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Click here for directions, and enter in 142468 to join our Skypecast with T-Mobile execs Sam Bell and Jeff Folino. Comment on this postRelated: Gizmodo Skypecast Reminder : T-Mobile Execs Bare All on the SK3Related: Gizmodo Skypecast: T-Mobile Execs Bare All on the SK3Related: Sidekick 3 Unboxing

Reminder: Ok. Big change today. We're lucky enough to get two T-Mobile execs, Sam Bell, senior marketing manager, and Jeff Folino, senior manager of product development for the Sidekick, who are willing to tell us all about the SK3.

Scanbuy Shopper is a freeware program for your mobile device designed to let you check prices and get reviews of products by their barcode.

I haven't gotten a chance to try this puppy out with real BRDs yet, but this is Samsung's first Blu-Ray player and it has all the fit and finish of a fine Saab or maybe a Volvo. We're not talking Ferrari, here, but you wouldn't kick it out of bed for eating crackers.

Wanna put together your very own solar heating system? How about some homemade windpower, or a grid-powered battery charger?

Ok. Big change today. We're lucky enough to get two T-Mobile execs, Sam Bell, senior marketing manager, and Jeff Folino, senior manager of product development for the Sidekick, who are willing to tell us all about the SK3.

You haven't lived until you've seen Zapruder-esque footage of someone opening a Sidekick 3 and mumbling to themselves. Great stuff. Comment on this postRelated: CHT 9000: The First Chinese 3G PDA PhoneRelated: Qool Labs QDA Lite and QDA IconRelated: A Little Dom Perignon, Some Diamonds, and a Sidekick 3

Sorry that we didn't post any six-letter passwords yesterday. Nicholas and I were running around and couldn't get any out. We'll be posting four today , so keep your wits about you.

ZDNet reports that Microsoft will stop making the Windows Vista Beta download available for free tomorrow, Friday. "In case you weren't aware, we are only providing a limited number of copies of Windows Vista Beta 2--either download or physical copies--and we're fast approaching the cutoff point, " (Microsoft blogger Ian) Moulster wrote. "What this means is--if you want to get a copy, get it now (and I mean now)."

If you're not ready to download and install Office 2007 beta, but you still want to get a sneak peak of what's to come (or maybe you want to look before you leap), Microsoft is offering an online preview of the software.

The DIY enthusiasts at Elephant Staircase have posted a tutorial for modifying a disposable, $10 digital camera into a reusable camera.

More and more web applications offer the features and functionality of desktop software every day.

This isn't a real product yet, but it seems that Nokia has a patent for a metal-detecting phone. While it was originally designed to assist folks with bad hearing, the induction coil in the phone can double as a metal detector for wanding down your friends and neighbors. Don't look for this in the next E61, however, because it sounds too creepy to actually end up in a product. – John Biggs

Stuck with a couple of cold beers and no opener in sight? This (longer than it needs to be) YouTube video shows a technique for cracking open a bottle with another bottle.

Make is featuring a breadboard-based timer that turns off your front bell for a pre-set period of time, thereby ensuring day sleepers will get their 10 hours rest.

Busy technologist Suw Charman says that tracking the time she spent on different tasks in a work journal on her desk helped her stop wondering where her day went:

The Matrixstream set-top platform streams 1080P H.264 video over IP. We'll talk to Aaron Keogh to figure out how they heck they're doing it. Click here at 1pm EDT tomorrow, June 30 to listen in and ask some hard-hitting questions (e.g. "What's a TV?" and "Where can I buy new shorts?"). Comment on this postRelated: Gizmodo TodayRelated: Gizmodo Today

If anything can be said about Windows Vista, it's that it's real pretty. I've been running the Beta Preview for several weeks, and now that we've got the pixellage to do so, a screengrab tour of Vista is in order. After the jump, come admire, mock and critique the Vistage in all its high-resolution glory. The desktop, with gadgets

Our intrepid cameraman Rich threw together a few highlights from last nights Digital Experience event here in sunny New York City.

Web site Co.mments tracks weblog comments by post, similar to previously-mentioned site coCommnet. However, UNLIKE coComment, Co.mments actually works with Lifehacker and the rest of the Gawker family of weblogs.

For those that have been living in a closet for the past few months, the long-anticipated T-Mobile Sidekick 3 has finally hit the shelves, for existing T-Mobile customers. There are two places you can pick one up in person: either at Madison Ave. in NYC or Wilshire Blvd. in LA. For the other 48 states, just log into the T-Mobile site, hunt down the "Upgrade Your Phone" link and you can be a cool kid in no time.

Blogger and Fourth of July-ready photography Darren Rowse offers several tips for photographing fireworks this upcoming Independence Day weekend.

Why fritter away those warm summer months inside when you can set up a full home theater on your lawn? This About.com article discusses everything you need to create your own Bedrock Drive-in right in the comfort of your West Nile Virus Mosquito infested yard. You'll need a few sheets, a projector, a DVD player, and a pooper scooper so you don't step in Fido's suburbia apples.

Web site Gliffy is a free web-based diagramming tool along the lines of Microsoft Visio.

Oh, WinFS, we hardly knew ye! Sure, I was always a FAT32 guy, but WinFS promised to be.

Mac User's Andy Ihnatko reveals half a dozen underappreciated, lesser known features of Mac OS X, including speech commands, Automator actions, Smart Folders and sharing printers, files and network connections.

In the hard-edged world of international marketing, you do not want to put your boys at risk when trying to beam your message to millions via Bluetooth.

The Stuff that's in my head weblog posts a simple tip for removing the annoying Windows Update nag that pops up asking you over and over again whether you'd like to restart your computer now or later. Now, to get rid of it:Start / Run / gpedit.msc / Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update / Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations

Business dorks rejoice! Owners of the 8700 and 7130 can now download Sonaplayer, a video player for RIM's ubiquitous devices. Thrill as you install beta software! Rejoice as you download video! Wonder at the majesty of it all as you reboot your Blackberry! Cry as you realize you can't rip your own video yet! So now all we need is a video player for the SK3 and we'll be set.