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=New Kinect Technology for XBox= Microsoft is gearing up for a massive marketing push to launch Kinect -- a controller-free Wii-killer for the Xbox -- and blow away the competition come Christmas.

Kinect uses a sensor, camera and microphone to detect players' movements and translate them into on-screen actions, such as kicking a ball, dancing and driving a race car. The device will also respond to voice commands, such as "play a movie." And unlike other consoles, including the Nintendo Wii, on which Kinect is modeled, there is no handset. As an Xbox attachment, Kinect costs $149 for just the sensor and $299 for the console and sensor bundle.

This new technology is asking users to shell out a whole lot more money for a system that is already expensive. Is it worth it? Do you think this technology is going to be as popular as the Wii?
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E-Books and Nooks
With all the great gadgets available for e-books, such as the Nook, today's teens want to read books on digital devices and would read for fun more frequently if they could obtain e-books. But even if they had that access, __two-thirds__ of them would not want to give up their traditional print books.

What is your opinion? Would you give up your traditional print books for a device that would allow you access to e-books?
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