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I seem to have a problem remembering to bring my wallet when I leave the house, so when I found Twelve South’s BookBook case for the iPhone 4 and 4s I knew it was the solution I needed. It arrived in a very cool package and I immediatly put it to use. My iPhone is always with me, so now I can’t forget my wallet.

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This column was supposed to be a review of Google TV. It was supposed to compare Google TV to Apple TV and other similar systems. But as I sat down to write my review, I realized that my biggest problem with Google TV isn’t Google TV at all. It wouldn’t be fair of me to write a somewhat harsh review for something that I rather liked, or could have liked to be more accurate. My biggest problem with Google TV is “The Man.” In this case, the man is big media.

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Like a lot of people, I’m constantly in search of the perfect home media distribution device. Media center computers, DVRs, game consoles, SlingBox, and many more devices I have connected with my home television. I also have used the original Apple TV. Not one of them has even come close to giving me what I want – access to live and recorded HD television, HD movies, media stored on my network, photographs, videos and online content. So, does the new Apple TV deliver? Nope. But, it’s not all bad…

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If you’ve ever tried to shoot serious video on a Canon 5D, you know its limitations first hand. It’s true, the 5D shoots great video, even professional quality video. But apart from this fact, albeit an important fact, the 5D is not a serious tool for serious professionals for a myriad of reason. Or is it? The new Contineo 5D MKII powered cage from View Factor Studios seeks to remedy the problems associated with 5D productions.

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When the original iPhone made its debut, it was a truly revolutionary device. Nothing had ever been made like it. It was small, powerful, entertaining and downright sexy. Since then, there have been three iterations of the device – the 3G, 3Gs and now the iPhone 4. The 3G finally offered 3G connectivity, but was hampered by slow processing and memory speeds. The 3Gs fixed those issues but still left out a number of “wish-list” items. The iPhone 4 seeks to do address all of these issues. So does it? Well, yes and no…

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