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We’re not here to talk about music, style and protection, because MusicSkins gives you the ability to customize your own skin. As long as you have a decent photo, you can get your very own custom skin for your phone, iPod, laptop and numerous other devices. Photos of kids, a favorite vacation spot, or—even better—some custom artwork. It’s all up to you, and it’s surprisingly easy to do.

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Now, when you’re preparing for your Black Friday shopping adventure, you’re regularly checking the Appletell, Gadgetell and Gamertell Black Friday deals coverage, right? Of course you are, because you’re intelligent and dynamic. But when you’re at ground zero come Friday, you may also want the added help of the Black Friday Wish app from Smart Apps Solutions.

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Retro gaming has been popular for quite some time, and it shows no signs of slowing down. My favorite classic system is the Intellivison, and I’ve tried the various repackaged versions on the Mac, GameCube, online, etc, but found them all to be a bit flat. The developers over at Intellivision Lives keep looking at new distribution methods, however, and they now have their sites set on the iPhone.

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Only four Mac updates today: the future Pogoplug, the current Minco, the perpetual Cocktail, and…a book. Plenty of iPhone apps, though, of course, to carry you through your weekend. Christmas and Black Friday apps are becoming the norm, but we’ve got Grandma’s Remedies, rejects, Secrets of the Lost Cavern, and Tone Loc, too. Wait…who?

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Don’t think for a moment we missed yesterday’s announcement that Star Trek: D-A-C is heading towards the Macintosh system. Currently available for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network and Valve’s Steam digital distribution service for Windows PC, the Mac version comes out in December via TransGaming Inc.‘s GameTreeOnline.com digital distribution platform courtesy of Parament Digital Entertainment.

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The great thing about Black Friday is that it’s not longer just for Friday. Pangea Software, Inc., has proven this by announcing the early start of their 2009 Black Friday sale, during which all their iPhone games are just 99 cents. Also, they’ve announced the release of a free holiday app called Jive Turkey Shoot. Because, you know, what says joy and togetherness more than shooting turkeys. And potatoes.

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I think I’m learning Japanese I think I’m learning Japanese I really think so! Which is good, because then I’ll have more fun with the Cure Visual-Kei app. For the Mac we’ve got a 3D Cullen Crest USB thumb drive. I’m told this has something to do with Twilight: New Moon. Which I’m told has something to do with vampires. Also, RapidWeaver themes, a new Asteroids-style game, and the usual bevy of iPhone apps.

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Some familiar Mac updates today, including Voila and A Better Finder Rename. The bulk of the updates are on the iPhone side, though, including a solitaire game that’s illegal in the NFL and WWE, apparently, but quietly accepted in Major League Baseball. Also, an air combat game that allows you to draw your own airplane, some Japanese apps I don’t fully understand, and an iPhone reality show.

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Can you boil down the history of Apple to two minutes? Sure you can! This is the era of communicating in 140 characters, so who needs those pesky books, what with their words and pages and weight. Who has the time and physical endurance required to read a book these days? Thankfully, we’ve got YouTube and good folks like applemctom who has given us the History of Apple, told in two minutes.

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It’s a huge update today, undoubtedly something for everyone: gamers, musicians, multipliers, Bill Gates haters, essay writers, poker players, bad drivers, wisdom seekers, amateur model stalkers, painters, Pangers, Daleks, DJs, ghost busters, and Twitterer…ers. And yet, all that really matters is the availability of Ravensword: The Fallen King for iPhone.

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