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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is hitting store shelves on Tuesday, November 10. Be one of the first to get this highly anticipated video game by visiting your local Best Buy retail store. The company will be hosting a series of special events at several locations nationwide, and the game will be available starting at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10 at Best Buy stores.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues the heart-racing action that has come to be the hallmark of the franchise, as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

The game is rated "M" (Mature) by the ESRB and will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC on November 10, 2009. Best Buy will be offering an instant $10 Best Buy gift card for Reward Zone Gamer's Club members with additional giveaways taking place throughout the events.

Visit www.bestbuy.com/modernwarfare2 for Best Buy locations.

Are you the owner of a new Android device? Slacker just announced that the Slacker Radio app is now available for Android phones. The free application is available now by visiting www.Slacker.com from a supported Android smartphone or by visiting the Android Market. Verizon customers using the DROID by Motorola can locate the free Slacker Radio app by visiting the Verizon channel of the Android Market on the phone.

Slacker Radio for Android features:

• Free music library featuring millions of songs
• High-quality stereo playback from any wireless connection
• Create custom artist stations based on artists or songs
• Over 100 professionally programmed genre stations
• View artist biographies and photos
• View album art and read reviews
• "Peek Ahead" artist and album preview
• Multi-tasking - listen to music while using other applications
• Share station links via Email, MMS or SMS messaging
• Rate songs as favorites
• Ban songs and artists
• Vertical and Horizontal modes
• Desktop widget

The Slacker Radio app works with the free Slacker Basic Radio service, Slacker Radio Plus and Slacker Premium Radio subscription offerings.

Paradigm just announced a new giveaway to show appreciation to their Facebook fans. Now through March 2010, each month Paradigm will be giving away a Cinema CT System. All you have to do is become a fan of Paradigm's Facebook page and you will automatically be entered to win! One fan will be selected at random every month and given a Cinema CT Home Theater Surround Sound System.

The Cinema 90 CT system is made up of 2 Cinema 90 satellites, 2 Cinema ADP surrounds featuring Paradigm's Adapted Dipole (ADP) technology, a Cinema CC center channel and a Cinema 90 CT subwoofer with 10-inch driver.

To win a system from Paradigm between now and March 2010, sign up to be a fan on Facebook and check back every month to see if you're a winner! Good luck!

The time is here! The much anticipated Motorola DROID is now available at Verizon Wireless and Best Buy Stores.

The Motorola DROID is the first device powered by Android 2.0. Not only does it give you high-speed web browsing, voice-activated search, it is one of the thinnest full-QWERTY slider phones available. DROID also features a customizable large touch screen, with access to thousands of apps and hundreds of widgets from Android Market. Oh, and it being available through Verizon, it is on the largest 3G mobile network in the country.

Verizon Wireless will host demonstrations at select locations today, November 6th, (check with your local store) to help customers get the most from their new DROID. Are you in New York City? Today Verizon is hosting an interactive experience called, "DROID Does Times Square." This experience will let callers control two of Times Square's largest digital billboards – the NASDAQ and Reuters signs – using only voice commands. Pretty cool, huh?

Get more information on Motorola's DROID on Motorola's website or visit www.verizonwireless.com.

Today is a good day for Verizon Wireless subscribers. The company just announced a slew of new phones; there's one for the Android geek, one for the music lover, a push-to-talk phone, and don't worry…they didn't forget the BlackBerry die-hards.

DROID ERIS by HTC

The new DROID ERIS by HTC is the second Android phone in the Verizon line-up, (the DROID by Motorola was the first). The DROID ERIS features a 3.2 inch touchscreen and trackball interface, 5.0 megapixel camera, 8 GB microSD card (up to 16 GB supported), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5 mm headset connectivity, Integrated GPS, a digital compass, Full HTML browser with Flash Lite capabilities, and is compatible with Google services like Google Maps, Gmail, Google Search etc.Read more

ViewSonic this week announced the new VMP70 media player box, a new device that makes viewing Full HD 1080p multimedia easy. Simply insert a USB or external hard drive into the player and watch HD movies and TV shows on your television. You can view photos and listen to music as well. It also includes an S/PDIF port for surround sound connectivity, HDMI cable and a remote control. Sound expensive? It's not. It is available now for under $100.

The VMP70 weighs less than one pound and supports more video and audio formats than any media player available today, including MPEG1/2/4, Divx/Xvid, MKV, H.264, VC-1, WMV9, RM/RMVB, DTS, Dolby Digital, WMA, MP3, FLAC, OGG and MKA to name a few. Connectivity options include HDMI, Component, composite, S/PDIF and duo USB drive slots.

The VMP70 is now available for an MSRP of $129.99 with a promotional holiday price of $98.99.

The holiday season is right around the corner, and if you have a texter on your gift list, check out the new Samsung DoubleTake from Alltel Wireless. It includes a sliding full QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, full-color external LCD screen, Bluetooth capabilities, built-in speakerphone and the internal phone book will hold up to 1000 entries.

One of the best features of this phone its' price. The Samsung DoubleTake will be available tomorrow (November 5, 2009) in bold red and charcoal gray for just $39.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with activation of a 1-year service contract. Pick it up in Alltel stores or online at www.alltel.com.

Best Buy announced yesterday an agreement with Sonic Solutions to offer on-demand movies in some of their digital entertainment products. Powered by Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow, it will allow customers to buy or rent movies directly from the device.

The Roxio CinemaNow technology will be a standard feature on devices such as web-connected TVs, PCs, Blu-ray players, portable media players and mobile phones, bought at Best Buy stores or online. Specific models will be announced at a later date.

With the new Best Buy service, consumers will have access to buy or rent premium content including new movies, TV shows, independent films, and older catalog movies, which they will be able to access on devices. Best Buy says that new titles will often be available on the same day they become available on DVDs in retail stores.

Now this is something different. How would you like to experience home theater sound without loudspeakers drilled into the walls? BodySound Technologies just unveiled a new line of furniture with "personal surround sound."

Each seat features a wireless 7-speaker surround sound system, powered by a built-in multi-processor and 650 watt amplifier. The system allows you to fine tune it to hear sound the way you like. BodySound technology will then automatically adjust the volume to match your settings. The built-in speaker system also produces vibrations throughout the seating area, which you can also customize with how much or how little you want to feel.Read more