Orbitcast Radio will head out of the gates in full stride on Friday with the 2nd episode: "the pre-CES show." We'll be covering, well, CES and what's to come next week - as well as the state of the merger (or lack thereof) and the current events of this week.

The live internet radio show is being extended to a full hour, with the same interactivity, 6 call-in lines and buzzing live chat room - and, hopefully, much less heavy breathing into the microphone.

Tune in this week live at its regularly scheduled slot on Friday, January 4th at 1pm ET/10am PT. If you'd like to call in and participate, simply call 646-595-3690 and listen to the show while you wait. Or check out the live chat room which will be available during showtime.

And stay tuned because next week: I'll be doing a special live Orbitcast Radio show direct from the floor of CES 2008 (tentatively scheduled for next Wednesday).