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Guests: Dana Wollman, Richard Lawler
Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Beethoven's 5th 02:24 -
Mac mini review (mid 2011) 03:20 -
Editorial: Apple's officially over the optical drive, for better or worse 09:16 -
MacBook Air review (mid 2011) 16:10 -
Netflix adds Mad Men in the US today, CBS content in Canada and Latin America later 16:34 -
Amazon Prime Instant Video is adding CBS TV shows, including all of Star Trek 17:50 - Amazon strikes movie streaming deal with Universal, adds 'Fear and Loathing' to free shipping
24:17 -
The Engadget Show - 023: We tour a headphone factory, talk record labels, and look at They Might Be Giants' favorite gadgets 25:36 -
Nintendo posts earnings, drops 3DS from $249 to $169 August 12th, current owners get 20 free games 28:47 -
Logitech CEO steps down after money losing Q1, Revue price slashed to $99 37:15 -
Toshiba Thrive review 39:52 -
HTC Status review 44:46 -
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango in-depth preview (video) 46:20 -
HTC CFO says it's time to 'figure it out' with Apple 48:52 -
Two more fake Apple Stores spotted by officials in China, two get the smackdown 50:40 - Listener questions
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Nintendo
3DS
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Key specs
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Reviews • 95
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Prices
Game format
Downloadable, Cartridge
Screen size
3.53 inches
Online features
Multiplayer, Store, Browser
Direction control
D-pad, Thumb stick (1)
Motion controls
Accelerometer, Camera / optical
Dimensions
0.8 x 5.3 x 2.9 in
Weight
8 oz
Released
2011-03-27
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7.6 average user rating
Game library
6.2
Graphics
8.3
Battery life
6
Portability (size / weight)
8.3
Durability
8
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HTC
ChaCha
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Reviews • 2
</a>
Prices
Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Android (Gingerbread [2.3])
Screen size
2.6 inches
Camera
5 megapixels
Talk time
2G (up to 7.5 hours), 3G (up to 6.67 hours)
Dimensions
4.5 x 2.54 x 0.42 in
Weight
4.37 oz
Released
2011-06-26
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7.5 average user rating
Reception and call quality
7
Display
8
Battery life
8
Camera
6
Ease of use
7
Design and form factor
9
Portability (size / weight)
9
Media support
6
Durability
8
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
6
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$109.22
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Logitech
Revue
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Key specs
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Reviews • 27
</a>
Prices
Type
Audio / video player
Video services
Netflix, Amazon, YouTube
Audio services
Pandora
Video codec support
XviD
Audio codec support
AAC, MP3
Video outputs
HDMI (2 outputs, v1.3)
Audio outputs
via HDMI, TOSLINK (optical)
Discontinued
2012-01-25
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7.3 average user rating
Media support
7
Video quality
8.7
Audio quality
8.4
Ease of use
6.5
Design and form factor
7.6
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Apple
MacBook Air 13-inch (mid 2012)
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Prices
Type
Ultraportable
Screen size
13.3 inches
Processor speed
1.8 GHz
System RAM
4 GB
Maximum battery life
Up to 7 hours
Dimensions
0.68 x 12.8 x 8.94 in
Weight
2.96 lb
Released
2012-06-11
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8.7 average user rating
Speed and features
8.8
Design and form factor
9.5
Battery life
8.9
Display
8.4
Durability
8.1
Expandability
4.7
Noise
8.7
Portability (size / weight)
9.7
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Prices
Type
Ultraportable
Screen size
13 inches
Screen resolution
1440 x 900
Processor speed
1.7 GHz
System RAM
4 GB
Maximum battery life
Up to 7 hours
Dimensions
0.68 x 12.8 x 8.94 in
Weight
2.96 lb
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9.1 average user rating
Speed and features
9.1
Design and form factor
9.9
Battery life
8.6
Display
9.2
Durability
8.8
Expandability
6
Noise
9.2
Portability (size / weight)
9.9
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Windows Phone 7.5
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Prices
Type
Mobile / embedded OS
Source model
Closed
Architecture
32-bit
Released
2011-09-27
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8.8 average user rating
Ease of use
9.7
Speed
9.6
Configurability
8.3
Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.)
7.4
Openness
7.7
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