Logic Media has launched what it is a calling a hybrid tech deal Web site for using community members to find and rate shopping deals online. LogicBuy.com is designed to help shoppers find the lowest prices on electronics, video games and computers.

LogicBuy.com uses its community and a team of editors to rate submitted deals offered by popular online merchants. Editors look for the latest deals to post on the Web site while community members also shares potential great deals they have found in their Web explorations.

Deals, once posted, are voted upon in a “Hot” or “Not” style format. Those deals which get more positive feedback appear higher in the listings, while deals considered to be “Not” get buried because they are not considered as compelling.

Realtors and consumers looking to make the most out of using their wireless mobile devices for hunting down potential homes have some new technology at their disposal starting today. Realtor.com has introduced Realtor.com Mobile for on the go house seekers.

Realtor.com Mobile comes in the form of a free, downloadable application you install on a Windows Mobile enabled cell phone or PDA. With this application a home searcher can enter search criteria including city, state or zip codes, price range, as well as number of bedrooms and bathrooms. Results which are found offer contact information for the listing agent as well as the ability to map to each home for sale in the area.

Favorite homes can be listed in a bookmarking style feature and Realtor.com Mobile also supports GPS-enabled devices for a homes near by feature. Homes can be found within a 10-mile range using this particular application.

Fans of outdoor television shows now have a new place to turn online for their hunting and fishing programming fix. MyOutdoorTV.com announced its official launch today with a current streaming stable of over 70 titles.

MyOutdoorTV.com offers more than 1,400 half-hour regional and national shows. Hosts include outdoor celebrities such as Hank Parker, Mark Sosin, Jimmy Houston, Larry Csonka, Roland Martin, Babe Winkelman, and many others. The outdoor television Web site also includes over a dozen radio shows and links to dozens of outdoor blogs.

Other specific features of MyOutdoorTV.com include a search feature for finding videos by name or keyword, state level information which organizes videos from each region as well as links to state level wildlife agencies and an outdoor wiki of viewer-created tips and information.

DailyMotion, a video sharing Web site, and The Weinstein Company are running a new fanboy video contest announced today to find the ultimate Star Wars fan. The winner of this online contest will win a walk in role in the upcoming comedy Fanboys, as well as having his or her video promoted on the Fanboy Web site and included as a special feature when the feature film comes to DVD.

Contestants will need to submit their videos through the official contest Web site. The competition, which runs from July 25, 2007 to August 31, 2007, will find Dailymotion users voting for their favorites throughout the competition. The producers will choose the winner from the 10 finalists that received the most votes by the users.

Fanboys is described as a comedy which “follows a group of young friends on a cross-country quest to break into Skywalker Ranch and see Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace before it is released. The film stars Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Joan of Arcadia), Dan Fogler (the upcoming Kung Fu Panda), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) and Seth Rogan (Knocked Up).”

The state of Maine today unveiled an enhanced official state Web site with new features to improve access to government information. Maine.gov now includes a mapping function and contact directory. among other features.

Maine.gov now includes interactive maps of government offices and locations, including polling places, Health and Human Services offices, Motor Vehicle offices, career centers, courthouses, public libraries, state parks and town offices. The new contact directory hosts state agency contact information including agency Web site links, phone and TTY numbers, addresses and descriptions of agency duties.

“Maine.gov continues to excel in providing online access to government information in a way that is easy to use, saving time for Maine citizens and businesses,” Maine Governor John Baldacci commented. “The new enhancements to Maine.gov have greatly improved the state’s Web site, resulting in a significant value to the citizens of Maine.”

Verizon Wireless said today that if you are a customer and also a user of YouTube you’ll be able to connect the two easier through your Verizon mobile phone so you can both send and enjoy YouTube video. Verizon says its the first in the nation to offer mobile users the ability to send recorded video to YouTube.

Verizon customers can record video through their mobile phones and then upload those videos directly to YouTube using the number YTUBE (98823). Users must first link their phone with their YouTube account through the Web site. Videos posted will reportedly be available to view in minutes.

Verizon also made mention of how users of V Cast-enabled phones can access a selection of YouTube videos through the YouTube channel on V Cast. The V Cast service costs 3.00 for 24-hour use or $15.00 for a monthly subscription.

The many customers of large bank chain Wells Fargo have a new way today to access information on their funds via their mobile phones. Wells Fargo Mobile, a browser-based mobile banking solution, has been introduced on a nationwide level.

Wells Fargo Mobile users, once enrolled in the service, can visit the mobile URL wf.com to view balances of checking and savings accounts, mortgage, home equity, brokerage, auto loan, student loan, and credit card accounts. Transaction history can be accessed and money can be transferred between eligible accounts.

Wells Fargo covers the mobile based service with a security guarantee and says it uses the same layered security approach and technology as all sessions on wellsfargo.com. The bank chain, which operates over 6,000 locations, first introduced online access to banking accounts in 1995.

Hotel chain Marriott is getting more into free wireless Internet access around the properties of five of its brands. The total number of non-cost Wi-Fi locations for Marriott now stands at around 1,500.

Marriott said that, after introducing free guest room high speed and Wi-Fi several years ago, it had now expanded the free Wi-Fi to guests in lobbies and other public areas. The brands made part of this new offering include Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites.

These free hotspots are only available at hotels in the United States and Canada. Marriott maintains more than 2,900 lodging properties in the United States and 68 other countries and territories.

Google went shopping Friday, this time purchasing itself a company which builds high resolution cameras for the collection of aerial imagery. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The company Google acquired, known as ImageAmerica, is perhaps best known for providing high resolution black and white imagery of New Orleans Hurricane Katrina. Google said its in the research and development phase right now for determining how it will integrate ImageAmerica’s imagery into Google Maps or Google Earth.

Google continues to look for ways to grow the popularity of its online mapping services. Last month it announced it was integrating Picasa into these services so you could create maps of where you took your photos.

NowLive, a relatively new online service which combines social networking and user-generated broadcasting, announced a new widget today for making it easier to get a talk show noticed by the online masses. This widget can be plugged into a variety of Web sites.

The NowLive Talk Show widget lets anyone with a social networking profile on sites such as MySpace or blog sites like LiveJournal, Blogger and TypePad embed their own live talk show directly into their personal profile. NowLive in general works by letting one dial a local phone number to create voice streams for his or her new talk show. Talk show hosts can interact with listeners through a variety of tools and the shows are later made available as downloadable podcasts.

“Bloggers, podcasters and anyone who wants to be heard can be on the air in less than 60 seconds,” said NowLive Co-founder & CEO Kevin Bromber. “But unlike traditional radio, a social broadcast lets the audience actively participate in the show from their computers and cell phones.”