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Published 1/22/2009 at Yahoo! News: Personal Technology

Macworld.com - In this week’s show: Obama’s inauguration slows down the web, Twitter breaks news of a plane crash, Sony feels the pinch of the economy, Al Jazeera beams images from Gaza for free, Seagate tries to fix faulty drives, TVs watch you, cell phones slim down to fit on a wrist and a new robot adds to arcade fun. (link)

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