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	Olympus E-P1 hands-on, test shots, and mini-review It goes without saying that we’ve been pretty excited about the Olympus E-P1 (or “digital Pen”) since we first laid eyes on the prototype the company was showing off.		Microsoft’s “Pink” smartphone to be Microsoft-branded? Ready for even more rumors about Windows Mobile 7 and Microsoft’s mysterious “Pink” smartphone project? Good, cause we’ve got a few — and the first is potentially huge.
	Windows 7 Beta automatic shutdowns begin today, RC users safe until March 1st You’re not still running Windows 7 Beta are you? Tsk tsk, better get your RC build before your system starts spontaneously shutting down every 2 hours.	Other news of import Peter Rojas and Ryan Block launch gdgt — the Swiss Army knife of tech sites Best Buy-sponsored survey shows that Americans want smartphones even though they don’t understand them Video: iPhone copy and paste is a ‘pretty incredible thing’… for 1999
	Pioneer refreshes, lowers prices on its Elite receivers If you love the good stuff — and who doesn’t — then the four new receivers Pioneer has dropped into its Elite lineup might be your cup of tea.		Verizon BlackBerry Tour unboxing There’s absolutely no question it’s the best-looking CDMA BlackBerry to date and we also think you’ll be able to stop Bold owners in their tracks as you flash this thing around town.
LG introduces stylish, LED-backlit 22-inch W2286L LCD HDTV Zip.ca and CinemaNow prepping Canada’s first movie download service		Sprint matches Verizon’s pace, launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12 Nokia N97 firmware update 1.1 is live Palm to disclose UK Pre launch details next week?

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When Ryan Block (our former Editor-in-chief) and Peter Rojas (founder of Engadget, Gizmodo, and RCRD LBL) announced last year that they were embarking on a new project together, alarm bells went off across the interblogs. Following nearly 12 months of rampant speculation, the duo’s hard work is finally revealed. Combining the best of social networking, forums, news aggregation, and wiki-based sites, gdgt presents a fairly awe-inspiring range of tools for the hardcore gadget lover.

Imagine if Facebook, Wikipedia, your favorite forum, and Google Reader all got mashed into one gigantic, delicious smoothie, and you might begin to get the idea of gdgt. Instead of retreading territory in which they’ve already blazed a path, Ryan and Peter present a logical step forward for the gadget community — a place where you can discuss, dissect, and grow your passion with other like minded individuals. It’s an ambitious project with lots of really cool stuff to discover, like product comparison tools, the ability to track gadgets you own (or used to own, or want), news from top gadget sites (wink wink), and embeddable widgets.

Look, we’ve found the best way in life to learn about something is to scuttle the user manual and dive right in — we highly suggest you do the same and take gdgt out for a spin. We think you’ll like what you find.

Congrats Peter and Ryan!

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