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Top 15 Black Friday tech deals

David Carnoy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:47:00 PST

With tons of so-called Black Friday bargains out there, we thought we'd take a moment to sort through all the junk and surface some real deals. Check out our top picks.

Originally posted at Fully Equipped

Digital City Podcast 59: Black Friday shopping tips, and a PS3 MAG beta invite giveaway

Dan Ackerman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:16:00 PST

It's episode 59 of the Digital City, and if our cast looks a little different today, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Joey, Julie, and Scott all called in sick,

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Originally posted at Digital City Podcast

Nintendo Black Friday: DSi with $20 in DSiware

Don Reisinger — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:00 PST

Nintendo has made a Black Friday splash by announcing two DSi bundles that will launch on Friday with more than $20 in DSiWare content bundled with the hardware.

Holiday gaming on the cheap

Jeff Bakalar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:00 PST

Before you shell out hundreds of dollars on holiday hits like Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, and Uncharted 2, you could easily be enjoying some of this generation's classics for a fraction of the price.

Grand Theft Florence: Hands on with 15th-century Italy in Assassin's Creed II

Scott Stein, Jeff Bakalar, Dan Ackerman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:09:00 PST

Ubisoft's sequel to their 2007 parkour/virtual reality adventure changes landscapes to Renaissance Italy with great success.

Star Wars Trench Run for iPhone: The Force is strong with this one

Rick Broida — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:00 PST

Nothing fancy here, just you, your X-Wing, and good old arcade action. Dogfight with TIE Fighters, then drop a little present into the Death Star's exhaust port.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

PS3 to go 3D by 2011

Scott Stein — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:21:00 PST

Sony has a strategy for getting more profitable, and it involves the PS3 going 3D.

Hands-on with the Asus 3D laptop

Dan Ackerman, Scott Stein — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:46:00 PST

Earlier this week, Asus unveiled a 15-inch laptop with Nvidia's 3D Vision technology built in. We've just had a chance to take the $1,699 Asus G51J 3D for a test drive, and came away largely impressed with the results.

The 404 Podcast 471: Where we work for No. 2

Wilson Tang — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:04:00 PST

It's National Toilet Day today, and Justin isn't here to celebrate. Fortunately, we more than make it up with dozens upon dozens of fecal jokes. Mark Licea of The Green Show joins the show today to talk tech and...lingerie?

(Credit: CBS Interactive/Wilson G. Tang)

Admittedly, we here at The 404 celebrate National Toilet Day at least three times a day, but we're glad to see that people across the planet are starting to recognize the importance of the porcelain throne. It may sound a bit unusual for us to be so beholden to the toilet, but most New Yorkers can sympathize. After all, most of us here have to deal with a mixed bag of ethnic food and $20 dollar fees to use a public restroom.

In nonpoop news, we talk about a Warner Bros. program to let DVD owners upgrade their discs to Blu-ray versions. The program is called DVD2Blu. This only applies to Warner Bros. films, and viewers must pay a fee of $8 to $10 per disc. We think this is a great idea. Wilson is especially keen on not having to pay $30 for each disc in his "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars" collections.

Also, Jeff has a follow up to our video game censorship series. He interviewed Major Nelson of Microsoft to talk about racism, misogyny, and homophobia in online gaming. Check it out. A keen chat room listener though points out the irony of talking about derogatory words when players are shooting people in the head.

If you're worried about your cheating wife or girlfriend, a Brazilian line of lingerie from LindeLucy that comes with a built-in GPS tracking device. Now, the device is not exactly subtle, but for the paranoid ones out there, this might be the trick to keep your lady in line--or get her mad at you, again. Trust, after all, is the bond that holds all relationships together.

Finally, we get to some voice mails and viewer feedback about cool moms that play video games before their children do and an early review of "2012." Wilson is disappointed with the fact that the film won't be available in IMAX. He just wants to watch the world burn. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew remember the movie magic of the first "Jurassic Park" movie. The t. rex at the end: Priceless.

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Originally posted at The 404 Podcast

Southern-style co-op: Hands on with Left 4 Dead 2

Scott Stein — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:57:00 PST

While Modern Warfare 2 favors the competitive, Left 4 Dead 2 celebrates a good old-fashioned type of grindhouse teamwork. This is our hands on with the Southern-fried zombie sequel.