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November 26, 2010

(Not Your Mother’s) Black Friday Edition

Fish Fry - November 26, 2010
by Amelia Dalton

In my special Black Friday Fish Fry this week, I talk about what exactly merits a Black Friday “special edition”, the peanut butter and chocolate combo that is the Intel/Altera E600C collaboration, Xilinx’s 28Gbps transceivers and Digi-Key’s redesigned booth for electronica 2010. Oh and there’s a nerdy giveaway at the end!

Join me for this week’s news wrap-up with my spin on the high-tech news of the week…

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