This one is appropriately named Friday treat…Enjoy

Time to ditch your aging, power brick-tethered 360 and replace it with the new, slimmer, quieter Xbox 360 ($299). In addition to a gorgeous, angular new case, the new 360 features a whisper-quiet design, built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, a 250GB hard drive, and an included wireless controller and headset. Plus, it’ll look way better with that [...]

Most of the time when booze is introduced to the gadget manufacturing process, disaster is the result. Not so with these Pioneer Pure Malt Speakers ($600/pair). Built using solid oak repurposed from old whiskey barrels, the Pure Malts have a smooth, mellow tone and produce detailed, room filling sound that belies their smallish bookshelf-friendly size. [...]

The Kinect for Xbox 360 ($TBA) is Microsoft’s killer motion tracking add-on, featuring a camera, audio sensors, motion-sensing tech to track 48 points of movement on your body, and the ability to recognize faces and voices. All of which works together to give you a unique, motion-driven gaming experience without the need for silly things [...]

Mac mini would make a great companion for an HDTV, but without the friendly connectivity options of its cousin the Apple TV, getting it hooked up was a bigger hassle than it was worth. Not so with the Apple Aluminum Mac Mini ($700). Completely redesigned, it’s 7.7-inches square and just 1.4-inches tall, and packs an [...]