Walmart’s early holiday sales begins this Saturday with a week-long CE sales event.  It is the first of several planned CE sales events prior to the holiday.

Deals of interest:

• 42-inch Sharp 1080p/120Hz LCD TV for $498;
• $298 Hewlett-Packard notebook;
• Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc player,  $148
• Xbox 360 Arcade Console and a $100 Walmart gift card for $199

“Each holiday season we focus on delivering a better price on quality entertainment and electronics, and this season is no different… We’re excited about our electronics event that starts Saturday. It will be evident through the coming weeks that this year Walmart will offer more opportunities for our customers to save than ever before,” said Gary Severson, Walmart’s entertainment senior VP.

Tomorrow, November 6, Verizon Wireless unleases the DROID ERIS  across the United States.  The DROIS ERIS, by HTC, is based on the Android platform aiming squarely at Apple’s ubiquitous iPhone.

“With the Lisbon Treaty being signed by all European Union member states, the Pirate Party has gained another seat in the European Parliament. The second Pirate Party seat will be occupied by the 22 year old Amelia Andersdotter, who will become the youngest Member of the European Parliament.”

This puts the “arrrr!”  ir Torrent.