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Gifting on eBay, Amazon through Facebook

Links from Wednesday's episode of Loaded:

eBay launches Group Gifts, a way for friends to chip in to buy other friends expensive itemsWe could see Google's Chrome operating system as early as this yearApple lengthens the time of sampling music from 30 to 90 seconds. You can now buy your Facebook friends Amazon gift cardsMicrosoft removes 3D in favor of "Bird's Eye" in Bing MapsGoogle crowdsources its security efforts, offering cash to anyone who identifies a vulnerabiltyGoogle settles its class action suit involving Google Buzz

Buzz Out Loud 1342: Kindle burns through the great Firewall (podcast)

Natali Del Conte Morris joins us on today's show to talk voting, iOS 4.2 and the curse of that dreaded mute switch, and some notes from the future of technology (hint: it knows where you are). Plus: the real reason DirecTV dropped G4! --Molly

Happy Movember

Links from Monday's episode of Loaded:

Facebook is set to announce something mobile this week

PayPal's new iPhone app lets you search for local vendors that accept its payments

Google is working on another unlocked Samsung phone but it will not be called the Nexus Two

The Cisco Flip Cam grows a mustache for Movember Charity

Logitech launches a solar-powered keyboard

Mount Everest gets 3G coverage

Gucci now sells 3D glasses

Windows Phone 7 apps

Links from Friday's episode of Loaded:

Google pulls the plug on GOOG-411Facebook launches Friendship PagesAmazon announces a Kindle app for Windows Phone 7Twitter announces a Twitter app for Windows Phone 7T-Mobile will get a 4G MyTouch on November 3Flickr embraces OpenID and allows Google logins

The 404 697: Where we have an out-of-office reply (podcast)

Justin is still sick, and Jeff is a runaway bride, so it's just Wilson today. Don't worry because it's not another "cheese stands alone" episode. Natali Del Conte and David Carnoy come in to save the day.

On today's show, we get a first-hand perspective on the new Barnes and Noble Nook Color from CNET Executive Editor David Carnoy. It might be the poor man's iPad, but David thinks it's a worthy competitor to the Amazon Kindle. Natali still prefers her iPad, and Wilson wonders whether consumers will choose the Nook Color or the iPod Touch.

After the break, we get to something sort of scary: Rachael Ray in 3D! That's right. For some people like Wilson, 3D is a mildly nauseating experience, but combined with the queen of faux bubbly's talk show, it might be vomit-inducing. We think the next innovation after 3D is going to be the return of Smell-O-Vision.

Finally, if you want your own copy of David Carnoy's "Knife Music," leave a comment, and we'll randomly choose a winner. Tune in tomorrow for the exciting conclusion to how Wilson makes it through another show alone.

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Celebrity fantasy leagues on Facebook

Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

Google gets out of its FTC investigation with only a slap on the wrist

Google launches Google Place Search for local business listings

T-Mobile will be the first to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 10

Sony may be making a PlayStation Phone

Outlook for Mac came out this week

FanSwarm will launch on Facebook this weekend as a way to play celebrity fantasy leagues

The 404 696: Where Jeff does the chair dance (podcast)

On Jeff's last day on The 404 before he gets married, Justin unfortunately is out sick, but we've got something better! Ms. Natali Del Conte fills in, and we talk about life after getting married. Jeff admits he'll miss his days as a single guy. Don't worry, though, we'll be around to make sure he gets into enough trouble with his soon-to-be wife.

We do get into some tech stories today, and if you can't tell from the giant picture above, it's about the PSP Phone... or PlayStation Phone. Whatever it's called, we can't really figure out whether the photo, which was leaked on Engadget last night, is legit. It looks like it could be a Photoshop job, as there is nothing about the user interface that says PlayStation. But Jeff wonders out loud whether the oval-shapped indentions in the middle are really analog joysticks? And Natali wonders what's a analog joystick again?

After that, we get into some more Cablevision versus Fox outrage, which has stirred up a lot of questions from non-geeks these days because of the World Series. Scores of people in the Tri-State area are desperately trying to find ways to catch the games, which are still blocked from Cablevision customers. Jeff and Natali literally go on a tirade, while Wilson wants to know how this affects the debate about Net neutrality. (Wilson doesn't subscribe to cable video.)

Finally, we get to some voice mails about how Wilson dresses the best... strange. Maybe it's because he has a larger wardrobe that has more variety than black or flannel shirts? And we also get to a video voice mail from the self-proclaimed 404 Grandpa. Keep those video voice mails or video mails or video mails voices coming!

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