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You may, or may not, have noticed that we’re getting fairly close to that most wonderful time of the year, when radio stations start playing Mistletoe & Wine, scarf and gloves become a daily necessity and mince pies are back on the supermarket shelves.

It’s also a time of the year where a fiercely drawn out competition takes place on both the real and virtual high street between the manufacturers of toys, games and other technology wonders.

The Gadgetoid team was kindly invited down to the St Martins Lane Hotel, London to get a hands-on look at some of Microsofts games and gadgets that will be available in stores in time for christmas. Follow the jump for our thoughts about the New Xbox Experience, Live Mesh and more…

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I’m a fan of coffee, it’s hip, it’s trendy, it’s in and it’s also a pretty damned fine way of keeping myself awake through a day of programming. Nobody says “let’s go out for a cup of tea” these days, it’s all about coffee and high street coffee is well known for being quite steeply priced. Instant coffee works, but even the best of the best doesn’t have a thing on 6 shots of fresh expresso mixed with a drop of milk!

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I introduced the N810 a while back with positive first impressions, and it’s safe to say that those impressions have not changed much even though I find myself wanting a device that combines the strengths of both the N810 and N800 into one, affordable package.

Unfortunately, waiting for the next big thing gets you nowhere, and if you’re itching for a gadget fix you can’t go far wrong with the N810.

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I’ve ignored the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet thus far, historically dismissing it as a me-too offering from Nokia thrown out there to contend with the Windows Mobile crowd.

How wrong I was. The N810 is a prince amongst gadgets, boasting one of the most impressive displays I’ve ever seen for something of its size. It’s backed up by a small development community who produce intriguing software for its linux-based operating system. More importantly; it’s definitely not a phone and currently doesn’t boast any phone-like data connection features, instead relying on Wifi or Bluetooth to get its internet fix. This means that the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet makes a great companion to a data enabled phone; in my case that’s the HTC Kaiser/MDA Vario 3.

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