My insurance guy finally got to me today, only three business days after I was told he would. If I’m really, really lucky, I’ll have enough money left for a value menu lunch after they pay off what I still owe on my car. And I still have to find a “new” one. Looks like I’m seriously car shopping now!

eTeknix starts us off with its Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Compound Video Review

TrustedReviews takes a look at the Iiyama ProLite E2209HDS – Full HD 22in Monitor

techPowerUp examines the Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum (Single PCB)

bit-tech plays Tales of Vesperia

DriverHeaven sits down with the MSI GX723 Gaming Laptop

ITreviewed checks out ArcSoft PhotoStudio 6

TestFreaks touches down on the NewerTech Voyager Q FireWire USB eSATA – SATA Hard Drive Docking Solution

Hardware Secrets shares its thoughts on the Gigabyte G31M-ES2C Motherboard

HotHardware points and shoots the Olympus E-620 Digital SLR

Technic3D gets into the Scythe Kamariki 650W

DigitalTrends hooks up with the Acer Aspire easyStore H340

RBMods chills out with the Coolermaster Hyper TX3

BCC Hardware cuts the cord with the Linksys WRT610N Dual Band 802.11n Gigabit Router

TechwareLabs presents Changing the Game – A Brief History of CPU’s

And to finish us off for now, TweakNews sits down in front of the Samsung LN55A950 120HZ 55 inch 1080P LCD TV

What is the deal lately!?! I mean, I realize people pass away all the time, but we’re having a epidemic! Some expected, some not expected but also not unreasonable, and some just flat shocking. I’m not normally one to follow all the celebrity gossip (my own life is enough of a soap opera, I don’t need to borrow theirs), but lately it’s very hard not to. Hopefully we’re done with this for a while.

Futurelooks kicks it off with Why You Should Buy a Netbook

TrustedReviews presents Underwater Cameras – Group Test

Bjorn3D examines the Asus HD 4770 Formula Edition

DigitalTrends gets into the Best Software for Netbooks

Overclockers Online chills out with the Evercool Transformer 4

TestFreaks wants you to know about its Weekly Giveaway #8- NZXT Beta and Avatar

TweakTown takes on Terminator Salvation PS3

Guru3D shares its Photo Contest Entries

DragonSteelMods keeps cool with the Noctua NF-S12B FLX 120mm Fan

ModSynergy checks out the Winegard HD-1080M HDTV Antenna and Winegard HDP-269 PreAmplifier

Benchmark Reviews spends some time with the ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom N330 WiFi N Motherboard Kit

PureOverclock takes a look at the Samsung SyncMaster T240

The TechZone shares its thoughts on the Epson WorkForce 600 MFP

ThinkComputers gets into the Synology DS-409+ Network Attached Storage Device

And to finish us off, bit-tech reports on CEDIA 2009: Home Automation and more

The last time I was paying attention, it was the beginning of the week, and here we are at Friday afternoon already! Nice! On a somewhat more serious note, RIP Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. You were great entertainers in your own way, and you will be missed. My condolences to their families and friends left behind.

Hardware Bistro starts us off with the Synology DS409slim NAS Station

DigitalTrends examines the HIS Radeon HD 4770

TrustedReviews takes a look at the Sony Bravia KDL-32E5500 32in LCD TV

Planet3dNow gets into the Cougar 98R9 Super Tower case

PC World presents Running Windows 7 on a Low-Tech PC

Guru3D spends some time with the OCZ Summit 250GB SSD

ITreviewed gets its hands on the Kingston DataTraveler 200 (128GB)

Phoronix sits down with the System76 Bonobo Professional

TweakTown submits Adaptec Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection Explained

HotHardware has a video review of the Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 All-in-One Desktop PC

GamingHeaven takes on Overlord 2 (PS3 & X360)

TestFreaks props it up with the Xtand

bit-tech checks out the Enermax Liberty Eco 620W PSU

And to get us out the door, eWEEK reports Palm Pre Is Still Behind the iPhone When It Comes to Apps

It occurs to me that it’s virtually impossible to shop for another car when the insurance company’s “total loss department” has yet to call me and tell me how much they’re going to shell out for the one I wrecked. It’s not like I have a trade-in any more, and since it’s summer there is virtually no work so I don’t really have much for a down payment, either. They should’ve called me yesterday, but hopefully they’ll get to me today. I need to get moving on this pretty darn quick.

Futurelooks kicks it off with the Kingston SSDnow V-Series 128GB Solid State Hard Drive

DigitalTrends goes mobile with the Nokia N97

TrustedReviews takes a look at the Toshiba Regza 26AV615DB 26in LCD TV

Xtreme Computing goes inside the Spire (SP9007B) SwordFin PC Case

PC World sits down with the Asus Eee PC 1000HE

ITreviewed checks out SlySoft CloneCD v5.3.1.4

Techniz examines the Otterbox iPhone 3G Impact Case

Planet3dNow gets into the Xigmatek Go Green 400W power-supply

Gamepyre gets slimy in the World of GOO – PC

TweakTown presents its Home Theatre PC and Ripping Station Guide

Bjorn3D hooks up with the Icy Dock MB876SK

BigBruin shares its thoughts on the Kingston HyperX PC2-6400 SODIMM Memory Kit

Finally, Legit Reviews spends some time with the EVGA E761 X58 SLI Classified Motherboard

You beat us fair and square, and there’s no shame in losing to a team as good as you. Now that I’ve been gracious…stupid hockey!! Now at least y’all don’t have to keep hearing about it, at least not until October or so. I don’t do summer sports.

Futurelooks gets us started with the GIGABYTE GV-R489-1GH-B Radeon HD 4890 Video Card

TrustedReviews sits down with the Samsung N120 Netbook

Technic3D plays The Sims 3

Motherboards.org goes inside the Cooler Master Sileo 500 Case

Pro-Clockers chills out with the Scythe Mugen 2 CPU Cooler

Hardware Secrets checks out the BFG LS-450 Power Supply

OverClock Intelligence Agency points and shoots with the Panasonic Lumix FX150 Digital Camera

TweakNews tries on the Cresyn CS-HP500 Folding HI-FI Headphones

Bjorn3D gets into the Patriot 128Gig Torqx

Legit Reviews spends some time with the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P Motherboard

bit-tech presents its Computex 2009 Review

XSReviews wants you to know about its Noctua Cooling Competition

eWEEK reports Palm Pre Is Beautiful To Look At, Use

TestFreaks takes a look at the 7″ Axion AXN-8701 Portable Handheld Widescreen LCD Digital TV

And to finish us off, ITreviewed examines Nero BackItUp & Burn