Too busy swimming upstream in Apple tablet rumors this week to keep up with the rest of the gadget goings-on? Here's what you missed while you couldn't wait till Wednesday to see if the device will have a 3G connection, sub-$1,000 price tag, long battery life, and look exactly like an iPod Touch. (Oh, and maybe January 27 won't just be all about the supposed tablet after all!)

We had good news for sports-loving Xbox owners and Kindle authors. For TiVo, not so much.
Watch where you point that real-life Star Trek phaser.
The verdict's in on the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus.
Disguise your MacBook Pro as a literary classic. Or have Steve Ballmer sign it.
With this biometric bridal bouquet, I thee wed.
Here's what video game sequels get wrong.
CNET made a guest appearance on an ABC sitcom (Emmy nod sure to follow).
See anything we missed? Got any good Apple tablet rumors (or knock-knock jokes) we should know about? Write to us at crave at cnet dot com.