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Not long after ringing in the New Year, Chris Raines found himself almost a couple thousand miles away in Atlanta, sitting in the Venice Beach headquarters of Ross Robinson, producer to such critics faves as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, At the Drive-In, and Glassjaw. Raines had played his first show with his band, metalcore act Norma Jean, only four weeks earlier.

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Philadelphia’s Fall From Grace

How a once-proud city became it's own punch line. An online, Flash-based new media multimedia project for the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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• The Toybox in 2008: A retrospective As seen in The Toybox blog on ZDNet. It’s been an incredible year. This blog was launched, ZDNet Reviews was overhauled, and a whole lot of news ‘n’ reviews came through The Toybox pipeline. And through it all, you readers were here with us. Here’s a recap of the best stories: January: The Toybox launches!  Blu-ray delivers the knockout punch to HD-DVD. CES 2008 arrives, and [...] Read the rest of the post. #
• Unconfirmed: T-Mobile G2 due Jan. 26, 2009 As seen in The Toybox blog on ZDNet. Phone site CellPhoneSignal is reporting from an anonymous tipster a wealth of information about T-Mobile’s next Google Android-based phone, deceptively titled…G2. Apparently, the new device will feature, among other things: Android OS 3G-capable Full touchscreen Enterprise-capable Wi-Fi capable (no word about UMA) EDGE and GPRS Memory card slot (up to 16GB) Mobile Backup Music and video player Photo Caller ID Real web browsing Stereo Bluetooth connectivity PC syncing USB interface Video [...] Read the rest of the post. #
• Garmin Android phone due in ‘09; Asus to produce? As seen in The Toybox blog on ZDNet. We may still be waiting for Garmin’s Nuvifone, but news has surfaced that Garmin’s also got a Google Android-based phone in the pipeline for 2009. According to today’s DigiTimes, Garmin plans the phone to arrive in Q2 2009 and will outsource production of the device. Since Garmin recently divulged that Asus will be producing the long-awaited [...] Read the rest of the post. #
• Stake vampire power with Innergie smart hub As seen in The Toybox blog on ZDNet. Sick of paying for electricity you’re not really using? Tired of switching off your power strip to save cash? A new technology is determined to put an end to the wasted electricity of plugged-in gadgets everywhere. Enter Green Plug, a San Ramon, Calif.-based company whose technology automatically detects several plugged-in devices’ power demands and adjusts its power supply [...] Read the rest of the post. #
• Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Last-minute stocking stuffers As seen in The Toybox blog on ZDNet. OK, so you promised yourself that this year, you’d get your holiday shopping done early. But, like always, you held off your holiday shopping until the Very. Last. Minute. As my family often says, “Whaddya gonna do?” Not all hope is lost. There are several petite gadgets you can buy straight off the racks at your local [...] Read the rest of the post. #