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Big movement in the gadget world this week: just before announcing the iPad's April 3rd launch date, Apple called out HTC in a massive 20 patent lawsuit (which we've brought on our old pal Nilay Patel from Engadget to help us dissect). TiVo also announced its completely overhauled Premiere and Premiere XL DVRs, while Microsoft let loose some new details about Windows Phone 7 Series. Turns out this week was also a little trying for PS3 users, but we were stoked to finally try out Palm's webOS 1.4, as well the Fitbit. By the way, have you heard we're coming to Austin in a little more than a week? Because we are, and you should definitely come out for this one: details here!

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Well, by now you've likely heard Palm isn't having the best go of things lately, but on the brighter side, Windows Phone 7 Series looks like it's going to have some sweet launch hardware, Vudu got picked up by Wal-Mart, and PMA saw some interesting devices, like the Samsung NX10 and Sony ultra-compact DSLR concept. Oh, and let's not forget about the imminent release of the Nintendo DSi XL here in the US.

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It's Mobile World Congress week this week, so it might not be much of a surprise that we've got scads of mobile stories: Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series finally launches, Symbian S^3 shown off for the first time, Maemo and Mobilin merge, becoming MeeGo, Skype gets free calling via Verizon (we think), and a bunch of carriers join forces to take on the App Store with the Wholesale Applications Community. Oh, and we got some hands-on time with the Xbox 360's Project Natal, you don't want to miss that.

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We're back! Granted, we're still in the midst of the post post-CES, post-Apple gadget news lull, but this week we're talking about Android 2.1's multi-touch update, Symbian going open source, the insane new Dell UltraSharp U2711 27-inch IPS monitor, original Xbox getting kicked from Live service in April, the Canon EOS 550D / T2i, and AT&T finally granting SlingPlayer access on iPhones. We're also highlighting a discussion this week: LCD vs. E Ink -- what do you like for reading? Oh, and just as a reminder, be sure to check out our latest Sonos S5 contest, as well as the gdgt iPhone cases now on sale!

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Not that this will come as a shock or anything, but this week we're talking Apple iPad -- and pretty much nothing else. Yeah, we'll get into a few other tablets, too, like the Dell Mini 5, the HP slate, the Fusion Garage JooJoo, and so on, but you can definitely consider this one our iPad show!

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The industry is still taking a post-CES breather, but Apple's tablet event on the 27th was obviously the biggest news we'll be digging into this week. We're also talking about the delay of Sony's PS3 Motion Controller, the new Jawbone ICON and Motorola MOTOROI, SlideScreen for Android, and our hands-on impressions of the Nokia N900.

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In part two of our CES wrap-up / 2010 kickoff, we'll digging in on e-book readers -- specifically the Plastic Logic QUE proReader, Spring Design Alex, and the Skiff Reader -- and Pixel Qi's potentially game (or at least category)-changing display. We've also got word on the WiMAX-enabled Sprint Overdrive, Project Natal's 2010 release, D-Link's DIR-632 8-port 802.11n router, and even a bit on some upcoming smartbooks, like the Lenovo Skylight.

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Now that the CES stragglers have all wrapped and everybody's had a few days to reflect, we're catching up on the most important trends and announcements kicking off 2010 in this two part episode. In this, part one, we've got Nexus One and Palm Pre plus and Pixi plus hands-on impressions, the straight dope on 3D HDTV, and everything you need to know about this new crop of tablet devices coming up, like the HP slate, the Dell Streak, and the Lenovo Ideapad U1 Hybrid.

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This year for the holidays, Peter and I decided to take advantage of the annual dropoff in gadget news to give ourselves a little something we've been waiting for all year: an hour to just sit down and geek out about the Xbox 360's and PS3's killer app: Modern Warfare 2 -- the biggest title of the year and the favorite game of team gdgt. We even brought on Robert Bowling (aka fourzerotwo), who graciously indulged our nerdiest of questions about everything from how MW2 was made to what classes the team at Infinity Ward plays with.

Oh, and perhaps best of all, we're also giving away a Modern Warfare 2 edition Xbox 360. Not bad, right? To win, just add the Xbox 360 to your Want list and link up your Twitter and/or Facebook account with gdgt (both or either one will qualify you). That's it! We'll pick a winner at midnight ET on Sunday, Jan 10th. Sorry, but this one is open to US residents only!

We'll be back next week live from CES -- with more gadgets than we know what to do with. Until then have a happy and safe New Year, and thanks for listening in 2009!

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The year (and the decade) are winding down, but the gadget world tossed a few at us to help close out 2009. Obviously the biggest news was Google's Nexus One (AKA the HTC Dragon), but TeliaSonera launched its first LTE rollout, Verizon begun 10Gbps FiOS testing, and the FTC sued Intel over alleged monopolistic abuses. Oh, and just for good measure we finally have our surround sound gaming headset head-to-head up, pitting the Astro Gaming A40 with the Turtle Beach Ear-Force X41s -- clearly, you won't want to miss it.

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