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Gaming Consoles & the Electronic Living Room

Listen Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology
Guest host: Matthew Felling

Sony's PlayStation3 and Nintendo's Wii made headlines when they arrived in stores last week. Some call them 'the ultimate Weapons of Mass Distraction.' Other hailed them as the first component of what will become 'the SuperComputer at the center of your life.' Tech Tuesday explores the way businesses are merging the serious and the silly to put gaming consoles at the center of our electronic future.

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Guests

Sean Wargo

Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association

Tom Standage

Business Editor, The Economist; author, "A History of the World in 6 Glasses" (Pub: Walker & Company)

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