Show summary: This week on the Digital City, Joey tests the new Netflix/PS3 BD Live disc; we talk about all the cool new luxury laptops you'll never buy, and how everyone in New York seems to have gotten their hands on a copy of Modern Warfare 2 early.

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Digital City No. 57: Hands on with PS3 Netflix; luxury laptops; and Modern Warfare 2 drops early
Digital City No. 56: Mixed news for Nintendo, plus the social utility of the iPhone
Hands-on with DJ Hero
Before you buy: Laptops and Netbooks
Digital City No. 55: PS3's Netflix play; Sony's Vaio X; and Halloween horrors
Digital City No. 54: Taxi cell phone ban; Nintendo's holiday gamble; and the Ballad of Balloon Boy
Apple MacBook (fall 2009)
Nokia jumps into the Netbook game with the 'Booklet 3G'
Digital City No. 53: Netbook gaming, Dell's new Adamo, and the Steve Jobs jack-o-lantern
Sony unveils new Windows 7 Vaio PCs

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My product editorial reviews (showing 3 of 315)

November 10, 2009 Nokia Booklet 3G (black)

Editor's rating: 3.5 stars

November 9, 2009 Mobile Edge Ultra Portable Netbook Messenger Bag - notebook carrying case

Editor's rating: 4.0 stars

November 2, 2009 Sony Vaio X (VPC-X115KX/N Signature Collection, gold)

Editor's rating: 3.5 stars

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November 10, 2009 Unboxing Modern Warfare 2's 'Prestige Edition,' complete with night vision goggles

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November 10, 2009 Digital City No. 57: Hands on with PS3 Netflix; luxury laptops; and Modern Warfare 2 drops early

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November 10, 2009 Say goodbye to sleep: Modern Warfare 2 arrives

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November 5, 2008 "Question from Dan_Ackerman 2:46:03 PM"

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October 23, 2009 "My buddy Russ at MTV just filmed himself drinking..."

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Hey Canadians! About to talk to AM 770 CHQR in Calgary about the controversial terrorist scene in Modern Warfare 2.
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Dan Ackerman has written about technology, games, music, and nightlife for more than a decade, including stints as senior editor at UGO.com and editor in chief of Clubplanet. A former radio DJ with a couple of albums under his belt (look him up on iTunes), his work has appeared in publications including Blender, USA Today, Sync, and amNewYork.
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