The Battery Replacement Service FAQ on Apple’s site outlines their policy for handling iPads with diminished battery capacity, and its surprisingly generous: for a $99 service fee, they’ll send you a brand new iPad. More

New research shows that the advantages of HDTV aren’t lost on octopuses. A recent study on octopus behavior made the upgrade from CRT sets to HDTVs for the playback of octopus-related videos, like one of a tasty crab. More

I’ve got to hand it to Mosspuppet: he’s always on top of the latest trends. This time out: Chatroulette! And while it ends with Mosspuppet’s most cherished dream fulfilled, it’s also. Totally. Gross. NSFW. [ Mosspuppet ] More

Look. The hype has gotten to all of us. You’re up at some ungodly hour. You said you wouldn’t buy one til the third generation, but now look at your apple.com cart. Let me talk you down; Do what’s right. More

This is exactly why the 3G model is the iPad to buy, unless you’re positive it’s never leaving your Wi-Fi-covered house. You can buy data and cancel at any time, right from the iPad. More

The Plastic Logic QUE, also known as the promising but $650 Nook alternative , has been delayed until summer. By then, will you still actually want an oversized eBook reader? For $650, upcoming Apple and/or Android tablets are looking pretty good. More

In case you missed Giz Explains the other day—which lays out the entire ebook format and DRM landscape—the iPad will support DRM-free ePub books, in case you’ve got some on your Sony Reader or B&N Nook. If you’ve got a Kindle on the other hand, you’re SOL, since it uses its very own ebook format. [ Apple ] More

The Hifiman HM-801 looks like an old portable cassette player, but apparently it might just beat out most music players in sound quality. At least that’s what CNET though when they had a listen . They even found it worth $790. More

Battlestar Galactica is one of the best TV shows of the last decade. And the Beastie Boys ‘ Sabotage video is one of the best music videos, well, ever. What happens when you combine the two? Sweet, sweet perfection. More

Sony has just confirmed with us that PlayStation Move cannot support 4 players in its full configuration. More