Friday, December 31, 2010

Mental Health Break

by Chris Bodenner The history of video games set to a familiar theme:


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The Trouble With Non-Libertarians

by Conor Friedersdorf As I read Chris Beam's piece "The Trouble With Liberty" in New York magazine ? as a fan of his work I'm thrilled that he's writing there ? I kept feeling as if a flip in perspective...


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First Look: Viewsonic G Tablet and Tegra 2 Performance Preview

The slate computing market is about to explode, with a literal flood of new tablets releasing over the coming months. Many of them will be Android based, running NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 SoC. NVIDIA made a big deal about Tegra 2 back at CES 2010, but for some reason, it’s taken quite a bit of time for anything running the platform to hit the market. Finally, we have one - the Viewsonic G Tablet. The G Tablet is a 10" slate running Android 2.2 on top of Tegra 2 and a $399 pricetag. For the money, it's packing a lot of power and features. But the real question is how Tegra 2 stacks up against Hummingbird and Snapdragon, along with how much faster the dual-core A9 is than the A8-based SoCs.

So, what's the performance like? Read on to see our impressions and benchmarks.

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Barnes & Noble: NOOK ?biggest best seller? in company history; selling more digital books than physical books on BN.com

Just three days after Amazon announced that its Kindle e-reader had become the best-selling product of all-time on the company’s website, Barnes & Noble has issued a similar quip. “With millions of NOOK eReading devices sold, the line has become the company?s biggest bestseller ever in its nearly 40-year history,” reads a press release. “The new NOOKcolor Reader?s Tablet, introduced just eight weeks before Christmas, is the company?s number one selling gift of the holiday season.” B&N also went on to note that it “now sells more digital books than its large and growing physical book business on BN.com.” While the vague statistics being foisted upon us are impressive, neither Amazon nor Barnes & Noble will release or comment on

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Barnes & Noble: NOOK ?biggest best seller? in company history; selling more digital books than physical books on BN.com

Just three days after Amazon announced that its Kindle e-reader had become the best-selling product of all-time on the company’s website, Barnes & Noble has issued a similar quip. “With millions of NOOK eReading devices sold, the line has become the company?s biggest bestseller ever in its nearly 40-year history,” reads a press release. “The new NOOKcolor Reader?s Tablet, introduced just eight weeks before Christmas, is the company?s number one selling gift of the holiday season.” B&N also went on to note that it “now sells more digital books than its large and growing physical book business on BN.com.” While the vague statistics being foisted upon us are impressive, neither Amazon nor Barnes & Noble will release or comment on

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Back to the Filibuster

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"Psychiatry Off A Cliff"

by Zo� Pollock Gary Greenberg sheds light on the battle over the next DSM and what it can mean for the future of our mental health: ?We made mistakes that had terrible consequences,? [Allen Frances, lead editor of the fourth...


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Ping 86: Zuckerberg & Gates, Windows Phone App Stats, Kinect wins, Halo Wars stays

Laura and Paul are more excited than ever to disagree on the top stories from Microsoft this week. Some examples include:

Zuckerberg & Gates give it away, give it away, give it away now

Devs & Stats, so happy together

Kinect is Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Halo Wars proves: You can't fight the Fans

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3D Sound Systems: Group Test

If you have a new 3D TV, you probably ought to consider a new sound system – come on, it’s only money; you can’t take it with you. There are plenty of audio options out there, from all-in-one systems and soundbars with built-in Blu ray decks, to speaker combos for those who own a Blu-ray player. Here are five of the best.

 

 

Best: Pure quality
Samsung HT-C9950W
£1,800
Love: Innovative design. Audio and visual prowess
Hate: Very expensive
Samsung HT-C9950W review I Link: Samsung

 

 

Best: Convenience
Pioneer HTP-200
£500
Love: Convenient and quick to set up
Hate: No on-screen menus. Cheap design
Pioneer HTP-200 review I Link: Pioneer

 

 

Best: Sound quality
Denon AVR-1911 & KEF KHT8005
£1,400 (£400 + £1,000
Love: Awesome sound quality. Feature packed
Hate: High total price
Denon AVR-1911 & KEF KHT8005 review I Link: Denon, KEF

 

 

Best: Internet content
Sony BDV-E370
£450
Love: Internet extras. Streaming. Clear audio
Hate: Dull looks. Poor sub
Sony BDV-E370 review I Link: Sony

 

 

Best: Extra features
Panasonic SC-BFT800
£700
Love: Space-saving design. Wireless sub. Wide range of features
Hate: No surround sound. Lacks a certain punch
Panasonic SC-BFT800 review I Link: Panasonic

 

 


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Thursday, December 30, 2010

The importance of CES and what to expect in 2011

Next week, over 110,000 people from all over the world will head to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics show, (CES) the largest gadget show in the US. I attended my first CES in 1976 and in those days, this show had everything from watches to refrigerators on display besides TVs, stereos and car [...]

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Question Of The Week: "Koyaanisqatsi"

by Conor Friedersdorf A reader writes: I saw the film "Koyaanisqatsi" in 1987, as a college freshman. I had no idea what I was sitting down to watch, but some upperclassmen in the film club I belonged to were really...


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