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Sean and Andy show off a few new gadgets that will help you dip your toe into the multimedia stream, allowing you to move your digital media files from your computer to your living room. In this episode we look at new gear and software from

Sonos, Roku, Boxee and Apple

.

Andy has finally gone off the deep end and ordered himself a Macbook Pro! Sean gives him some tips on what to expect when making the switch, and gives some rough equivalents between Windows and Mac.

Andy and Sean respond to viewer mail, with letters about multi-monitor configurations, BIOS flashing disasters, how to pronounce "2010" and more.

Sean and Andy show off the steps for swapping a notebook hard drive, including cloning your old drive, and the physical swapping of the drive. Warnings are given and gadgets are shown!

We're all waiting on the faster transfer speeds that

USB 3.0

will bring to our desktops. Until USB 3.0 ports come standard on our notebook and desktop PCs, we're going to have to jump through some hoops to feel the

speed of USB 3.0

. Sean and Andy take a look at USB 3.0, talk about speed and compatibility, and show off some

USB 3.0 gadgets

.

Andy and Sean get their hands on Apple's new tablet, the iPad... well, kinda. They talk about what it's designed to do, what it won't do, and whether or not it's going to be worth waiting for its spring 2010 launch date.

Andy and Sean take a look at Intel's currently consumer-friendly CPU lineup and get a glimpse at the new products just announced at CES 2010.

Should I buy an Atom processor?

Should I bother with Celeron?

Pentium? Dual core, Core 2 Quad? i7, i5?

The Lab Rats

demystify computer processors

.

Robots take over CES 2010

. Andy and Sean travel to gadget Mecca, AKA

CES 2010

to try to ingratiate themselves to their soon-to-be robotic overlords before Skynet comes online. The guys hit the road, visit Vegas and give a glimpse at

the best robots from CES 2010

.

In among the shining stars of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), highlighted in Lab Rats episode 204 and in our on-location CES coverage for @ (At), there are the weird, wonderful, wacky and sometimes whacked-out gadgets and gizmos on the CES show floor. Every year without fail there's the technology that has everyone talking. And then there are the slightly more offbeat announcements. Sometimes they have all the earmarks of a hit gadget. Sometimes... not so much. Sean and Andy scoured the show floor to find these, their picks for

the weirdest of CES 2010

.

The Lab Rats just got back from Las Vegas and the annual Consumer Electronics Show. To wrap up the week (and what a week it was) Andy and Sean take a look at their

favorites from the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show

show floor.