Hope you had a great weekend filled with family, friends, fireworks, and fun.  In the midst of getting ready to hit all those barbecues, you may have missed some things during the week.  No worries.  Sit back and relax as we bring you up to speed on some of Gear Diary’s best from the week.

Kerry Shows You How to Go Green, DIY Gear Style
Kerry Woo shows off his simple, effective, and inexpensive rainwater collection system that will help keep your lawn & garden green and bountiful for the rest of the summer.  Once you’ve got all those plants growing, check out Judie’s review of the EasyBloom Plant Sensor to keep ‘em all flourishing for the rest of the season.

Is A “Good Deal” More About the Initial Cost … or the actual Features?
Dan addresses whether the (now) $99 iPhone 3G is really a better deal when compared to the upgraded $199 iPhone 3GS.

Restoring A Family Heirloom
Judie shows how a sentimental family heirloom  – a pocket watch from her Great-Grandfather – was  restored to its full glory.

eBook Price Breaks
Jessica shared some great news that will keep some extra money in the pockets of eReader fans.

Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Killin’ Monsters and Savin’ The World
Dan showed off the game Doom Resurrection for iPhone/iPod Touch.

Gear Games
Michael ran down the week’s latest game releases, including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Trine  – which is Michael’s pick of the week for PC & PS3.

So You Wanna Be a Rock Star?
Then pick up a guitar and learn how to play along as Travis shows off iPlay’s Chords for iTunes.

Get Your Music and TV/Video On Linux
Joel continues reviewing the latest in Open Source goodness.  This week Joel took a look at a media pairing that is almost as good as PB&J:  Moovida and Jamendo.

Truth & Consequences:  When the Future of Technology Surpasses Science Fiction
Spencer discusses a recent episode of 60 Minutes where “Thought Identification” brings the ethical dilemma of what happens when no one can lie — and how yesterday’s science fiction are today’s technological realities.