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CNET Labscast 16: OnLive Desktop, laptop backbacks, and the Sony Headman visor

This week, Ty demos Sony's strap-on 3D visor, which we've dubbed the "Headman," while Scott shows us how the OnLive Desktop brings cloud PC computing to the iPad. Also, check out a cool new laptop backpack, and find out what our favorite MacBook Air substitutes are.

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CNET Labscast 15: Super Bowl TV tips, developing new battery tests, and pricey little cameras

This week, we go over some Super Bowl TV tips, including what to do if you're not going to be near a TV at all. Julie talks about developing new battery life tests, and Josh laments the decline of the compact point-and-shoot camera.

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CNET Labscast 12: Best battery life laptops, OnLive iPad gaming demo

This week we run down the best battery life laptops of 2011, and you'll never guess what the No. 1 system is. Ty pops in with some TV buying advice and clears up the whole LCD/LED thing, while Scott offers last-minute holiday gift ideas. Also, check out this demo of the OnLive app playing high-end PC games through an iPad.

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CNET Labscast 11: Blue screens in the lab, gaming PC prices; new Xbox dashboard

This week, check out three simultaneous blue screens of death in the lab, followed by a debate on gaming PC prices, a tour of the new Xbox dashboard, and find out what ultrabooks need to do to win next year.

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CNET Labscast 10: Rating Cyber Week laptop and TV deals

We ask the crew what they bought on Black Friday, and then browse a selection of Cyber Monday/Cyber Week deals on laptops and TVs, suggesting which ones to avoid, no matter the price.

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CNET Labscast 9: Military-grade laptops, 3D TV testing, and Black Friday deals (podcast)

This week, we spot an Apple pop-up store in NYC, check out a nearly bulletproof rugged laptop, find out how Sony's PlayStation 3 3D TV scored, and dish out a few tips for getting great Black Friday deals. … Read more

CNET Labscast 8: Tech toys; more ultrabooks; Kindle Fire; and the PS3 3DTV

CNET Gotham may be over, but we've got some of the best laptops and tech toys from the week-long event right here. Also, a quick hands-on with the new Kindle Fire tablet, and we run the new PS3-branded 24-inch 3DTV from Sony through some tests.

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Apple's newly renovated NYC 'cube' to reopen tomorrow

Apple's highest-profile store in the Big Apple is set to re-open tomorrow following a nearly five month construction overhaul.

Work on the store, which is one of the most photographed landmarks in New York, began in mid-June. A note put up by Apple in early August noted that Apple was "simplifying" the design of its iconic glass cube "by using larger, seamless pieces of glass."

Macrumors today notes that Apple has put up a note on its retail store's site to note that the 24/7 store will be reopening at 10 a.m. … Read more

Digital City 142: Windows 8 hands-on demo, and the end of the Digital City

A hands-on demo with Windows 8 running on a touch-screen computer is a fitting way to close out the Digital City's nearly three-year run.

But don't worry, Dan, Joseph, Julie, and Scott will be back next week in the brand-new CNET Labscast. That suspiciously similar show airs live every Monday at 2 p.m. ET (an hour earlier than Digital City), and we'll be working in a lot more hands-on time with the gadgets we test in the CNET Labs, from benchmark scores to tips and tweaks.

Bonus: Save a piece of Digital City history and download the show's jaunty theme song as a free MP3 here.

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