Able Planet's new gaming headphones

Able Planet recently unveiled the PS500MM, a new high-fidelity multimedia headset for PC gamers.

Read this blog post by Julie Rivera on Crave.

Alienware offers discounts on selected systems

Alienware will soon be offering an instant discount on the Area 51 m17x Notebook--which starts from $1,999--and the Area 51 790i Desktop--which starts from $1,349.

Read the rest of this post at Crave

Looks like a bracelet, plays like an iPod

With the sleekness and sexiness of most recent iPods, or the extreme portability of the old minis, Indian designer Gopinath Prasan, creator of the iBangle, must've wondered how to go about turning it up a notch and make the iPod a wearable fashion accessory as well as a functional one.

Find out what it is by reading this blog post on Crave.

Digital City podcast

Live (on tape) from New York, CNET's Dan Ackerman, myself and Joseph Kaminski explore the impact of new technology on city life and urban environments, from municipal Wi-Fi to high-tech crime to tricks for cutting the line at the Apple Store.

You can tune in every Monday. Listen and comment, or e-mail us at digitalcity@cnet.com. Share with us your thoughts, what subjects you would like discussed on the show pertaining to city life in the digital age, or who you think should talk less / be allowed to talk to more.

You can download the show from the page @ digitalcity.cnet.com, as well as subscribe to our podcast via iTunes or through an RSS reader.

Western Digital Passports get bigger...in capacity

Western Digital introduces its new 500GB capacity portable USB drive for their My Passport Elite and Essential lines.

Read this blog post on Crave.

EA Mobile and Eidos Interactive sign a deal

Eidos signed a deal with Electronic Arts today.

Read this post on Crave.

Vivienne Tam & HP notebook collabo...that's hot

HP partners with world-renowned fashion designer Vivienne Tam to design the ultimate in notebook fashion at New York's Fashion week in Bryant Park.

Read this blog post by Julie Rivera on Crave.

Sony's PS3 Wireless Keypad gets a price

Sony's Wireless Keypad--which was announced at the Leipzig Games Convention--for the PS3 is now available for pre-order...

Read the full story here.

Woman to virtual ex: 'I won't be ignored!'

Kimberly Jernigan attempted to kidnap her virtual ex-boyfriend, whom she met on the online community 'Second Life,' at his apartment.

Read the full story on Crave.

And the Eee PC hits just keep comin'...

Asus will release a total of 23 models of its popular Eee PC Netbook series.

Read this blog post by Julie Rivera on Crave.

Puzo to Paramount: 'Don't mess with the family'

Anthony Puzo, son of 'The Godfather' author Mario Puzo, files a breach of contract lawsuit against Paramount for failing, as well as refusing, to pay the sums owed to the family for The Godfather video game franchise. Read this blog post by Julie Rivera on Crave.

Also cross-posted at news.cnet.com: http://news.cnet.com/newsblog/?authorId=9719364

Portable arcade tabletops of the '80s

A walk down memory lane with the Nintendo Game & Watch tabletop series. We look back at 1983 with the arcade game 'Popeye.'

Read this blog post by Julie Rivera on Crave.

'Wii Fit Girl' not a marketing ploy for Nintendo

Youtube's 'Wii Fit Girl', Lauren Bernat, and boyfriend, Giovanny Guiterrez were speculated as having made a viral marketing campaign for Nintendo's Wii Fit game. Both Nintendo and the Youtubers have denied the claim.

Read this blog post by Julie Rivera on Crave.

This ain't Jive talkin', it's social networking for grands

The Jive was created by Ben Arent, a college student, over a six-month period as part of his product design degree. The concept was designed to get elderly technophobes connected to their friends and family without feeling overwhelmed of learning how to use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. It would essentially be their own type of social networking.

Read more about it here

'Playing the Building': A musical interactive exhibit created by David Byrne

The public-art organization Creative Time unveiled an interactive exhibit called "Playing the Building"--a 9,000-square-foot, site-specific installation by renowned artist David Byrne (lead/founder of retro-pop group Talking Heads).

Read more about it here.

Laptop Accessories

Read the review on the Notebook Bucket Tote by SOLO.

FYI - Here's a little extra, which was edited out, from the review:

"The Bucket Tote is well-balanced and stands upright even when fully loaded. Although, be careful not to get seduced by how much you can stuff into this bag – made of thick leather, it’s already heavy at 3lbs. by itself; add in all the essentials for a business trip and the typical necessities ladies can’t live without, and it becomes one heavy bag to tote around".

A glimpse into the XP version of the Asus Eee PC

I take a look at the widely talked about 7-inch Asus Eee PC with the Windows XP installation, and write about it on CNET's Crave blog site.

Coby TF-DVD7307 Review

Check out my review of the Coby TF-DVD7307 portable DVD player on CNET.