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I just got back from dinner and there they were sitting on my driveway...the Black Friday ads in paper-form.  I can’t quite say why I enjoy getting them when I already know what they say - but there’s just something about the experience.  Maybe it’s the flashy colors on the paper?  Maybe it’s the exhileration associated with getting up at 3 in the morning?  Maybe it’s the humor in stuffing a crap-load of paper into a plastic sleave?  Whatever it is, it excites me.  Oh and if you were looking for some news...There’s clearly no news here, I’m just making an announcement that I received my ads.  Have a good night and a great Thanksgiving!

Read up on Black Friday deals by clicking here.

Haven’t had a chance to make it over to your local Best Buy since the big PS3/Wii weekend? Well we have (yes, I know it’s an addition—at least we admit it). What did we see you ask? How about piles and mounds and pallets of “door buster” products. The newsworthy part is the fact that the products are covered with black tarps so no one sees what is actually there (even though Best Buy released the newspaper deals and online deals).

Gizmodo received a tip yesterday from a reader that got some information about Best Buy’s Black Friday plans, which go along with tips we’ve heard as well.

...they were stocking up for the BF sale already. Counted about 52 of the Westinghouse 32” LCD HDTVs ($479.99, W3213) and 30 of the 42” HDTVs ($999.99, W4207). Also recognized the Advent 15” LCD TV ($129.99), estimated about 30 of them, along with a bunch of other stuff. Funny thing is, they were all labeled “Product not for sale. Hold for customer [Redacted].”

The other day, a Best Buy employee told our Jacob about a shipment of 50 42-inch Westinghouse LCD TVs that were sitting in the back of the store already.  It looks like the days have passed when retailers have only left-over units for Black Friday.  If you are interested in these displays, you should still line up at 5:00AM outside your local store, because lets face it, they’re still going to sell out.

Read [Gizmodo]

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Apple has a “special one-day shopping event” in store for us - and they’ve posted this teaser to pump up the hype.  Last year, Apple lowered the prices on both Macs and accessories.  MacRumors’ forums have got the scoop from last year.  Any guesses on what they’ve got for us this year?

Via [MacRumors]

Interested in what the world’s largest retailer is cookin’ up for the largest shopping day of the year?  We went through Wal-Mart’s leaked Black Friday ads to give you a glimpse of the best consumer electronics deals.  We’d throw in the toys and apparel, but that’s not exactly our area of expertise.  Without further adieu…

Computers/Monitors

• Compaq Presario SR2011WM-B Desktop with 15” LCD Monitor - $398.00
• Compaq Presario SR2013WM-B Desktop PC Bundle - $588.00

Televisions

• 20" Flat Screen Color TV - $68.97
• 20" LCD Flat Panel Stereo TV - $248.00
• 42" Widescreen Plasma HDTV with HD Tuner - $988.00

Other

• Sony PSP Video Game System - $169.24
• Impact 1GB Secure Digital Memory Card - $13.87
• Samsung D53 5MP Digital Camera - $88.78

See also:

• Gadgetell’s Black Friday Picks: Circuit City Edition
• All Gadgetell’s Black Friday Coverage
  

Are you as excited for Black Friday as we are?  Circuit City has got some great deals lined up for you.  Here’s a list of our favorites from their leaked Black Friday ad (courtesy BFads)…

Computers / Monitors

• eMachines Desktop PC w/ 17” Flat Screen CRT - $199.97
• Compaq Presario Notebook w/ Celeron M 420, 512MB, 60GB, 15.4” LCD - $299.99
• Acer 20” LCD Monitor - $199.99
• Samsung 22” Widescreen LCD Monitor - $279.99

Televisions

• Panasonic 42” Plasma HD Television - $1299.99
• Panasonic 52” LCD Projection HDTV (PT-52LCX66) - $999.99
• Vizio 50” Plasma HD (P50HDTV10A) - $1499.99

Storage

• I/O Magic 250GB External 3.5” Hard-Drive - $39.99
• Polaroid 2GB Secure Digital Memory Card - $29.99
• Sandisk 1GB Cruzer Mini Portable USB Flash Drive - $3.99
• Sandisk 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo - $14.99
• Sandisk 1GB Secure Digital Memory Card - $2.99
• Sandisk 1GB Ultra II Compact Flash Card - $14.99
• Sandisk 2GB Cruzer USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive - $12.99

Other

• Netgear WGT624 Super-G 108Mbps Wireless Broadband Router - $9.99

I’m not really sure why we’re telling you about all of these great deals since you’re probably going to get to the stores before us and purchase all of the last units.  It’s ok, no hard feelings.

We promised the redesign would come...now it has finally arrived, but that doesn’t stop business as usual. If you stop for too long you may miss out on the Wii preorders and just have to settle for a Microsoft Live update including 1080p support. Like our current v2 contests, Cingular customers are being rewarded with a low-end Treo, a 3G world-smartphone, and a rather robust music service. Verizon customers, on the other hand, may end up becoming more addicted to YouTube. We also had a chance to discuss Vista, Gmail, the MacBook and Pro, and the most anticipated electronics day of the year. Check it out…

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When holiday time comes, consumers get giddy like little school girls.  To fuel the fire, BlackFriday.info has Black Friday ads from all of your favorite retail chains, most recently Best Buy.  Whether it’s a 50-inch Toshiba Plasma for $1,699 or an E-Machines PC with 15-inch LCD for $189, they’ve got all of the deals exposed to help you prepare for raiding your local best buy come the day after Thanksgiving.

For the full list of Best Buy deals, click on over to BlackFriday.info.

Update: Check out our Wal-Mart, Apple, and Circuit CityBlack Friday picks.

Update 2 - 11/9/2007 - Check out our 2007 Black Friday deals as well as our 2007 Gift Guide picks.

Read [BlackFriday] Via [Gizmodo]