OnLive is taking the Netflix approach to video games as it’s rolling out a flat-rate monthly pricing plan called PlayPack. It will cost $9.99 a month when it launches January 23rd, giving subscribers access to a catalog of forty retired and independent titles, including some games that are new to the OnLive service.

If you already bought the company’s $99 MicroConsole, you’ll get access to that catalog free until the formal launch, so you’ll have fourteen full games ready to play. You can pay month-to-month and cancel PlayPack at anytime and OnLive will still store your savegames for a full year in case you want to rejoin.

A recent survey published by Nielsen shows that Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone are among the most popular phones in the U.S., with iPhone and BlackBerry leading with a 27 percent market share each and Android not too far behind with 23 percent and Windows Mobile capturing 14 percent.

The interesting aspect about the survey is that males prefer Android over the iPhone and its iOS operating system (33 percent for Android versus 29 percent for iOS) and that women were more interested in iOS (31 percent to 23 percent). Overall, the iPhone appears to be leading with 35% of those who are looking into purchasing a new phone, while 28% are choosing Android.

The BlackBerry had a victory today after StatCounter showed the platform overtaking the iPhone in web use in the US. They’ve been steadily narrowing the gap over the past year, and now RIM just slightly overtook Apple in traffic, accounting for 34.3 percent of American traffic while iOS slipped to 33 percent. Despite signs of growth before, Android as a web platform has leveled off at just 23.8 percent.

Worldwide figures also show RIM climbing, at 19.25 percent, but it still trailed iOS’ 21.9 percent and was well behind Symbian’s 31.9 percent. If these trends continue, Android and BlackBerry devices could get twice the web share of iOS sometime next year.

Looks like now is a good time to buy a new TV if you also need a PS3. Best Buy has just announced some post-holiday deals that are valid until December 11. In the Sony PS3 bundle deals there are several discounts when a Sony TV is paired with a PS3, including a 46-inch LED-lit LCD with a 160GB PlayStation 3 for $1,300, which saves you $1,380. Not bad right?

A 3D-ready 46-inch LED TV with a PS3 will cost you $1,700, a savings of about $1,180. How about a 55-inch 3D-ready LED HDTV and the same PS3 for $2,200?

If you are still looking for the perfect iPad case, you might want to check out this leather folio-style case from ZooGue. The Genius iPad case is adjustable to any angle for viewing media and movies while traveling or just watching at home.

The case is made from leather and features velcro straps that allow you to mount your iPad on a car headrest if you want to. When not in use the velcro straps close the case and protect your iPad. The The Genius iPad case is available now for just $50.

Audio-Technica has two new sets of noise cancelling headphones that are each under $100. Most Noise Canceling headphones will set you back more than that. The ATH-ANC27 and ATH-ANC25 both have similar features. The ANC27 headphones can block up to 85% of the sound in a room using active noise cancellation and are an over-the-ear design, while the ANC25 are on-ear style and can block 80% of the sound in the room.

Both use active noise cancellation tech and are compatible with Apple products like the iPhone and iPod. And both need an AAA battery for the noise cancellation feature. The ANC27 headphones are $99.95 and the ANC25 sell for $79.95.

ViewSonic has just announced a new all-in-one desktop PC dubbed the VPC220T. Like all AIO’s it will save you some desk space and offers a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit multi-touch display, a 3.06GHz Intel Pentium E6600 processor, and an NVIDIA GeForce 310M graphics card with 512MB of VRAM.

Other features include 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, 1.3-megapixel webcam, a DVD writer, a 4-in-1 card reader, WiFi, an HDMI port, two 3W speakers and it comes pre-loaded with Windows 7 Professional.

The LMP Bluetooth Keypad shares the same cylindrical base and brushed aluminum finish as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, which is no mistake. The LMP Keypad can be used all by itself, but it also has a connector that snaps onto the right side of the Apple Wireless Keyboard, extending it.

The LMP Keypad does require a couple of AA batteries, though, making it a bit of a pain. We don’t have any info yet on pricing or availability just yet though.

Smartphones are smart, but not very loud. Until now that is. SRS Labs has announced a whole new audio solution for smartphones that have built-in stereo speakers called SRS WideSurround. It will boost a handsets multimedia capability and provide a wider more detailed perspective for audio.

They say that it will be “an expansive personal surround field so, no matter if a user is holding the device in their hand or propping it up on a table or desk, the overall audio experience is notably more compelling, truly immersive and remarkably more engaging than traditional stereo.” So who is first to get it? Verizon users will be the first, with the new Samsung Continuum Galaxy S that’s available with the service for about $199.99 (on contract).

Looking for the perfect accessory for your Asus Lamborghini laptop? Well Asus has just announced some juicy accessories for your consideration. They include a Lamborghini backpack, laptop case, laptop cover, WX-wireless mouse (with laser precision 10-meter range) and 640GB HDDs with fine gloss scratch-resistant coating available in black and white.

If you love the Asus/Lamborghini branding, then you must be in heaven right now. Broke…but in heaven. The bags will be available in sizes for 12-inch and 17-inch notebooks. Better start saving more money.

Let’s face it, you have way too many iPod dock options. But this offering from Yamaha is stylish, powerful and should look good in your bedroom. Plus it will wake you gently. The TSX-140 desktop audio system promises to wake you gradually with the sound of your favorite music. It can fade in the music rather than simply jolting you awake.

It’s compatible with Apple’s iPod Touch and iPhone (3G/3GS/4), and it is also capable of playing MP3 and WMA files stored on a USB stick, as well as FM/AM radio programming.

Coby’s been selling an Android tablet on the Home Shopping Network for a few months, but now it has just released another model that’s available at retailers across the country. The Kyros MID7015 is a $250 Android tablet that packs in a 7-inch resistive touchscreen.

There’s also Android 2.1 (with apps from the AppsLib marketplace), 4GB of built-in memory, a microSD card slot for expansion and an HDMI port to output full 1080p video. It’s about what you would expect from Coby at that price.

The Phonofone III offers acoustic amplification for your iPhone. It comes from Science and Sons, who are offering the first batch for about $200. All you do is put your iPhone in the dock and the ceramic horn will amplify the audio from your iPhone’s speaker to four times the original level.

The first batch is limited to just fifty units only so if you like retro looking speakers and you want one, you had better hurry.

The Motorola Olympus had previously been sighted in a blurry picture, and now someone out there claims that he managed to purchase the phone at a flea market. Yeah, sounds fishy enough, but you never know. He powered it up and was even able to access the developer menu that offered various features, like bypassing the activation screen.

From the pictures, the phone features an HDMI port and the usual microUSB port. There’s also a forward-facing camera that’s said to be larger than the Motorola Defy, hinting that the screen is larger than 3.7-inches. Hopefully we will learn more very soon.

The PlayStation Phone has been sighted. A video of the phone in action has surfaced from Greece. Sadly, we don’t get to see the phone showing off its slider game pad, but judging by previous pictures this seems like the real thing. It’s one half portable gaming console, one half Android smartphone.

It’s called the Sony Ericsson Z1 and is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The 4-inch touchscreen has been said to offer great responsiveness. Check out the video below.