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I recently set my daughter Lil (almost four) up on a Dell Studio 17 multi-touch laptop to test out Wild Tangent’s Where’s Waldo The Fantastic Journey game. Lil has been playing online kids games for about 4 months, though this was her first time playing Where’s Waldo. The game was challenging though extremely entertaining for her and certainly a great game for developing problem solving skills.

Over at the the amazing Palms Hardwood Suite I met with Dell.  There, we got a look at their new premium XPS laptops, and got a first look at the just-announced Alienware M17x power gaming laptop.  I have always been a huge Alienware fan; watch the video and you’ll be hooked too.

Yesterday morning I did a quick run-through of some of my favorite new PCs with Jessica Corbin , Microsoft’s “Roving Reporter” at CES.   Check it out for some new views and more hands on time with the convertible Dell Inspiron duo, the ASUS EP121 slate PC, the

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Hot on the heels of our Holiday PC Showcase events, I had the opportunity to do live-via-satellite interviews with over 20 national & regional TV and radio stations from all over the country.  I talked with show hosts and news anchors about my thoughts on the hottest tech gifts for the holiday season, which not surprisingly include great Windows PCs like the Samsung QX410, Toshiba Portege r705, So

I have a new offer to kick off your pre-Black Friday shopping. Through the end of the year, you can nab a Dell XPS 14 PC and a Sony H55 camera – a $1,483.99 value –for just $1,099. Powerhouse performance in a small package makes the XPS 14 ideal for entertainment, video chats, digital photography, and more. And with an optional multi-touch display, everything is literally at your fingertips.

I have a new offer to kick off your Monday morning shopping. Starting today, you can nab a Dell XPS 14 PC and a Sony CyberShot camera – a $1,483.99 value –for just $1,099. Powerhouse performance in a small package makes the XPS 14 ideal for entertainment, video chats, digital photography, and more. And with an optional multi-touch display, everything is literally at your fingertips.

Scrappy Windows Phone Radio episode 3 is now live [also in the Zune Marketplace] – providing a break down of the event last Monday. Windows Phone team partner Liz takes on mic 2 this go around as Matt is chained to his desk writing specs. If you have not had a chance to watch the press conference and demo from Monday, head over here to check it out and get all up to speed.

Just a short while ago Steve Ballmer took the stage here in New York City to take the wraps of the Windows Phone 7 global portfolio, revealing nine new handsets from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Australia.

Gregg Keizer over at Computerworld today posted an article about the results of the annual satisfaction survey conducted by American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). In the article, Windows 7 is credited for boosting customer satisfaction scores for PC makers such as HP, Dell, and Acer. According to the survey, customers perceive the quality of PCs as better because they are easier to use – courtesy of Windows 7.

Congrats BillGatesII, you’re our winner! I’ve sent you an email.  If you don’t have it, hit me up at @winashbrown.

And check this out – Windows DJ Darek Mazzone opening for President Bill Clinton at WPC 2010 in Washington, DC.  Yep, that’s his gorgeous Dell laptop.