Whichever case use appeals most to you, over all it's just another input option, and if you're like us, that's always a welcome addition.

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Rounding out the bunch are the 46-inch KDL-46V2500 and 40-inch KDL-40V2500, which also give you 1, 920 x 1, 080 pixels, but no digital tuner, one less HDMI input, and no option for interchangeable, multi-colored bezels as with their XBR2 counterparts.

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Sony, for its part, is working to make that secondary display massively more appealing -- the company's latest generation of high-end camcorders adds an HDMI input, with an option to display content from any compatible source (a full-size adapter ships in the box).

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Of course, Google wants to provide another option for text input that we haven't seen before the Nexus One.

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In the past, we've made no secret about the fact that we prefer using Windows 8 with some sort of touch input device, but it's still nice to see Lenovo adding an extra option for folks who prefer keyboard shortcuts.

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There's a 3.5mm input on both ears giving you the choice to use either side, as well as the option of letting a friend plug their cans in too -- if sharing's your thing.

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