To combat such ads, the Agriculture Department has approved a program that will add a 15 cent fee to each real tree sold, with the funding going toward future marketing campaigns to promote real Christmas trees.

FORBES: Why REAL Christmas Trees Are Back In Style

Obama has no chance of killing the oil and coal tax breaks, but even if he did, the next guy would probably just add them back (national security, you know) without dumping the tree-hugger stuff.

FORBES: Obama Proposes Tax 'Deform'

"From a brand perspective Foursquare is still seen as a game in the eyes of many users and this may be seen as a move to add more credibility to its brand, " said Joe Ryrie, creative strategist at the Fig Tree Network.

BBC: Foursquare and Amex join forces in UK to offer discounts

Hisense is certainly cutting things close with this late-December release, but if you click "add to cart" now, it may just arrive in time to make its way underneath a tree.

ENGADGET: Hisense Pulse with Google TV priced at $100, now available from Amazon