

TUAW's Laurie A. Duncan reminds us that August is Mac Mod Month and Scott McNulty laments HP's ditching the iPod, while C.K. Sample, III freaks out at the introduction of Apple's first multibutton-esque mouse.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea agrees that the end of the Texas WiFi Fight will have wide implications. Michael also discusses how 7-11 has helped commoditize cellular, and dishes on the government's approval of the Sprint-Nextel merger.

Luxist's Rick Reed discovers a pair of pricey Prada kicks and Peter Thompson whisks us away to Marianne Island while Deidre Woollard finds history mixed with luxury at the Joel Smith Estate.

Engadget's Ryan Block congratulates team PAD on setting the new unamplified WiFi distance record and announces the Blinged-out Gadget Contest for fun and prizes while Peter Rojas confirms the existence of the Palm Treo 670 running Windows Mobile.

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TUAW's C.K. Sample III points to where Apple went wrong with widgets. Laurie Duncan has high hopes for Podscope. Dave Caolo discovers a few Dashboard tricks.

The Download Squad's Victor Agreda, Jr. shows you how to make your own widgets. Barb Dybwad teaches you how to spell with flickr. Marc Perton asks, what's the best alternative to Microsoft Office.

Autoblog's John Neff thinks Pontiac is a hard sell. Eric Bryant doesn't hear Iacocca say anything. Randall Halcomb gives the Dodge SRT4 ACR a proper thrashing.

TV Squad's Bob Sassone live-blogs the Discovery launch. Keith McDuffee lists the new TV DVDs on sale this week. Annie W. just says no to Mencia.

Gadling's Erik Olsen suggests you follow Fat Steve, and ponders how to kiss like the French...sans tongue. Adrienne Wilson wants you to hear bad hotel stories.

Luxist's Peter Thompson goes yachtspotting in Monaco. Rick Reed marks time with the amazing Breguet watch. Deidre Woollard reports that the Javelin jet is ready for takeoff

Flash Insider's David Robinson points out some more Maelstrom (Flash Player 8) examples. Mike Schleifstein explains why null doesn't strictly equal undefined, and wants you to track how viral that Flash is.

The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's Jan Kabili points to resources to help you understand the new Lens Correction Filter, is wowed by Schewe's shots of a visit to Adobe, and finds a free download of useful photo workflow actions.

BBHub's Russell Shaw tells you about you about three movie theaters where you can download a trailer of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Mr. And Mrs. Smith right to your BlackBerry. He tells you why he's sure Star Trek's Scotty would have been a BlackBerry user. Russ also speaks his mind about BlackBerry's tech support problem.

PVR Wire's Todd Carter reports on the doubling of PVR users, and shows how to access TiVo via Web browsers. Kevin C. Tofel discusses Hitachi plasmas with built-in PVRs.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir asks if you will follow Howard Stern to Sirius, and finds the pompous attitude of MSM anything but funny. Kevin C. Tofel looks at Podcast searching with Blinkx.

HD Beat's Kevin C. Tofel warns of Dish 921 HDTV software upgrade issues, wonders why Disney's digital programming is stored on videotapes, and points out different HDTV input cables and jacks.

Divester's Willy Volk reports on 2 underwater cameras for under $500 - the DC500 and the SeaPix, and discusses underwater hand signals. Erik Olsen trumpets Deep Blue, a new movie from the makers of Blue Planet.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea wonders if the "wickedly cool" Q phone from Motorola will give the BlackBerry a run for its money, thinks Sprint's new Mobile Consultant Service could prove valuable, and asks if pre-teens really need to have cellphones.

Autoblog's John Neff thinks the new Lexus IS has the right stuff. How can profits not be important, Randall Halcomb wonders? Eric Bryant is cooking with gas.

Gadling's Erik Olsen provides a primer for climbers who want to try Mount Rainier, and urges you to check out Joe Trek. Adrienne Wilson introduces you to the Barbecue University.

Luxist's Peter Thompson shows us the view from Monaco. Rick Reed discovers a desk with its own treadmill. Deidre Woollard's obsession with new flight options leads her to the CarterCopter.

Flash Insider's David Robinson finds one of the first Flash Player 8 applications, and doesn't want you to learn ActionScript - yet. Mike Schleifstein pranks with Flash.

Cinematical's Karina Longworth wonders: Is the IFC Center hopelessly elitist? Adam Finley covers the Napoleon Dynamite action figures. C.K. Sample III revisits Citizen Kane. 

The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's Jan Kabili offers several more tips on using Adobe Bridge with Photoshop, encourages you to investigate the entire Creative Suite, and  covers two ways to access Camera Raw in CS2.

BBHub's Russell Shaw spotlights, and lets you listen to, a Harry Potter ringtone for your BlackBerry. Russ reveals what just might be THE cure for BlackBerry thumb. He also explains why, when it comes to "free" or "inexpensive" BlackBerry promotional offers, you'll wind up spending more money and waiting longer for your rebate than you ever thought you would.

PVR Wire's Todd Carter provides TiVo remote control shortcuts. Kevin C. Tofel discusses the recent TiVo ad upgrade, and reveals Season Pass stats.

Droxy's Ryan Saghir gives the Podsafe Music Network three thumbs up, and feels mainstream media is polluting podcasting. Kevin C. Tofel wonders: In the friendly fight between XM vs SIRIUS, can there be only one?

HD Beat's Kevin C. Tofel tries to determine if the British Open was broadcast in HD as TNT claimed, confirms that HDNet will cover the Shuttle launch regardless of the date, and explains how to select the best HDTV antenna.

Divester's Willy Volk marvels that Hurricane Dennis had the power to shift the world's largest artificial reef, and reflects: Can fish swim backwards? Erik Olsen lights up over bioluminescence.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea wonders what Intel's motivations are in supporting the McCain-Lautenberg Municipal WiFi Bill, says that adding three simple letters to certain entries in your cellphone's address book could save your life in an emergency, and asks if there is really a need for a Cellular Squirrel.