Holiday Gadget Shopping Made Simple

The Best Gadgets: Are you wondering if you should ask for the iPhone or the Motorola Droid this Christmas? Or maybe you are confused which laptop is the best to buy? Or maybe the best HDTV? Gizmodo has compiled a list of their picks for the best gadgets of the year.

YouTube Now Available for Hearing Impaired

Auto-Captions on YouTube: Some of the videos posted on YouTube now feature captions to help the deaf and hearing impaired gain access to the online content. The captions are machine generated and use the same speech to tech technology as Google Voice.

E-Reader Shipments May Come After Holidays

E-Reader Shortage: Pre-orders on Barnes & Noble's Nook have exceeded initial estimations, causing deliveries to be postponed until the first week of January. Sony is also not guaranteeing that their version of the e-reader will be available for delivery on Christmas Day. Amazon's Kindle, on the other hand, will be available to delivery the day after it is purchased online.

Black Friday Mayhem

Technology Helps You Find Deals: Finding the stores with the best deals on the day after Thanksgiving can be a challenge, but this year new technologies are making the process much easier. Mobile applications, twitter, and facebook are all helping to make this shopping process much more manageable.

Future of the PC

Chrome vs. Fusion: When envisioning the future of the PC, Google is focusing on simplicity while AMD emphasizes performance. For example, Google wants the PC to turn on the same way that a TV turns on – by simply pressing a button, instead of taking nearly a minute to boot up. AMD is recommending smoother high definition video and higher quality rich media.

Virgin to Monitor File Sharing in UK

Trouble for File Sharing: Virgin Media has announced plans to track illegal file-sharing activities in the United Kingdom. The company will use deep packet inspection technology to track about 40% of its UK users, without their knowledge or even consent of being monitored.

Discounts on Apple Products

Happy Black Friday: Apple is offering deals on their products, including the Macbook, iPod, iMac, iTouch and iPod Nano, today. Discounts on products are available online (www.apple.com).