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The 404 on an underwater magnadoodle! Thanks Kelvin! (Credit: Kelvin Raharja/The 404) The 404 is complete once again, forming flying Vs and throwing knuckle pucks that would make Gordon Bombay proud. The first story to mention is the return of The Red Kid (not that one, Jeff), but this time to Twitter ! It’s about time, Conan, but you know you’re a little late to the Twitter game when you get beaten by His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself. It’s good to have Conan back, and he might even be coming to a city near you! The former king of late night recently finalized plans to perform a live show in select cities that will employ ex-”Tonight Show” employees and bring back classic characters from the talk show.

NewsFactor – A sharp rise in the sale of consumer gadgets around the globe will pose serious environmental and public-health risks over the next 10 years unless action is taken to properly collect and recycle their materials, according to a report from the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). The products range from computers, printers and mobile phones to music devices, electronic toys, and televisions.

CNET Audiophiliac Steve Guttenberg joins The 404 for an extra long and extra random episode that includes an exciting contest–listen to hear your chance to win a pair of Monster Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers ! Click on the picture for the rest of the photos from Derrick's 404 trip. Thanks, buddy! (Credit: Derrick Chen/The 404 ) We’re never entirely sure what will happen when CNET Audiophiliac Steven Guttenberg gets on the mic, but Lil Saint Steve always brings toys when he comes to town, and today he drops knowledge on vacuum-tube amplifiers and how a certain Panasonic Blu-ray player uses a Digital Tube Sound Simulator to enhance its audio qualities. Enter for a chance to win a pair of Monster Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers! (Credit: CNET/Sarah Tew) All this home theater talk gives us the perfect outlet for our rage against NBC’s tape-delay of the 2010 Olympics.

PC Magazine – Who better to kick off the convergence of games and toys, and the expositions devoted to them, than Will Wright, legendary video-game designer and creator of franchises such as SimCity, The Sims, and Spore?

AP – EBay Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings climbed, bolstered by growth in its PayPal payments business and a holiday shopping season that was healthier than the year before

We go over the latest previews, leaks, and rumors from CES. Plus, did you get any cool tech toys this holiday season? Later, Avatar is bashed, the Jets are praised, and we take …

AP – Shares of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., which makes educational toys and software, rose Thursday after Stifel Nicolaus raised its rating on the stock, predicting higher profits next year.

AP – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday unveiled weekly savings starting this Saturday on popular toys and video games that it is pitching as comparable to the sales blitz the day after Thanksgiving.

Macworld.com – This just in: Adobe Labs has some new toys up for grabs. As part of Adobe’s poorly-named Open Screen Initiative to put Flash on every popular platform known to mankind, Adobe has released beta versions of Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.0 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Wal-Mart announced on Wednesday that it will deliver some major deals on tech toys this Saturday for a one-day, in-store offer. Originally posted at The Digital Home