Our big Xbox 360 Spectacular! Both of us managed to acquire one of the uber-game consoles this past week. And, thanks to the magic that is Skype, you get to hear Sethran's play-by-play of his personal vendetta, er, travails to track down and then purchase the new gaming goodness. During this week's podcast, we manage to discuss the Xbox 360, a few other goodies and several games, including, but not limited to:

• Perfect Dark Zero
  
• Call of Duty 2
  
• Quake 4
  
• Pelican's 360 HD pack (no link - it sucks!)
• Logitech's Harmony Xbox 360 Remote
• Two online game rental stores, Gameznflix.com & Gamefly.com

All of that before my ISP went offline for a couple of hours.

We're back in my studio/office, so the sound levels are more "normal." Here's what's on tap this week:

• An iTunes PSA (in case you don't listen to the show, there is a security flaw that affects both PC & Macs, expect an update from Apple soon... like any day now... really!)
• WeaselBoy gets 6 years in prison to contemplate the true meaning of "WeaselBoy"
• Barenaked on a Stick, a new album concept from Canada's Barenaked Ladies
• Dell admits they are no competition for Apple's iPod and acknowledges other blatantly obvious facts
• Match.com and Yahoo's dating service are both being sued for faking dates
• I review the new DVD Madagascar
  
• iLounge.com has released their 2005-06 Holiday Buying Guide for all things iPod

We weren't sure we were going to have this episode - we had to record in a parking lot again this week and the sound levels were a bit dodgy for some reason. But Bozric was able to get the levels to a listenable...well, level. Regardless, we still talked about Sony's nasty little rootkit, Charlie Brown's pathetic Christmas tree, GeekGorgeous.com, OneRedPaperClip.com and the new DVD, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Enjoy!

Linkety Split:

• Chuck's Tree
  
• GeekGorgeous.com
• One Red Paper Clip
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  
  

This week, we find ourselves discussing the following news items:

• Xbox360 and its (supposed) compatibility with your iPod
• Sony's new software that makes it easier for you to transfer media to your PSP - if you've got the cash to download it
• the Telecommuter Tax Act, is the government going to double-dip in your income?
• Netflix's settlement on their class-action lawsuit (http://netflixsettlementsucks.com/)

Our tech toy this week is a preview of the impending Xbox 360, due on shelves of your favorite retailers November 22nd, provided they've made enough.

And our DVD this week is the just released Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith

The Star Trek people pulled out their laser swords...