This fills me with confidence about the build quality of the Z10 and how it will stand up to regular use and wear.

FORBES: The BlackBerry Z10 Might Not Be A Stunning Smartphone, But It Gets The Job Done

For a handset that you expect to last two years, the rear cover feels cheap and tacky, and did not fill me with confidence about the build quality of the Z10 and how it will stand up to regular use.

FORBES: The BlackBerry Z10 Might Not Be A Stunning Smartphone, But It Gets The Job Done

The combination of development experience creator Chris Roberts has under his belt and the excellent quality of information for backers, the wealth of in-game footage and screenshots of the game in progress stand in stark contrast to many Kickstarter projects and serves as a perfect illustration of how to crowd-fund the right way.

FORBES: Connect

"The Chinese need a Sony: a company that will stand for high quality, that will produce incredible amounts of innovation, " says Martyn Straw, president of brand consultancy Interbrand in New York.

FORBES: The Challenge From China

"The Chinese need a Sony: a company that will stand for high quality, that will produce incredible amounts of innovation, " says Martyn Straw, the president of Interbrand, a brand consultancy in New York.

FORBES: The long march to marketing

This could look similar to the fall of 2008, when a complete loss of investor confidence and a massive flight to quality brought the global funding markets to a temporary stand-still.

FORBES: Debt Ceiling Ripples Spread To Money Markets, Repos, Volatility

But the contradiction remains: a la carte cable or stand-alone services would save customers money, but would also vastly restrict what sort of quality programming would be available.

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Never ones to stand on our laurels, the 2012 series of VIERA Plasma HDTVs fine tunes the 3D picture quality to one that rivals what is seen in the theater.

ENGADGET: Panasonic unveils Infinite Black Ultra Panel plasmas for 2012 (eyes-on)