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Didn't you notice? It was just Nokia World! But with profits plummeting and executives fleeing—both at alarming rates—maybe it should have been a reckoning instead.
                       

Nokia Is the McDonald's of Phones [Nokia]

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You know who knows speakers? Audiogon, the high-end audio community knows speakers. So we asked them if it was possible to get kick-ass sound for under two G's. Their answer: a turned-up-to-eleven, room-shaking YES.               
                        

The Best Speakers Under $2,000 [Speakers]

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As expected, Sony's Move is perfectly competent, hardware-wise, because Sony is a hardware company. But making games that mimic Nintendo's casual-friendly Wii party games is the wrong move. Instead, they need to focus on their true fanbase: The hardcore fans.            
                             

Sony Move Review: Don't Be Wii 2.0 [Review]

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TV is rapidly moving online. But you already knew that. What you don't know—because it's nearly impossible to tell—is exactly what shows are available online right now, where they're located, and what's worth watching.
               
What's Worth Watching on the Web this Week? [TV]

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The Indonesian "Play House," designed by architects at Aboday, boasts clean lines, high ceilings and something that's especially awesome for the lucky little 5-year-old punk who uses it: a two-story polished concrete slide that goes from bedroom to kitchen.
           

Slide Into Home [Slides]

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Try not to get too excited, guys, but Peek 9 is here.  It's not as worthless as TwitterPeek, but that's vastly different from being worthwhile. Honest question: who in blue blazes buys these things? How does Peek stay in business?            
                    

Who In Their Right Mind Would Buy a Peek 9? [Rant]

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Not so long ago, you might have walked out of a restaurant that served you ludicrous-sounding creations like cream of mushroom foam, or spheres of olive oil that explode in your mouth like salmon roe. Not anymore.             

Science for Dinner: It's the New Normal [Taste Test]

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The photos that follow are impossible. But they actually happened. The entries for this week's Shooting Challenge are composites, stacking subjects from the same place at different moments in time. The results will bend your brain in the best ways:
               

30 Impossible Scenes That Actually Happened [Photography]

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For something so familiar, cooking is incredibly mysterious. Ask a home cook what happens to a steak in a pan—hell, ask most chefs. It gets hot. It gets brown. It gets juicy. How do you like yours, again?   
               

Giz Explains: How Food Cooks [Giz Explains]

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It's a revelation. It's the way the iPad always should've been. With iOS 4.2 there's multitasking, a unified inbox, folders and... Helvetica in Notes.            
                           

iOS 4.2 on iPad: There's No Going Back [Video]