Daily Tech: The End Is Near . . .

It's a felty reminder the end is near! Get yourself a converter box or you won't even be seeing those color test bars. — Unplggd
A Russian entrepreneur thinks he has the right to trademark emoticons. But don't fret: this genius will let us use them for free. — Gizmodo
She may be all about LG on Gossip Girl, but Leighton Meester says she brings her iPod and BlackBerry with her everywhere she goes. — Switched
What do you think is the most techie car of 2008? — Crave
There's nothing better than getting a brand new functional and chic computer for the holidays, which is why we have teamed up with our friends at HP to give one lucky geeksugar reader a HP Mini! — geeksugar