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Best Buy’s Black Friday ad has leaked, which means it’s time to do some serious itinerary planning for the big day. See, I like me and my fiancee set up a full contingency plan based on what we want the most for us, then comes gifts for others. Come on, we need to set priorities people! Strategy is the name of the game on Black Friday.

So Best Buy has some moderately cool deals, especially in the video game department, but nothing mind-blowing. Though what might be notable is that Best Buy is not going to allow for anyone to get hurt this year because of their doorbuster deals. Apparently they don’t take “death by stampede” lightly. All doorbuster sales will be handled via tickets, which will be passed out up to two hours before the 5 am door openings. Hit the jump for a full-list of Black Friday Best Buy deals. Doorbusters are followed by an asterisk.

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Wear them as a necklace, wear them on a charm bracelet, shove them in you anus. It’s all in good fun! Right, random guy I met at the gym who promised to “clean my pipes,” whatever that means?! Stop looking at me!

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It might seem like some sort of lazy fantasy, but a Japanese astronaut recently tested out a pair of J-Wear anti-bacterial, flame retardant, antistatic, and water-absorbent briefs which are supposedly wearable for weeks at a time.

Astronaut Koichi Wakata says he wore the panties for about a month and received nary a complaint. That’s great that they can use them in space, but when will they be available for more practical use, such as playing WoW for weeks at a time without changing my clothes (I’m pictured above after one of my WoW marathons. Warcraft is great for my tight abs.)

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An exciting rumor is floating around the gaming world. Thanks to the power of data mining, hackers have uncovered some interesting new data in the newest patch of World of Warcraft. Hidden in the patch are Halloween mask models, which are used during the in-game Halloween festivities, allowing your toon to dress up like a different race.

The important piece of information here is the the appearance of Goblin and Worgen masks. In years past, the masks have traditionally been able to disguise characters as races already present in the game. These mask models could suggest that the Goblin and Worgen will be included as new playable races in the next expansion, rumored to be called Cataclysm.

What’s particularly interesting is that until now, I don’t recall ever seeing a Worgen which appeared so feminine. In fact, these Worgen would appear to be a different species than their wilder kin. The Gnome would be a suitable addition to the horde, a counter to the tiny alliance Gnomes.

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Bout damn time! T-Mobile officially announced the myTouch 3G today. It’ll drop next month and is quite the improvement over the Google G1. It’ll of course use the Android OS but will come packed with a nice big 3.2-inch display, WiFi, a 3.2-megapixel shooter and Exchange support. It’ll ship in black, white or merlot and should retail for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Overpriced? Maybe, but this is T-Mobile’s only shot at a standout phone this summer.

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T-Mobile is confirming today that a hacker (or group of hackers) broke into its systems and pretty much stole every last goddamned file that wasn’t nailed down to the theoretical floor. The hackers themselves posted a message to SecLists.org detailing what they had done and the damage is absolutely brutal.

Like Checkpoint Tmobile has been owned for some time. We have everything, their databases, confidental documents, scripts and programs from their servers, financial documents up to 2009.

We already contacted with their competitors and they didn’t show interest in buying their data -probably because the mails got to the wrong people- so now we are
offering them for the highest bidder.

Great. So if you’re a T-Mobile customer, it’s only a matter of time until your personal information is sold off to some underground group sitting in a Russian cafe. For once it feels good to be on AT&T.

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The mysterious Boy Genius is known for getting his hands on cellphones before they’re released. This time around, he’s got a Palm Pre and took plenty of photos to prove it. But big whoop: what’s he think about the device?

The Pre feels really good in your hand in terms of size and shape, but there’s a real plasticky aura about it. Additionally, things aren’t looking good for that QWERTY either. And hey, you know we take them keyboards seriously! When you try and type on the top row of keys, your finger hits the bottom part of the front piece and on top of that, you often hit multiple keys at the same time while typing. It’s actually really frustrating and doesn’t bode well for such a fantastic social communication/personal/business tool.

He goes on to say it’s no iPhone but the screen beats out the T-Mobile G1. So what do you think? Are you going to get a Pre come June?

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Google. Oprah. The two should really sit down for a cup of coffee sometime and talk billions. They actually have a lot in common, believe it or not. Oprah is more accustomed to giving out things like books and cars, but today, Google one upped the queen of daytime TV and gave out free Android-based G2 phones (aka HTC Magic). The recipients? Attendees of Google’s I/O developer conference. Rumor has it that the phone even comes with a SIM card with 30 days of talk and 3G access. Hey, it pays to be a fan of Google sometimes.

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With June right around the corner, people are starting to place their bets on the latest Apple rumors. WWDC will no doubt be the catalyst for launching a new product, but what will it be? A lot of people seem to think a new, 32GB iPhone, including John Gruber, the blogger over at Daring Fireball. He’s posted a long, tyrannical rant on coding, Apple and wagers. Give it a read. You’ll feel more informed and will sleep easier at night.

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Who’s in the mood for a giveaway? I know I am. Let me dig through the treasure trove and see what I can come up with.

Also: I got UFC 2009 Undisputed for the PS3, so hit me up (gamertag: fusioned) and we’ll play a round or ten!

• Tag Heuer is offering a diamond-encrusted cellphone
• Overpriced? Sure, but it’s still a sweet bicycle
• Steampunk LCD monitor
• Vegan leather? Accept no substitutes!
• Build your own LEGO Warthog
• Groove out with your Arduino

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