Blade Mode is a bit tricky to get used to at first, but combat over all is actually quite fluid.

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And although the IrisPen's graphics mode lets you capture bit-map images, its narrow lens restricts it to a series of half-inch bands -- and you can't stitch a series of scans together.

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I'm hoping to get you in a little bit of a reflective mode.

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We grabbed a few samples with the primary shooter, and they're looking pretty good -- there's low noise in the dim briefing room, although the shots (taken with the new auto mode) often lost a little bit of detail.

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My brain pulled out of snapshot mode and returned to normal video mode, and this transition itself was a bit jarring.

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In Championship mode, the cars handle more realistically and require a bit of practice before you can turn a good lap.

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The S5200, which was on display in red and blue, had a similar feel and finish, though it was quite a bit more compact, and lacked the OLED screen and mode dial.

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My nieces and nephews loved the prototypes, but were still a bit young for a true game, so I made Zen Mode for them: no scoring, no beginning, and no ending.

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That may be the very reason why the economy is having a little bit of trouble coming back, because everybody is in this doom and gloom mode.

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The lack of a front-facing camera might initially turn the confirmed socialite a little sour, but don't worry, you can still take those all important "selfies" with the clever self-portrait mode that we also saw in the 301 (the one that says "left a bit, right a bit").

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