Swine flu from a Netflix disc? Probably not
Anyone seriously concerned about acquiring swine flu or any other number of exotic diseases these days probably wonder about the cleanliness inherent in handling money--or say, Netflix discs. To test out the cleanliness of Netflix discs, which are handled by millions of people, KLTV.com sent a sample of six Netflix discs and sleeves to the pathology lab at the University of Texas Health Science Center of Tyler to put them under the microscope. Surprisingly, at least to myself, the four different types of bacteria found to be growing on the discs were nothing to be concerned about. Separate testing of the sleeves proved

Meijer.com Black Friday HDTV, Blu-ray and video game deals
If you're okay with forking out some dough for a second-tier brand HDTV this Black Friday, Meijer.com may be a good place to check out. Among its published Black Friday HDTV deals: Sylvania Blu-ray Disc Player $89.00 Blu-ray Movies - Over 24 Title to Choose From - (Live Free or Die Hard, Die Another Day, Speed and more) $9.00 Sylvania 19" Class LCD HDTV $129.99 Sylvania 42" 1080p LCD HDTV $499.99 Buy Any Xbox 360 Game System or Bundle, Get Grand Theft Auto IV and Halo 3 FREE $0.00 Buy a PS3 120GB Slim Console, Get 2 Buy-ray Movies and 2 Video Games (Exclusions Apply) $0.00 Nintendo DSi Video Game System w/ FREE $30 Meijer Coupon G

Vizio's 32-inch VO320E LCD HDTV gets reviewed
It's not too often that we see 32-inch HDTVs being reviewed these days, but CNET has a review of the 32-inch Vizio VO320E thanks to its "Eco" tag because it exceeds the Energy Star standard by more than 15 percent. Interestingly, despite the fact the set is fairly energy-efficient, it really doesn't out do other LCDs on the market by much. Where it does shine is its picture quality which you'll get for a low, low price.

Black Friday ads: Best Buy, ToysRUs, Radio Shack
Here's some of the latest Black Friday HDTV deals that have appeared on the web. Best Buy has the best (and most) stuff I've seen so far. ToysRUs Haier 22" LCD TV $199.99 Xbox 360 Arcade System With Carry Case And Three Games $229.95 Radio Shack Samsung BD-1600A Blu-ray Disc Player $149.99 Gigaware Micro Projector $99.99 AOC 22" 720P LCD HDTV $199.99 Auvio 3.5" Pocket Digital TV $79.99 Au

YouTube getting a 1080p video player within days
YouTube is about to enter the world of 1080p video, according to an announcement today at the NewTeeVee Live conference. So far the Google-owned video platform has only supported 720p video and due to a variety of factors, HD video playback only accounts for 10% of all video views. Most of that is due to software/hardware limitations, but YouTube has decided to scrap waiting for the world to catch up. YouTube simply has to re-encode already available video and will roll out 1080p video playback and a new fullscreen