The predictions for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show
coming up in January indicate a lower key event, in keeping with the fact that
a lot of manufacturers and attendees have tightened the belts. We're hearing
rumors of Microsoft unveiling a phone code named "Pink," that is part Zune and
part Danger's Sidekick. OLED TVs should be the star of the show. Samsung will
most likely show a soon-to-ship 14" OLED TV  and may even show  a 50" OLED TV. Can OLED laptops be far
behind? Stay tuned for more CES rumors.  read more »

 World traveler and tireless technology news hound, Robert Scoble reports from Nokia Day in Barcelona, Spain that the new Nokia 97 might be a potential rival to the iPhone. At least the N97 rises to the bar that Apple raised for smart phones. Robert reports that the N97 beats the iPhone with:  read more »

• 16:9 video (iPhone doesn't do video at all)
• 5 megapixel camera to iPhone's 2 megapixels
• QWERTY keyboard as well as to
  

Seems like a good combo these new Blu-ray players will upconvert standard definition DVDs to 1080p, support Profile 2.0 (BD-Live), and sometime in early December via a firmware upgrade stream HD from Netflix. The LG BD300 gets good but not great reviews and can be purchased now for around $300. The Samsung BD-P2500 ($329 at amazon.com) and  read more »

On the other hand, with free shipping, no sales tax, and no lines, you
can get pretty close to the best deals without leaving home.  read more »

On line or On Line? That is the question. Here are seven deals you won’t find online.  read more »

The Best Deals for GPS

Head out to Target, RadioShack and Sears for some good deals on GPS. Magellan Roadmate 1200 and Garmin nuvi 200W both are selling at deep discount at Target. RadioShack is enticing buyers with discounted TomTom One 125 and Mio Moov 300 Portable GPS Receiver. For some good bargains on Magellan GPS, head out to Sears.  read more »

If You're Looking for Gadget Deals, You'll Like These Links

We've invested a lot of time and energy this year gathering and analyzing Black Friday gadget deals. We put together a 20-plus page PDF Strategy Guide available to download free and some interesting charts that display the difference between the sale price and lowest online price so you can easily separate the deals from  read more »

Attention Kmart Black Friday Shoppers

Kmart will be open on Thanksgiving Day so if you're still awake after dinner you can wander over to Kmart and pick up a Samsung 42 inch Plasma TV (we'd recommend a newer LCD TV). Kmart is spreading their deals across the days. The killer deal (Friday and Saturday) looks like  the  Sony BDP S350 which although not the newest model, is capable of supporting the latest Blu-ray standard; Profile 2.0.  read more »

Office supply stores are not about more than pens and staples these
days, especially Staples. Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples have a
respectable list of Black Friday deals this year. Office Depot appears
to have most of the camera deals but nothing too spectacular. Both
Office Max and Office Depot are offering the Garmin nuvi 205 for $129 that some other stores are selling for $119 while we might recommend spending the extra $20 for the nuvi 205W (wider screen) for $149.    read more »