Hasta La Gadget!

We’ve seen our fair share of convertible notebooks and shape-shifting hybrids over the last several months, but one particular offering from ASUS stood out. In the latest issue of our tablet mag, we spend some quality time getting to know both faces of the TAICHI 21. Brad Molen goes in-depth with his first week back to BlackBerry while Sean Buckley discusses Nintendo’s digital content issues in Forum. Eyes-On gets modular with rucksacks, Recommended Reading recalls Monster’s loss of Beats by Dre and Turquoise Jeep’s Flynt Flossy dances through the Q&A. That’s just a few pages of another jam-packed edition, so pull up a cozy seat and download your copy via that weekly link of choice.

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The Engadget Mobile Podcast crew — y’know, Myriam and Brad — are back to a regular time on this lovely Wednesday. It may be the quiet before the MWC storm, but we still have plenty to pontificate about. So join us at the usual place (down below) and immerse yourself in a wonderful world of wireless.

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In case you haven’t noticed, we really, really want you at our inaugural Expand extravaganza this March 16-17! We wanted to take a moment and recap the highlights of the show we have planned so you have it all in one place (and because, let’s be real, everyone loves a list):

1) Even more reasonable ticket prices!

We want to make sure Expand is as accessible to as many of you as possible so we’re knocking the ticket prices for all of the above back to $50 if you buy them in advance. We’re also instituting day pass pricing for those of you unable to attend the show both days. A $35 ticket gets you into Saturday’s show plus our after-party from 8 to midnight, and only $25 gets you in for Sunday. Parents, kids under 13 get in absolutely free so please bring the family for a day of hands-on technology fun!

Of course, we know many of you have variable schedules and aren’t sure if you’ll be able to make the show ahead of time. We’ll also be selling tickets at the door for $60 for the full weekend or $40 for just Saturday and $30 for just Sunday. And if you’ve already purchased Expand tickets, check the email you used to register for info about a refund (we won’t leave you hanging!). If you didn’t receive the email or have other questions about your tickets, please hit us up at tickets at engadget dot com and we’ll help you out.

Read on for nine more reasons…

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We’ve counted up your Engadget Awards nominations, and now it’s down to the finalists. Fifteen categories are up for grabs, and it’s up to you to determine the top tech of 2012. The polls are open until 11:59 ET on Monday, February 18th, and we’ll be posting the top readers’ picks, along with our Editors’ Choice awards, soon after.

Head to the voting page to give your favorite gadgets some love!

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So you’ve been wanting to come to Expand this March 16-17 in San Francisco, but you’ve been dragging your feet on actually buying those tickets (we know, life is busy). Good thing we have a chance for you to win a pair of free tickets right now!

All you have to do is send us a tweet to @EngadgetExpand, telling us which speaker you’re most excited to see at the show. Check out the full list of announcements we’ve made so far and let us know your favorite! You’ll need to be 18 years of age and a U.S. resident to be eligible to enter (and be sure to check out the full rules).

Keep the tweets rolling in from now until 5pm EST (one entry per person, please!). We’ll pick two lucky winners to each receive a pair of free tickets to Expand, and notify them via Twitter. Plus, be sure you’re following @EngadgetExpand – we’ll be doing more ticket giveaways (and other surprises) over the coming weeks.

Good luck!

P.S. Don’t forget, tomorrow is your last day to enter our Insert Coin competition!

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