September 20, 2008 6:00 AM PDT

This week in Crave-land

by Leslie Katz
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Didn't spend all week tethered to your computer reading Crave? C'mon, people! OK, we'll forgive you this once. Here's a look back at just a few of the many interesting, strange, and wonderfully silly stories we Craved.

Fit-PC Slim

That's one tiny PC.

(Credit: CompuLab)

• We asked if the iPhone 2.0 software's made good on its promises, and you, dear readers, had many answers.

• Android Day's approaching, and there's anticipation aplenty.

• It's big. It's bad. It's Alienware's Area-51 m17x for gamers.

• Start squinting: PCs just keep getting smaller and smaller.

• Canon's flagship megazoom is bringing SX-y back.

• Tap your feets to the Samsung Beats.

Epidermits

And you thought Furby was creepy?

(Credit: Karten Design )

• Ba-da bing: New York drivers get RFIDed.

• Another teleportation experiment gone awry? Nope, it's a toy. For kids.

• John McCain: Phonograph or Panasonic Toughbook? You decide.

See anything awesome we missed? Send it our way at crave at cnet dot com. And have a great weekend!

Leslie Katz, senior editor of CNET's Crave, covers gadgets, games, and most other digital distractions. As a co-host of the CNET News Daily Podcast, she sometimes tries to channel Terry Gross. E-mail Leslie.
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