
If you were an avid reader of geeksugar last year, then I'm sure you're familiar with our fun
Best of Polls. It's that time of the year again where I'll be asking you for all of your favorites over the next couple of weeks, and then I'll recap your answers with my picks at the end of the month!
To kick things off, I have to start with a company that went full steam ahead this year.

Find a cheaper iPod Nano at Best Buy, but you'd rather pick one up at the Apple store? Now thanks to Apple's new policy, retail managers can now
match the prices of other authorized retailers.
And not only does this include the standard Apple products like iPhones, MacBooks, and iPods, but this also applies to other merchandise in the Apple store like accessories and laptop bags.

A mom who's expecting her second (third, fourth, etc.) bundle of joy has more experience than those pregnant with their first. Forget books on what she should expect and potions on keeping stretch marks at bay; she's already been there, done that. Sure she'd love a few extra hours in the day to catch up on her sleep or a moment's peace, but here are some gifts that will keep her plugging along during pregnancy.

I freaked out a little bit when I saw that my favorite TV lady, Liz Lemon,
got an iPhone this season (especially last week's totally realistic revelations of her not knowing how to decline a call or get past her password), but Apple products on
30 Rock are nothing new. Peep the slideshow to see the other places macs and iPhones have popped up!
Photos courtesy of
NBC

Just when I had almost given up hope about the iPod Shuffle getting a makeover like the
iPod nanos and Apple's
new notebooks, the Shuffle steps out in
sassy new colors. All the innards are the same, except these Shuffles are fresh for Fall thanks to their new paint job. What color are you digging?

It's hard to believe that the product that put Apple back on the map just a few years ago, the iPod, only accounted for
14 percent of Apple's sales revenue this year. Of course, Apple is doing great, thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and computers, it's no longer just dependent on the growth of the iPod.
No doubt Apple's success today is indebted to the iPod, which after
its seventh birthday just may still be my favorite Apple product.

Yesterday, I got an early look at the newest games slated to hit the iPod Touch and iPhone this Fall and Winter. I was pretty impressed with the graphics and low learning curve it took just to pick up and play these newest games, but to be honest, they're going to have to compete with
Spore Origins for my coveted iPhone play time! New titles include an awesome mobile version of Need for Speed, which looked like a blast to play, as well as a cute platformer called Rolando that has your character rolling along a course, which was totally reminiscent of the super-cute PSP game I loved called
LocoRoco.