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BOL 1035: Gadget of the year 2006
Created: 08/03/2009
Video description: Donald Bell previewed the Zune HD and it brought him tears of joy. But the rest of us think it's about three years too late. We also debate the need for Google to get into the video codec game and whether you need a pico projector in your camera.

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