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

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

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

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

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    Digital City No. 56: Mixed news for Nintendo, plus the social utility of the iPhone

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    Hands-on with DJ Hero

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    Before you buy: Laptops and Netbooks

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    Digital City No. 55: PS3's Netflix play; Sony's Vaio X; and Halloween horrors

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    Digital City No. 54: Taxi cell phone ban; Nintendo's holiday gamble; and the Ballad of Balloon Boy

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    Apple MacBook (fall 2009)

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    Nokia jumps into the Netbook game with the 'Booklet 3G'

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    Digital City No. 53: Netbook gaming, Dell's new Adamo, and the Steve Jobs jack-o-lantern

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    Sony unveils new Windows 7 Vaio PCs

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My product editorial reviews (showing 3 of 314)

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

October 22, 2009 Apple MacBook Fall 2009 (Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 9400M)

Editor's rating: 4.0 stars

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My blogs and podcasts (showing 3 of 576)

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 6, 2009 Hands-on with the Nokia Booklet 3G

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My forum posts (showing 3 of 77)

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

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My comments (showing 3 of 142)

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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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