Our good friends over at Asylum never fail to ask the important questions– most specifically, the “gadget or the girl?“  In this case, Asylum wants to know your opinion on a question for the 007 in you.  What would you rather have, the Bond VAIO Laptop or the newest Bond girl, Gemma Arterton, shown above?  Head over to Asylum to make your choice… [asylum]

Here’s more news that excites us on this wonderful Friday afternoon:

• What is the best way of surviving this heated campaign season?  Tequila. [thebachelorguy]
• Want a battery-powered Back to the Future DeLorean?  Who doesn’t!  Its on eBay. [gadgetvenue]
• Samsung has some dual-screen phones in the works.  [gearlog]
• Work those abs while practicing for the NBA tip-off (in just a few weeks!) [coolest-gadgets]
• This grenade mouse is sure to get the FAA’s interest on your next flight. [technabob]
• Moving soon?  Find a home right on your iPhone. [unplggd]

If you’ve noticed from recent Girl of the Week columns, we’ve got a bit of a thing for Brazilian women.  Who doesn’t?  Our love affair with pretty, Portuguese-speaking princesses continues with Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Tavares.  A cover girl since the age of 17, Miss Tavares is no stranger to the camera.  While her best work is seen on the runway, we’re fortunate that Fernanda doesn’t shy away from the opportunity of photo shoots.  Want to see more of this Brazilian bombshell?  We’ve got you covered below…

If you haven’t yet heard of Rough Guides, you’re not alone.  Having long ago reached critical mass in the UK, Rough Guides began as travel guides that were targeted at the informed traveler, not to students or high brow culturalists.  In the 80s, the BBC picked up Rough Guides to develop a TV show, providing no nonsense introductions to subjects which had been poorly represented in the past.  Fast forward to present, Rough Guides have reached a wide range of topics– and a wider geographic audience.  Rough Guides reached out to GearCrave to share with us a new guide they’re releasing throughout the world, one that our readership will find instantly relevant– the Rough Guide to Video Games.

Before you form an impression on just what the Rough Guide to Video Games is, its important to note that this isn’t some dated guide with cheat codes and strategies.  It is a “travel guide” through this history of video games, an in-depth look at the stories, the systems and the people that have built gaming into what it is today.  In short, its the ultimate coffee table book for the geek in your life…  Want one for your own coffee table?  Rough Guides has offered to give away five free copies of the book to GearCrave readers.  As always, you can find out how after the jump…

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While Steve Jobs initially suggested otherwise, Paul Betlem of Adobe Systems has confirmed that the iPhone will indeed get Flash.  The final call is up to Apple, but Betlem confirmed that Adobe has a team currently working on Flash for the iPhone.  In spite of Job’s criticisms, Betlem’s team may be able to resolve some of the concerns that Apple had about the Flash platform.  At the end of the day, if Apple gives them the thumbs up, we can all rest easier that we can now play Line Rider on our iPhones… [via appleinsider]

If you’re like us, the slew of mobile phones you’ve owned over the years are doing a nasty bit of damage to your enviro footprint.  The people at SonyEriccson, however, are looking to create a new green trend in mobile devices with their Green Heart concept phone.  This concept mobile phone will biodegrade over time, leaving little trace of pollution behind you when you’re done with it.  Our friends over at Unplggd have the details…

Here’s some more news from our friends around the web:

• The 4th installment of the Indiana Jones franchise is nearing its DVD release.  Our friends over at ScreenRant are giving away three copies.  Head on over to sign up! [screenrant]
• Digging the debates?  Here’s the official presidential debate drinking game. [asylum]
• Mega Mangnificent (or something like that), dude plays Mega Man tunes on his guitar. [afrojacks]
• The Bachelor Guy goes behind the scenes at the lingerie contest.  I want his job. [thebachelorguy]
• Check out the drum kit shirt, a playable music maker right on your chest. [gadgetvenue]
• I used to love laser tag as a kid, our pals over at gearlog have reviewed the latest office-friendly version. [gearlog]

The holy trinity of PC computing keys, CTRL, ALT and DEL have made their way from geeky anecdotes all the way to modern-inspired kitchenware.  The CTRL-ALT-DELETE Cups were recently revealed by Mod Design at the Maison-Objet design show in Paris, France.  Our friends over at Technabob spotted these cups, we had to share them with you.  Head on over to Technabob to see more about these sweet keyboard-inspired ceramic cups.  Otherwise, stick around to see what else is going on with our link friends…

• Want to see something sweet?  Here’s a bunch of people getting punched in slow motion. [asylum]
• If that didn’t do it for you, this will– safe for work porn! [afrojacks]
• Modern prefab fans will enjoy this shipping container prefab, one of the best we’ve seen yet. [freshome]
• These colored LED lamps are a cool, geeky fit for just about any space in your home. [coolest-gadgets]
• Synth specialists KORG have made some killer new USB-powered music controllers. [unplggd]

This should be on every man’s list of “things to do before I die”.  Once a year in late September, early October, Germany celebrates Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.  Since 1818, some of the best lagers in the world have been served at Oktoberfest, beers from Spaten, Paulaner, Hofbrau, Lowenbrau, Hacker-Pschorr and Augustiner.  We’ve featured our favorite of the bunch, Spaten Oktoberfest, as a beer of the week on GearCrave recently.  Here’s the point– you need a long weekend to gorge yourself on fresh, hefty Bavarian food, busty blonde women and some of the world’s finest beer.  Every man deserves that kind of treatment at least once in their life.  So pack your bags, buy a ticket, grab some friends– and join six million others in the world’s biggest celebration of beer.

To call this guy “prolific” would be an understatement.  If you’ve visited Gizmodo in the past few years, you’ve seen his work– and likely a lot of it.  Its not the sheer volume of his work that makes him one of the web’s top bloggers, its the fun, humor and knowledge that fill each and every post he writes.  This success has led Jason Chen to a recent promotion– to editor of Gizmodo.com, the web’s most popular gadget news blog.  In congratulating him on his new digs, we sat down with Jason for an interview about gadgets, about blogging, and about life as a gadget blogger.  Continue reading below for the dirty details…

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When Megan Fox isn’t battling Megatron, we like to think that she’s perpetually clad in nothing more than a bikini.  GQ Magazine has proven us right with their recent pictorial and interview.  If you haven’t yet heard about Ms. Fox’s early days, you don’t want to miss this read.  We’ll give you a little teaser: it involves lesbian love, strippers and far too much hotness to explain here.  We salute you, Megan Fox, as the ultimate Geek Queen of 2008.  We suggest you take some time out of your day to do the same– you can start with the photos below… [GQ]