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Sony has finally gone on the record to say that the long-awaited Playstation Home service will launch tomorrow in open beta form. This means anyone with a Playstation 3 and a broadband Internet connection will be able to sign up for the service, flinging themselves into Sony’s online virtual world. Sony suggests using a Bluetooth headset to add to the experience so you can speak with other people. You’ll be given an apartment and can do all kinds of activities from bowling to movies to billiards to social networking and more.

I’m really excited about installing Home and giving it a try. I’ll be sure to write up a small review once I’ve had enough time to play with it. Hit the link below for the official Sony Playstation blog; it has all the info you’ll need.

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We know our readers have been anxious to get their hands on a free bluetooth headset.  We’ve discussed the cell-phone laws showing up in varying states and it seems that, sooner or later, everyone will need a headset. So, Gearfuse is letting this one go to one of our many luck-stricken readers. You may need it because of driving laws, maybe you want to show your wife you mean business, or maybe you just think we suck. For whatever reason, you wanted it and here it is:

The winner is…

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When driving in New Jersey, you’ll notice one thing: no driver follows the cellphone law. I try to, but I usually find fiddling with a headset and a phone much more distracting than operating just the phone itself. New Jersey is not the garden state, it’s the motor state. It has more drivers than any other state and many of them are just plain bad at commuting. The headset law only makes it worse.

It’s retarded laws like this that make a Bluetooth steering wheel a must have. It works just like a Bluetooth headset, it’s compatible with Bluetooth phones and allows you to receive or reject calls, redial the last number and use speed dial right from your steering wheel. Seriously though, you’re still going to have to keep your eyes on the road. Quick glances, people; that’s the trick.

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If you haven’t entered our awesome contest yet, be sure to do so today. Tomorrow, while we all don silly and scary costumes, the contest will end and a winner will be announced next Monday. Don’t say we didn’t warn ya!

If you haven’t already entered our contest where you can win a brand new Jawbone Bluetooth headset, you should really get on that since time is running out. We’ve got over 75 comments, so there’s obviously a lot of interest in this sweet headset. Did we mention it’ll make you an assassin? A NoiseAssassin, that is.

Here’s a few choice comments on why people think they deserve to win:

“you suck”

“I need this so I can please Mike’s girlfriend from above!!!”

“My mother lives in CA and she still doesn’t have a hands free headset. She is one of those drivers who really ought to have one of these”

“Give it to me… or the bunny gets it!”

“i got the need, the need for speed (and bluetooth conversations)”

“Because I’m about to sit through 3 hours of the worst class ever”

Great stuff, my dear readers. Keep up the good work!

Oh you think I’d forget about you, dear reader? Of course not. I know you love Bluetooth headsets, especially ones equipped with NoiseAssassin technology. That’s why you can save $130 and get one from us for next to nothing. All we ask is you leave a comment on our official contest page letting us know why you deserve it. Make like Tonto and jump on it.

Stop listening to INXS tracks and head over to our official contest page if you’d rather win a Jawbone Bluetooth headset. What did the 1980s ever do for you? Did they save you from a $100 ticket when you were driving with your cellphone? Didn’t think so. You have until the 31st to enter, peeps, so get on it.

I’ve always wanted to pretend I was Dolph Lundgren in Universal Soldier. Now, thanks to Nikon’s latest headset, that dream has become a reality. The Media Port UP is a multimedia playback headset device which includes a display, headphones, mobile A/V player, WiFi capability, high-capacity memory and a power source all in one package.

Think of it at as a mobile computer attached to your head that can do everything but scan for tangos with infrared and call down napalm from the heavens. OK, so it’s more like Jean-Claude Van Damme from Universal Soldier. It still looks badass.

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Just a heads up to anyone who doesn’t get our RSS feeds, etc. We’re giving away a sweet $130 Jawbone Bluetooth headset. Want one? Click here to find out more.

We get it. You guys like contests but you like ‘em easy. You can’t be bothered to send in photos for free shirts and while that sucks, there’s nothing we can do about it.

But maybe this will get you hyped. How about a FREE $130 Jawbone Bluetooth headset? Hmm? You know, the new one with better NoiseAssassin technology and with a hot new style. We have one in black to give away to one lucky ready and here’s how we’re going to do it:

• You must live in the USA – sorry but international shipping is too much of a hassle
• Contest ends October 31st, on Halloween
• You can enter once per day

Got it? Awesome. Leave a comment with a VALID name and VALID email address and let us know why you deserve this beautiful piece of Bluetooth goodness!

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