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Archive for October 24th, 2007

Quiz Time

Venn Diagram

This Venn Diagram shows:

a: that higer priced PS3′s offer more features
b: that newer models of the PS3 have limited or no backwards compatibility with PS2 games
c: multiple reasons to choose a Wii over a PS3

From BB Gadgets via Gizmodo

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Should Print Magazines Stop Covering Gadgets?

The website Valleywag has an editorial piece on why magazines should stop covering gadgets.  They state that magazines will always be behind the curve because they need to produce articles months before the magazine is published.  By the time articles run, gadgets have been thoroughly dissected and reviewed on the web.  They use the example of Entrepreneur Magazine, which ran a review of the Palm Foleo.  The problem was the device that was discontinued by the time the review was published.

While Valleywag makes a strong argument, there are two reasons why gadgets need to be covered by magazines.
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