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September 28, 2006
Logitech Reviews, Zune, Sony Support, and the XBox 360 vs PS3 Battle

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We have a ton of non news material this week. I discuss several new Logitech products. First up, we have some word from an internal DT source that the Wireless DJ is every bit as good as we had hoped. Stay tuned for that review! We also have a review of the Harmony 720 remote. Great all around remote with a color LCD screen. I got my hands on a Logitech Revolution MX mouse, and I ain’t letting it go! The fly-scroll wheel is a trip to use. And lastly, I give a few first impression of the Z10 speakers. They look nice, but how will this 2.0 setup fair? I’m listening to them right now, and all I can say is that it is first rate.

 
Other reviews on the site include the Anthro eNook recharging station – basically a narrow drop down shelf that hides the tangled mess of wires tethering you rechargeable devices. Also, check out the much anticipated Toshiba Gigabeat S review.
 
I had my first run in with Sony Support. Yes, the infamously evil Sony Support people. Guess what? It was an overall great experience. Really, I could not be happier. Listen for the deets.
 
Business
 
VoodooPC get the Alienware-type lovin’ – total corporate buyout! HP lights up the Tiki Torches to welcome Rahul and company.
  
Audio/Visual
 
Ultimate Ears goes for a the ultimate audible orgy with a triple driver canal phone dubbed the Triple.Fi.
 
3 new Slingboxen? Oh deary me! Sirius finally siriusly releases the totally sirius Stiletto 100.
 
Netgear tells Apple to show its iTV up it’s, er, large intestine, er IntestinePro(?)  Anyhow, check out the Netgear Digital Entertainer.
 
Archos beats back the other PMPs with a 160GB 504 model. Confusion over whether this is a really big or really little deal follows.
 
Hardware
 
Core Duos, Core 2 Duos, Core 2 Quadros, Core 40 Octatidros? Yeah, they’re coming. In 2010. Maybe.
 
Our favorite non-UMPC UMPC gets 32GB of solid state drive goodness. Hear why that’s totally frickin awesome.
 
Peripherals
 
Sony give their long awaited eBook reader a release date and price. Quick being a slave to the manual labor of page turning!
 
Sharp talks about Triple View technology, and the reason I mention it totally alludes me.
 
Apple
 
Aperture 1.5. Yay. No, wait. Big deal.
 
Gaming
 
PS3 – Price cut in Japan, but no love yet for the US? At least the game prices will be a sane $59.
Xbox360 – The HD-DVD drive gets a release date and price. Also, MS offers a software update to rock th world in 1080p.
 
Random
 
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