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Online holiday shopping is huuuuuge! Until you compare it to offline holiday shopping. But Cyber Monday numbers aren't yet in.

The skinny new PSP's doing great in Japan.

But a new pirate tool out of China could make life very difficult for Nintendo's DS. To find it, you'll need to shop in a secretive underground Chinese hacker's emporium - like Amazon.com.

But don't do your pirating in France - Daddy might take away your Internet privileges. Although fear not - in exchange you'll get to buy DVD's a few weeks earlier, as well as French music without DRM. Great deal, huh? It could be coming soon to the UK.

Attention Siberians - Microsoft's coming to town (and the 10,000 servers they're putting into Irkutsk should throw off plenty of heat).

One Laptop Per Child is now giving you until the end of the year to buy their system (and give one to a needy kid). The Wall Street Journal points to some unimpressive statistics on the program. But they've spooked Intel into shipping their own cheap PC - and are already selling a respectable number of the things.

Something the philanthropists won't rally behind: One $12,000 Videogame Per Child. But hey - it is the world's third-most-sought-after game.

No - it's not in mass production (or even teeny production) - but the Bright Blind sure is a beauty.

For those with mega mega pixel cameras - at last, a digital frame that befits your vast creations, from ThinkGeek. Use this link and the promo code WEBBALERT to get $10 off orders over $50 and $5 off on orders between $25 and $50. We've received a last minute reprieve - the code is now valid until December 31st! Happy shopping!