 It's Tuesday, November 6th, 2012. I'm Nila Patel, and this is 90 seconds on the verge from On the Verge. Today, millions upon millions of Americans head to the polls to do their civic duty. That includes voting for the next president of the United States, as well as a few other government positions and referendums. While most continue to use the classic paper method, 13 states are using electronic ballots, which are controversial due to their security weaknesses. It's worth noting that three of those are hotly contested swing states. Those concerns aren't stopping New Jersey from implementing an emergency email voting system for citizens displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Either way, it's going to be a long and stressful night for all of us, and a terrible four years for about 50 percent of us. But if you're looking for something a little less violent, Halo 4 also came out today. Microsoft is building its own seven-inch gaming tablet. By the way, I look really good in my eyeliner. Sources tell The Verge that initial planning is underway for an Xbox Surface. It won't run a full version of Windows, but rather a custom kernel whose focus is on gaming. It could, however, support messaging and other entertainment apps. The smaller Xbox Surface could join the Surface tablets and the rumored Surface phone in building a family of products to compete with Apple. Finally, Amazon Prime is trialing a per month plan. In addition to the $79 annual subscription, you can now opt for a $7.99 per month plan. It's more expensive if you go for a full year, but it's also less of a commitment. That price is no coincidence. It's a shot across the bow of the similarly priced Netflix and Hulu Prime. Amazon has been aggressively beefing up its own Prime instant video offerings to compete with the two. Prime owners also get access to the Kindle owner's lending library and free two-day shipping. That's it for today's top stories. Now if you'll excuse me, my people need me.
 It's Tuesday, November 6th, 2012.
 I'm Nila Patel, and this is 90 seconds on the verge from On the Verge.
 Today, millions upon millions of Americans head to the polls to do their civic duty.
 That includes voting for the next president of the United States, as well as a few other
 government positions and referendums.
 While most continue to use the classic paper method, 13 states are using electronic ballots,
 which are controversial due to their security weaknesses.
 It's worth noting that three of those are hotly contested swing states.
 Those concerns aren't stopping New Jersey from implementing an emergency email voting
 system for citizens displaced by Hurricane Sandy.
 Either way, it's going to be a long and stressful night for all of us, and a terrible four years
 for about 50 percent of us.
 But if you're looking for something a little less violent, Halo 4 also came out today.
 Microsoft is building its own seven-inch gaming tablet.
 By the way, I look really good in my eyeliner.
 Sources tell The Verge that initial planning is underway for an Xbox Surface.
 It won't run a full version of Windows, but rather a custom kernel whose focus is on gaming.
 It could, however, support messaging and other entertainment apps.
 The smaller Xbox Surface could join the Surface tablets and the rumored Surface phone in building
 a family of products to compete with Apple.
 Finally, Amazon Prime is trialing a per month plan.
 In addition to the $79 annual subscription, you can now opt for a $7.99 per month plan.
 It's more expensive if you go for a full year, but it's also less of a commitment.
 That price is no coincidence.
 It's a shot across the bow of the similarly priced Netflix and Hulu Prime.
 Amazon has been aggressively beefing up its own Prime instant video offerings to compete
 with the two.
 Prime owners also get access to the Kindle owner's lending library and free two-day shipping.
 That's it for today's top stories.
 Now if you'll excuse me, my people need me.