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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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HTC One X Deluxe Edition Headed For Taiwan

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Those in Taiwan are in for a treat from HTC as the HTC One X smartphone will have a deluxe limited edition that comes with a Beats Solo headphones.

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Digital Playground Hacked Exposing 40,000 Credit Card Numbers

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Hackers were able to gain access to pornography website Digital Playground recently and made off with a very large number of plain text credit card numbers from users of the site. According to reports that hackers were able to steal 40,000 credit card numbers and other data including names, CCV numbers, and expiration dates. With those details, the credit card numbers could be used online.

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PS3 gets Netflix for Just for Kids in UK

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Netflix has announced today that PS3 owners in the UK now have access to Netflix Just for Kids content. If you’re not familiar with Just for Kids content on Netflix, it’s a subsection where everything is appropriate for children. I made a direct link for my kids to watch on the computer when they want to, because you don’t have to worry that anything is going to be inappropriate.

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Removal Of Fox, Universal iCloud Restrictions Likely

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 10:49 AM PDT

It’s the one thing that stood out with the release of the new Apple TV and iCloud integration, there were no movies available from 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios.  The reason behind is reportedly a deal the studios made with HBO, which gives the latter the option when to show movies from Fox and Universal.

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iTunes 10.6 Includes 192, 256kbps Sync Feature

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 09:38 AM PDT

The Apple Insider website has discovered a handy new features which was rolled out by Apple in its last iTunes 10.6 update, which rolled out last week. The new features tables you to down-convert higher bitrate songs to a low-end 128kbps. Allowing you to save space on your mobile devices when away from your main music library.

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Swivl Motion Tracking Smartphone Camera Dock Starts Shipping (video)

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Anyone patiently waiting for the arrival 0f the Swivl motion tracking smartphone dock, we first featured back in November last year. Will be pleased to know the device has now arrived and is ready to purchase.

So if you pre-ordered the Swivl for $179 you can expect it to arrive very shortly as shipping has now started, according to its creators and developers. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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New Asus Ultrabooks To Feature 1080p Displays

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:54 AM PDT

According to the guys over at  The Verge, the next range of ultrabooks from Asus will come with full HD 1080p displays, with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.

As well as the full HD IPS displays, there will also be versions available with 1600 x 900 pixels and 1366 x 768 pixels, and all models will come with Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors.

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Nike FuelBand API Beta Released At SXSW

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Nike has announced the release of a developer NikeFuel API beta for its waterproof Nike+ FuelBand at the SFSW music hackathon. Nike created its new Nike+ FuelBand to enable users to keep track of calories, steps and time to name just a few features. Recording your every move and translating those moves into NikeFuel whatever you might be doing.

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AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol (video)

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Arsenal Firearms has this month unveiled a new addition to their range of handguns with the launch of the AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol. Which is the first industrial double barrel semiautomatic .45 caliber pistol created.

As you can imagine the new AF2011-A1 dual barrel pistol features a number of custom parts, such as: single slide, the single frame, the single spur double hammer, the single grip safety, the single body double mainspring housing to name just a few. Watch the video after the jump to see the new pistol in action.

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Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 Goes Up For Pre-order In The UK

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:26 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 was announced at MWC 2012 last month, and now a SIM free version of the handset has gone up for pre-order here in the UK, although it looks like we don’t as yet have a launch date for the device.

As a reminder the Galaxy Mini 2features a single core 800MHz processor and it features a 3.27 inch HVGA TFT display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels.

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Elgato Thunderbolt SSD Offers 240GB Of Storage For $700

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:08 AM PDT

Apple Mac users that are looking for a super fast way to transfer and backup data from their Thunderbolt equipped systems, and have a few extra dollars to burn. Might be interested in the new Elgato Thunderbolt SSD drives that are now available.

The pocket size Elgato Thunderbolt solid state disk drives come in a 120GB model that retails for $430 or a larger 240GB unit for $700, and have been specifically designed for handy Thunderbolt connectivity alone.

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Samsung Ahead Of Apple In Chinese Smartphone Market

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:04 AM PDT

According to a recent report by Gartner, Samsung is way ahead of Apple in the Chinese smartphone market, with Samsung taking a 24.3 percent share of the smartphone market in China.

Apple currently has around a 7.5 share of the Chinese smartphone market, and that is expect to increase this year, although Apple will have a lot of work to do to catch up with Samsung’s share of the market.

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Halo: The Fallen Live-Action Fan Film Unveiled (video)

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Halo gamer fans are sure to enjoy this new four minute long fan made live-action film called “Halo: The Fallen” which has been created on budget of less than $200.

The film has been shot using a Canon T3i and Sigma lens and has been created to showcase the talents with the independent group of fans and independent group of artists, who are NOT affiliated with any other fan film.

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iOS 5.1 Brings Reported Improved Battery Life To iPhone 4S

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 07:28 AM PDT

Apple recently launched the latest version of their mobile OS, iOS 5.1, and according to a number of reports, the update has brought significant improvements in battery performance on a couple of iOS devices.

The improvement seem to be more noticeable on the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and the iPad and iPad 2 with 3G connections, with users of WiFi only models also noticing slight improvements.

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Mozilla Firefox Metro UI Development Begins

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Mozilla have this week announced that they have now started development on the new Firefox User Interface for Windows 8. Following on from the launch of the Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview last month.

Mozilla is currently re-designing their popular browser to fit within the new Metro style Windows 8 user interface. Which Mozilla say will improve the user and web experience for Windows 8 users.

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Crytek Announcing New Project Next Month

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Crytek GM of Games Nick Button-Brown has revealed to the gaming website CVG in and interview last week, that the company will be announcing a new project next month and called it “the best of that kind of project we’ve ever done.” and will be launching on PC and consoles once finished.

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Sony Xperia MT27i ‘Pepper’ Smartphone Leaked

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 07:06 AM PDT

We first heard about the Sony Xperia MT27i Pepper smartphone back in January and now a press shot of the device has been leaked along with some of the handsets specifications.

The Sony Xperia Pepper is expected to be the successor to the Xperia Neo, and the device will come with a 3.7 inch FWVGA touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels.

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Visual.ly Launches Visual.ly Create To Help You Build Infographics

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 06:44 AM PDT

Visual.ly has launched a new service that makes it easy to create your own infographics, the service is called Visual.ly Create and you can build a number of different infographics and then share them.

The infographics can be created using either your Facebook or Twitter data, and there are five separate visualizations available at launch, for example, the ‘Facebook Monster’, which creates an infographics from your Facebook statistics.

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Samsung Galaxy S II To Get Android 4.0 ICS On SK Telecom Tomorrow

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 06:27 AM PDT

There have been a number of rumors over the last week that Samsung would release Android 4.0 ICS for the Galaxy S II on the 10th of March, that didn’t happen, and Samsung announced last week that the date was a mistake posted by them.

Now it looks like the first Android 4.0 ICS updates will start rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy S II on mobile carrier SK Telecom in South Korea, which should mean that we could see the update arriving in the US and Europe very soon.

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Apple To Use Slim Bezel For 7.85 Inch iPad (Rumor)

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 06:07 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors that Apple would launch an iPad mini for quite some time, we recently heard that Apple is planning to launch a 7.85 inch iPad Mini later this year.

Now according to another rumor from Digitimes, the so called iPad mini will come with a slim bezel display on its 7.85 inch screen, although the device is not expected to feature a Retina display like the new iPad.

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Diablo III Will Not Launch With PvP

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Gamers looking forward to the player vs player (PvP) arenas in the new Diablo III game launching on 17th of April, and currently under development by Blizzard Entertainment. Will be disappointed to learn that the new Diablo 3 PvP features will not be available at launch.

Instead Blizzard will be looking to add the PvP arenas to the game in a patch that will be launched at a later date yet to be announced.

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Skytex Skypad Alpha 2 $140 Tablet Receives Android 4.0 Beta Update

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Owners of the budget Skytex Skypad Alpha 2 Android tablet, will be please to know that Skytex has just rolled out a new Android 4.0 beta** update for the tablet. Helping it make the most from Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.

The Skytex Skypad Alpha 2 is priced at just $140 on Amazon and now with Android 4.0 available makes it a great tablet for the price.

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Starhawk Beta Update Brings 32 Player Games, Jetbikes, Tanks And More (video)

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:34 AM PDT

If you haven’t already jumped into the online PS3 Starhawk beta which is currently underway until March 27th. Today might be a good day to start.

A new update to the Starhawk beta game has been rolled out by Sony, which brings with it 32 player action together with jetbikes and tanks to now help you battle for supremacy. Watch the video after the jump to see the new trailer which has been released to accompany the new Starhawk 1.3 update.

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HTC Golf Budget Android Smartphone Specifications Leaked

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:31 AM PDT

It looks like HTC has a new budget Android smartphone in the works, the device has the codename of the HTC Golf, although we suspect it will get a new name by the time it is released.

The HTC Golf is aimed at the budget market, although unlike many of the latest budget Android devices it will actually come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Hits The UK 23rd April, Goes Up For Pre-order

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:16 AM PDT

Samsung announced the new Galaxy Ace 2 last month, and now it looks like the handset will be available SIM free in the UK from the 23rd of April, and the handset will retail for £249.98 including taxes.

As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the device features a 3.8 inch WVGA multi-touch TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

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A Day In The Internet Infographic

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:07 AM PDT

A Day In The Internet infographic has been created which shows whats used in just one day in the Internet, from Facebook updates to photos uploaded.

The  Day In The Internet infographic includes the number of iPhone sales compared to births, and the staggering amount of hours streamed on the Pandora music site and applications. You can few these and more of the statistics in the infographic after the jump.

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Toshiba 55 Inch Glasses Free 3D TV Arrives For £7,000

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Its been reported today that Toshiba has now started shipping their new 55 inch glasses free 3D TV, according to the BBC. The new monster sized 3D TV is now available in UK retailers for a cool £7,000 or $10,000.

The new 3D TV is equipped with technology that has been designed to follow your face and adjust its 3D image accordingly. Making sure that you always see the best picture available wherever you may be sitting or standing.

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Motorola MotoActv Gets Updated

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:32 AM PDT

Motorola has released a new update for its MotoActv and the update brings a range of new features to the device, which include custom activities, and the ability to setup WiFi without having to connect the device to your computer.

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Remote Control Back To The Future Flying DeLorean Quadrotor (video)

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:29 AM PDT

We have featured a number of DIY quadrotor machines here on Geeky Gadgets but this “Back to the Future” Flying DeLorean Quadrotor created by a Russian modder is definitely worth a mention.

After the break you can see how the DeLorean Quadrotor was created and of course how it flies. The Back to the Future Flying DeLorean Quadrotor is even fitted with some Flux capacitor style LED lighting to add to the effect when flying at night.

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BBC To Take On iTunes With New Paid TV Download Service?

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:24 AM PDT

According to the guys over at Paid Content, the BBC is working on a new paid TV service which could rival Apple’s iTunes, and the service is apparently codenamed Project Barcelona.

The report says that the BBC will in the future offer paid downloads of TV programs, similar to Apple’s iTunes and you would be able to purchase an episode of a TV shows four around £1.89.

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Slanda Pen Always Remains Standing

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:12 AM PDT

If you are looking for something a little different in the way of a traditional writing instrument, to sign checks and do a little of the old school communication. The Slända pen which has been designed by Gustav Widström and Marcus Heneen might be worth a look.

The pen has been named Slända after the Swedish name for dragonfly, and is a uniquely styled pen which has been designed to always be easily available to grab from your desktop.

 

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Mass Effect 3 : The War Begins, Launch Trailer (video)

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:53 AM PDT

To join the highly anticipated launch of the new Mass Effect 3 game over the weekend BioWare has released a new trailer showing another glimpse of what you can expect from the Mass Effect 3 game.

On its launch day Mass Effect 3 managed to sell 3.5 million copies worldwide as it was made available on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Watch the latest trailer after the break to whet your appetite a little further if you haven’t already purchased the game.

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HTC One X Passes Through FCC

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:51 AM PDT

HTC recently announced the new HTC One X at this years Mobile World Congress, the device is expected to land in the US some time next month, and it looks like we are getting closer to release as the HTC One X has just passed through the FCC.

The HTC One X features a quad core 1.5GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and it features a 4.6 inch HD Super LCD 2 touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.

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GAME UK Up For Sale

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:25 AM PDT

Over the weekend The Sunday Times has reported that the GAME retailer in the UK has now hired Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild to find a buyer for the company. To help avert financial collapse the Times reports.

The Times report that the GAME retailer needs to pay rental bills in just two weeks time, and failure to do so could push the firm into administration.

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iPad 3 Pre-orders Sold Out Due To Massive Demand

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:20 AM PDT

Apple’s new iPad, which goes on sale next Friday looks like it may just beat Apple’s previous records for first weekend sales, as all pre-orders for launch day have now sold out.

Apple has been speaking to USA Today, and the company has told them that demand for Apple’s new iPad is ‘off the chart’s, which gives a good indication that it is more popular that the iPad 2 was at launch.

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Instagram For Android Demoed AT SXSW

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:09 AM PDT

We know that the Instagram team have been working on a version of their application for Google’s Android platform, and now the company has shown off Instagram for Android at this years SXSW.

The application was briefly demonstrated, and they also announced that Instagram now has over 27 million users, which is an increase of 12 million users in January.

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Fujifilm X100 Black Premium Edition Now Shipping

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:05 AM PDT

Fujifilm has this week announced that their new highly anticipated limited edition X100 Black has now started shipping worldwide. The new Fujifilm The X100 Black Premium Edition which was unveiled back in CES earlier this year. Will be limited to 10,000 units worldwide.

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Nokia Windows 8 Tablet Coming In Quarter Four?

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:02 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors of a Nokia tablet that will runs Microsoft’s Windows 8 for a while now, Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop has mentioned previously that Nokia are considering launching a Windows 8 based tablet.

Now it would appear that we may have some more details about the new Windows 8 tablet from Nokia, according to a recent report from DigiTimes, Nokia may launch their first Windows 8 tablet in quarter four of 2012.

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Marvel Unveil New Augmented Reality App

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 02:48 AM PDT

As well as launching their new digital version of comics over the weekend. Marvel has also unveiled a new Augmented reality application that will allow comic fans to access even more new and detailed information about their favourite comic books.

The new Marvel Augmented reality application has been developed to enable users to look beyond the comic page with Avengers vs. X-Men #1 this April.

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ZTE Fury Budget Android Smartphone Lands On Sprint

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 02:43 AM PDT

US mobile carrier Sprint has launched a new budget Android smartphone, the ZTE Fury which is available with the carrier for $19.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract.

The ZTE Fury is available for the $19.99 price after a $50 mail in rebate and the handset comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and it features a 3.5 inch touchscreen display.

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Sony Tablet P Now Easily Rooted

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 02:35 AM PDT

Owner’s of Sony’s latest Tablet P foldable tablet, may be pleased to learn that a method of easily rooting the device has now been discovered. Allowing you to customise your Sony Tablet P tablet any way you like.

The method to root Sony’s Tablet P has been published on the Pocketable’s user forum, and explains how to easily root the Sony  Tablet P with just a few files.

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Apple’s iPhoto Can Be Installed On Original iPad With Simple Hack

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:48 AM PDT

Last week Apple announced the new iPad 3, along with a range of new apps for the tablet, one of those was iPhoto, but unfortunately the application only works on the iPad 2 and iPad 3.

Now it looks like there is a simple hack that will let you install iPhoto on your original iPad, and it works in the same way as the previous hack for iMovie on the first generation iPad.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Gets Exclusive Angry Birds Space Content

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:33 AM PDT

If you saw our article about the new Angry Birds Space game last week, you will have noticed that the video featured Samsung’s new Galaxy Note smartphone.

Samsung and Rovio Mobile have teamed up for the launch of Angry Birds Space, and whilst the game will be available on other Android devices, plus Apple’s iOS and other platforms like the PC and Mac, Samsung’s Galaxy Note will have exclusive content with the game.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Coming To AT&T April 22nd For $99

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:19 AM PDT

We previously heard that the Nokia Lumia 900 would be available from US mobile carrier AT&T from the 18th of March, it now looks like the launch may be delayed slightly and the device will now land on AT&T on the 22nd of April.

It looks like the pricing we previously reported will be the same with the Lumia 900 retailing for $99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier.

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Bethesda, Mojang Settle Scrolls Lawsuit In Minecraft Developer’s Favour

Posted: 11 Mar 2012 03:26 PM PDT

There will never be a Mojang-developed Elder Scrolls-like game called Scrolls. Though the chances of that happening were vanishingly small in any case, as Mojang just made a very successful indie game and not struck oil, Bethesda felt the need to clarify that. Mojang will, however, make its card battling game Scrolls, now that the lawsuit Bethesda has brought against the Minecraft developer has been settled.

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Assassin’s Creed 3 Lets You Assassinate Someone 30 Seconds In

Posted: 11 Mar 2012 02:11 PM PDT

The move to a new hero and setting will also come with a major overhaul to remove feature bloat in the new Assassin’s Creed, creative director Alex Hutchinson revealed at GDC. He named immediacy as “a big problem for us on AC3 actually, and the franchise and general,” as part of the larger theme of the talk, Designing Games to Sell.

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Minecraft Dev Talks Piracy At GDC

Posted: 11 Mar 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Authoring an enormously successful indie game comes with advantages other than money or recognition. It also comes with a decent-sized soapbox. And what Minecraft creator Notch chose to do with his at GDC was to tackle the oft-discussed, but never ever settled problem of piracy.  His take? Unsurprisingly sane, if slightly confusingly stated.

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