The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

The clones are coming. This week's tech watch includes news about new Mac clones, as well as other interesting developments in the world of tech.

• Apple users may be interested to know that German PC company HyperMegaNet has started cloning Macs, claiming that they have the legal right to do so. Users who have followed the saga of cloning Macs will remember that Apple laid waste to tech company Psystar for doing just this, but HyperMegaNet says that because they're in Europe, Apple can't touch them.

Fotolia.com is an up-and-coming stock photography company that's determined to compete with the big boys like iStockPhoto. On that note, Adography.com wants to help amateur photographers make money with their photo albums.

• YouTube users can now disable the onscreen text commentary added to videos.

• Facebook is starting to roll out widgets for its user authentication service Facebook Connect. The first widget is for comments.

• Gizmodo names its top 20 iPhone apps for the week. In addition, users going out for a night on the town may want to download the new Schmap app, which lets one user lead a group of others through a city.

• Engadget reports that Netflix may offer streaming-only subscriptions by next year.

• Most adult stars should find use in this bra-dryer.

• The economy's in bad shape, so here are some deals on gadgets, as well as a room-to-room fan designed to cut down on energy bills.

• Grips, set techs and perhaps even some BDSM enthusiasts may want to check out this new high-power duct tape.

• Siftables has built a new set of toys for kids that may influence the way we interact with computers.

• For that rare adult industry professional who has some disposable income, there's this TV that can transform into a fireplace.

• Gaming enthusiasts may want to take a look at this preliminary design for Nintendo's DS handheld system.

• Is Virb.com the next big social network?

Boxee is a software package that can convert computers, Apple TV and like hardware into media centers, but they're facing resistance from content producers.

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