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This solidly designed Polaroid GL30 beauty is a modern take on the old-school Polaroid camera you may own and love. It's digital, has an adjustable display, and will spit out your photos in seconds. And did I mention it's freakin' gorgeous?         

The Polaroid Camera, Rethought and Digitized [Cameras]

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I'm glad the owners of this house finally admitted the truth ignored by many cat lovers around the world: It's your cats' house—you just happen to live in it too.

Living here would make me nervous, though. I mean, why give those felines a vantage point like that? They will be ready to pounce from above at any time. I can imagine going for a glass of milk to the fridge, in the middle of the night, just to be attacked from above by a couple of them. [Thanks Karl!]         

This Is the Perfect House If You Are a Cat [Design]

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The TV manufacturers of the world just excreted a gajillion alphanumerically named HDTVs at CES. We cruised the booths, parsed the display technologies, connectivity features, claimed performance and specs, and found the one we think is the best.         

The Best New HDTV [Best Of The Best]

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Verizon's holding a special event on January 11. They're announcing the Verizon iPhone. We're almost certain of it, and here's why. Updated.

There's been a Verizon event making the rounds—it's next Tuesday, January 11th. The invite has been sent to MG Siegler of Techcrunch and Jim Dalrymple of Loop Insight—both pretty prolific Apple reporter/writers/bloggers/whatever—along with our friends at MSNBC, Engadget and others. As MG himself notes:      

The Verizon iPhone Will Be Announced on January 11 [Unconfirmed]

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Tablets! Tablets tablets tablets. They're the hot ticket at this year's CES. Just about everyone's got one (not that everyone should). We've parsed, prodded, and played with the main contenders. And this one's best. Well, these ones.         

The Best New Tablet [BestOfTheBest]

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                                                        Hey, so remember when building VCRs into TVs seemed like a good idea? And then how it turned out that is wasn't? Yeah, connected TVs are basically just like that.

A TV is a huge purchase. People spend thousands of dollars on an item that they'll keep for years, watch for hours a day, and display prominently in their homes, almost like a piece of furniture. It's less like buying a piece of electronics, and more like buying a car.         

I Just Want a Dumb TV [TVs]

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Lady Gaga's weirdo Polaroid glasses are about to turn our faces into Facebook feeds and mood rings.


How Lady Gaga Just Reinvented Eye Contact

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Perhaps it's because we've seen so many thefts here at Giz that are worthy of being turned into films, that everything else pales into insignificance. On second thought—nah, this cellphone thief really is that dumb.         

Is This the World's Dumbest Cellphone Thief? [Theft]

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The day that Verizon gets the iPhone will be remembered as glorious by everybody who's dropped 12 calls in a row, been taunted by meaningless signal bars and just plain had a miserable AT&T experience. But they shouldn't buy one.

Let's keep in mind what Apple—or rather, Verizon—is announced, precisely. A new carrier for the iPhone 4. That's it. Not a new product. That's why Apple ceded the stage to Verizon.

Apple will announce a new iPhone in June, as they have every year since 2008. It'll go on sale later that month, or in early July, as it has every year. That's six months from now.             

Don't Buy the Verizon iPhone 4 [IPhone]

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When the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard came out in 1980, there was a curious fact about it: It was 74 minutes long. Not 60 minutes. Or an even 70 minutes. Seventy-four. And it was all one deaf man's fault.            

Why Is the CD 74 Minutes Long? (Updated) [Audio]