Topic: Episode #82 - 2010 In Review

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Best Game of 2010
Benjamin: Halo Reach
Jason: Plants vs. Zombies
Jay: Super Meat Boy

Best Websites of 2010:
Benjamin: PopURLs
Jason: 27bslash6
Jay: Imgur.com

Best Apps of 2010:
Benjamin: Angry Birds and Depth of Field Calculator
Jason: Angry Birds
Jay: Angry Birds and DriveSafe.ly

Favorite Purchase of 2010:
Benjamin: Nikon D300s DSLR Camera
Jason: Lenovo W510 Laptop
Jay: Atomic Bent Chetlers Skis

If I gave you a free Windows Phone 7 or BlackBerry, your choice?:
Benjamin: Windows Phone 7
Jason: Windows Phone 7
Jay: Windows Phone 7

Free Tablet - Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy S:
Benjamin: Samsung Galaxy S Tablet
Jason: Samsung Galaxy S Tablet
Jay: Samsung Galaxy S Tablet

eBook Reader or Cheap Tablet?:
Benjamin: Nook
Jay: Nook

Free Tablet - Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy S:
Benjamin: Samsung Galaxy S Tablet
Jason: Samsung Galaxy S Tablet
Jay: Samsung Galaxy S Tablet

Worst Purchase of 2010?
Benjamin: Vantec NexStar MX eSATA RAID Box
Jason: Seagate Momentus XT 2.5" 500GB HDD
Jay: Zotac ZBOXHD-ID11-U Nettop

Best Upgrade of 2010
Benjamin: 8GB Kit (4GBx2) 204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 Memory Kit
Jason: AMD Radeon HD 6950
Jay: ASUS GTX 480

How much would I have to pay you to quit Facebook?
Benjamin: $250 (personal account)
Jason: He’s bored of Facebook, probably wouldn’t miss it (except Cityville)
Jay: He’s addicted, wouldn’t quit

Cityville or Farmville?
Benjamin: CityVille
Jason: CityVille
Jay: CityVille

Who would you rather spend an afternoon with, Steve Jobs of Steve Ballmer?
Benjamin: Steve Ballmer
Jason: Steve Jobs for business, url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer]Steve Ballmer[/url for fun
Jay: Steve Jobs

Best TV show of 2010:
Benjamin: NCIS
Jason: Canada's Worst Driver 6
Jay: Big Bang Theory

Christmas Movie – National Lamthingys Christmas Vacation or Elf?
Benjamin: Elf
Jason: Christmas Vacation
Jay: Christmas Vacation

Technology of 2011?
Benjamin: Tablets
Jason: Tablets
Jay: IPTV Content delivery

Why is 3DTV not going to be the hottest Technology of 2011?
Benjamin: Price, incompatibility
Jason: Price of glasses
Jay: Lack of content

Technology of 2012?
Benjamin: IPTV Content Delivery, More Tablets
Jason: High-Resolution TV
Jay: Nothing revolutionary, more evolutionary


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