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Here’s our take on news that matters for Tuesday, January 31. Today’s theme is staying connected and here are a some links to headlines about technology that is changing the way we live and learn.

• Gaming — Well, Nintendo’s new Revolution game system may have an added value to some users, according to a recent report. Although an unexpected benefit, its controller
  gadget will offer relief for people with a variety of physical disabilities

• Blogging, Podcasting, and Vodcasting — Two popular blog sites are moving to support video. Gawker.com, the running commentary on New York media published by Gawker Media, and PostSecret, which encourages people to publish their secrets anonymously online at
  href=”http://postsecret.blogspot.com” target=_blank>postsecret.blogspot.com, are both planning on producing and publishing original video content.

• Handhelds – Cingular rolling out its new
  href=”http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/06/cingular-launches-their-3g-broadbandconnect-network/” target=”_blank”>Broadband Connect HSDPA network. It has a decent real-world average of 584Kbps downstream and 128Kbps upstream cap, and should improve significantly over the next year.
• Social Networks – According to the new Pew/Internet study, social networking can be a valuable force in keeping friend and family connected.

Now, here’s a recap of our favorite posts from the edublogging community from the past 48 hours.

• From Michael Feldstein : Post responding to Stephen Downes’ criticism of LMOS.
• From EdTechTalk #34 : Podcast on knowledge by Stephen Downes and George Siemens.
• From Chris Lehmann : Post on ed-tech reform vs. ed reform.
• From Will Richardson : Post on how Journalism and writing is changing.