The Engadget Show 40: The Best of CES with Kaz Hirai, 50 Cent, Ken Block and Arianna Huffington

The craziest week of the tech year is at end, and we have to say, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Sure, it wasn't quite as epic as it has been in years past, but CES is still the show that sets the stage for the rest of 2013. By that measure, we may well be seeing an interesting shift. With the loss of Microsoft, some smaller companies have been using the show to make names for themselves amongst the 4K TVs released by the bigwigs like Samsung, Sony and LG. The Pebble smart watch, the Oculus Rift and the Razer Edge all scored big. We take a look at the products and discuss how things like crowdfunding are affecting the world of hardware startups.

We've also got interviews galore -- we'll be talking with Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, SMS Audio CEO (and rapper, we're told) 50 Cent, rally car driver Ken Block, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, Stern Pinball CEO Gary Stern, MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis and CEA president Gary Shapiro among many, many others (including a very special appearance from Gallagher -- this is Vegas, after all). Daniel, the winner of our Bring a Reader to CES contest will show you what it's like going to the show for the first time and our editors discuss how this year's event compares to years past. And, of course, we've also got lots of floor time with our favorite gadgets from the show.

Toss on a comfortable pair of walking shoes, because it's time to do CES all over again.

Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater
Guests: Kaz Hirai, 50 Cent, Ken Block, Arianna Huffington, Gary Stern, Gary Shapiro, Daniel Orren, and many, many others
Producer: Ben Harrison
Executive Producers: Brian Heater, Joshua Fruhlinger

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NRA says Congress will not pass weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault weapons.

David Keene tells CNN's "State of the Union" that right now the powerful gun lobby has the support in Congress to block a new assault weapons ban, but he's not discounting any proposal backed by the full power of the White House.

Senior members of Congress have pledged to ban assault weapons and limit the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines like the one used to kill 27 people, most of them children, in Newtown, Conn., last month.

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to send a comprehensive package of recommendations for curbing gun violence to President Barack Obama on Tuesday, including universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Associated Press

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News flash - playing football not good for the brain

Here is a breaking news item hot off the presses: playing football can be bad for the brain.

I kind of knew that already, because of taking a few hits too many to the old noodle during an extremely (un)stellar career as an undersized offensive and defensive lineman at dear old Patrick County, Va., High School. (By the way, I wish that ringing noise in the background would stop!)

Now my suspicions on this have been confirmed by the medical community. It seems that a team of scientists actually analyzed the brain tissue of Junior Seau (no, I?m not making this up), whose career as a National Football League player spanned two decades.

Seau?s family had donated his brain to neuroscientists at the National Institutes for Health as part of ongoing research on traumatic brain injury among football players, after he fatally shot himself in the chest last May.

The recent research has revealed that Seau suffered from a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). It can be characterized by symptoms including impulsiveness, forgetfulness, depression and suicidal tendencies.

Now the real kicker: The degenerative brain disease Seau suffered from likely was caused by his years of hits to the head.

Can anyone say ?Duh!?

Is it really a surprise that Seau, or anyone else who played for a long time at a high-impact position such as his (middle linebacker) might be a few bricks shy of a load once he hangs up the pads and cleats? I mean, did anyone think that being whomped up side the head for the better part of 20 years would do Junior?s gray matter any good?

This situation reminds me of smokers who?ve lit up since being old enough to have a T-shirt to roll a cigarette pack up in, then when they?re 75 and coughing up bits of their blackened lungs suddenly realize their habit was bad for them.

In all too many cases, such a ?revelation? has resulted in a lawsuit being filed against some tobacco company by the smoker or his or her surviving family members.

So I wonder how long it will be before Seau?s family brings suit against the National Football League based on the latest ?findings.?

Of course, the NFL already has come under fire in recent years because it supposedly has not done enough to safeguard players from injuries such as concussions.

While this might well be the case (imagine that, a huge corporation not caring about the welfare of its troops in the trenches), what has resulted is a move from one extreme to the other. For years, extreme violence and vicious hits were a part of the game not only accepted, but encouraged.

But today, league officials seem to penalize, fine or suspend any defender who breathes too hard on an opposing quarterback or receiver ? not only for those hits to the head in which someone leads with the helmet, but just about any hard tackle at all.

The game is being ruined as a result, and makes me wonder why everyone just doesn?t start playing touch football or flag football.

It seems to me that the management of the brain-injury situation ignores the reality of football. Regardless of equipment innovations, contact football has and always will be a dangerous sport that can lead to severe injury and this is true for the Little League fields of Surry County all the way up to NFL venues. This should be accepted, or the sport outlawed altogether (which I?m sure many wives or girlfriends wouldn?t mind).

In the meantime, players who lace up their shoes and go out on the gridiron should be real men about the matter and take some responsibility for their own actions. These are guys who have attended college and by now should be fully aware of the relationship between blows to the head and the possibility of chronic long-term brain injury (even those who went to Virginia Tech).

The league can do only so much to protect these behemoths from themselves.

Of course, no one wants to see a great athlete reduced to a walking vegetable later in life (if they can even walk at all), or a suicide victim such as Junior Seau, but the risks would seem to go with the territory. I?m sure some of these musclebound jock-types think they?re invincible or the surface, and even those who don?t likely are willing to accept the inherent dangers of football for their chance at glory and riches.

If a poll were taken among all football players asking whether they?d be willing to trade all the money and popularity for the possibility they might eventually become a brain-damaged cripple, the answer probably would be surprising ? or not.

I?d bet 100 percent ? or close to it ? would still be willing to take that risk.

Tom Joyce is a staff reporter for The Mount Airy News. He can be reached at 719-1924 or tjoyce@civitasmedia.com.

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