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Digital City 109: Gawker hacked, prank presents, and the Blabber Meter

This week: Gawker gets hacked, and some of us are among the victims. Play along at home as we search for our e-mail addresses in the leaked username database. Later, we've got some more holiday gift ideas, and even a cool collection of prank packages to hide your goodies in.

Dan Ackerman Editorial Director / Computers and Gaming
Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" (Hachette/PublicAffairs), a non-fiction gaming and business history book that has earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Fortune, LA Review of Books, and many other publications. "Upends the standard Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs/Mark Zuckerberg technology-creation myth... the story shines." -- The New York Times
Expertise I've been testing and reviewing computer and gaming hardware for over 20 years, covering every console launch since the Dreamcast and every MacBook...ever. Credentials
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Watch this: Ep. 109: Gawker hacked, prank presents, and the Blabber Meter

We're counting down the days until the end of 2010, with only two shows left. In this week's news, Gawker gets hacked, and some of us are among the victims. Play along at home as we search for our e-mail addresses in the leaked username database.

Later, we've got some more holiday gift ideas, and even a cool collection of prank packages to hide your goodies in.

Even better, we've got a just-in-time holiday giveaway: a deluxe Sony Singstar Party Pack for the PlayStation 3, complete with the game and two mics. Want to win it? Head on over to the Digital City Facebook fan page and enter by posting a comment.

Bonus: You can download the show's theme song as a free MP3 for a limited time!

Related links:
>> Gawker hacked! Find out if you're in danger here.
>> Is the Nintendo Wii suddenly big with seniors?
>> Prank a techie with these fake gadget gift boxes

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