FRIDAY MORNING LITE


HMMMMMM .... PIZZAAAAA
MSN has the winners of the nation's best pizza. Click on the city and buono nitale!

THE FOLLOWING YOU WILL SEE, IS TRUE, THE NAMES WERE CHANGED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT
Who would've thought that a cellphone could be a tool in the war on crime, but as TINA found out, she could bring her muggers to justice by posting to her audio blog.


TIVO = ON DEMAND IN HI DEMAND
How do you spell "must see tv?" This holiday season, it's T-I-V-O as DirecTV-TIVO boxes are flying off the shelves.

Meanwhile, via Leoville, here's a report that online shopping raked in a whopping $8.5 BILLION in online sales! Music, books, and DVDs lead the way. That's a nice chunk of change as up to 70% of shoppers will try online shopping this year.

To learn more about online shopping, go here.


I'M READY FOR MY CLOSEUP, MR. CASE
MacRumors reports that AOL is going to a video instant messenger option.


ALL iPOD, ALL THE TIME
Get the most out of your Pod with "IpodHead."

And for a more colorful ipod experience, go here.

In related news, FORTUNE MAG names iTunes "Product of the Year!" We couldn't agree more. But without iPod, would it be?

GETTING HOSED IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH
Canuks may have to pay up to a 20% tax on their MP3 players and accesories! Take off, eh!

OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE?
The world's first "open source PC" is being unveiled Monday, promising open source OS running on open source processors. I don't know what that means, but it has to make Bill Gates and Steve Jobs worry. And that's a good thing.


USELESS, YET COOL GADGET OF THE YEAR - THE OCTODOG!
Now you can own a gadget that turns your frank into a seagoing invertibrate. Perfect for "AS SEEN ON TV."

AH, THE MEMORIES
Red Baron, Defender, Joust, and, of course, Battlezone. We all wish we had the quarters we dumped into the video games of the 80s. Now you can enjoy them on the net with Norbert's Emulators, a JAVA emulator of classic arcade games. And it's free!


HEADS UP HOGGIN'
From The Giz: Now you can get a Heads up display (HUD) for your motorcycle helmet. Hey! I want one for my CAR!