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You love gaming. We love gaming. It’s a great match, then, when our lives converge here in the weekly Engadget giveaway. This time Diamond Multimedia has returned to offer a couple of its Radeon HD 7790 Video Graphics Cards (a $150 value each), along with a pair of DS3900 Docking Stations. The sets go out to two lucky winners, so you’ll just need to head below and toss your name into the Rafflecopter Goblet of Fire. Good luck!

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Edward Thorp was banned from casinos in Vegas for counting cards. He even published a book on his system for winning at the blackjack table using the mathematical theory of probability. While working at MIT, he built what many consider the first wearable device for — you guessed it — beating roulette. In a fresh issue of our weekly, Donald Melanson profiles Thorp’s gaming of the system and how he ended up the unlikely father of wearable computing. Eyes-On has a look at Sennheiser’s cans, Hands-on grabs up both of the new iPhones and IRL takes a gaming focus. Jump down to your digital library of choice to snag your copy and settle in for a gadget-centric history lesson.

Distro Issue 107 PDF
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We’re just wrapping up the two of the busiest weeks of the year, and coincidentally it happened near the end of our lengthy hiatus. Now we’re back, and we have no intention of going anywhere for a while. This week we’ll be discussing yesterday’s Apple event, the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, Microsoft’s big decision regarding Nokia and plenty more! It’s going to be big, but it’ll be packed with all sorts of opinions about the latest wireless news. Join us!

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On Friday, September 27th, Engadget will publish the last issue of our weekly tablet magazine, Distro.

However, Distro (unlike disco) isn’t dead. When Distro launched in October 2011, we were entering a relatively new space. At the time, we were one of the first online-only publications to produce a companion magazine app. We launched the same day as Apple’s Newsstand and landed there (and on the Android Market) less than two weeks later, while some of the biggest names in publishing stood by to see if the tablet was worth the investment. Over the course of two years, Distro has served as a jumping-off point for award-winning design, in-depth analysis and a focus on long-form storytelling, and we plan to bring everything we’ve learned to Engadget at large. Along with a commitment to thoughtful design and feature content, you’ll start to see some of our favorite recurring features popping up here on Engadget’s homepage. So, while Distro will no longer live in the Newsstand, or Google Play or Windows Store, it’s not quite time to pull out the bagpipes. So instead of saying goodbye, let’s leave it at we’ll see you tomorrow.

Distro will continue to be available in the Newsstand, Play Store and Windows 8 marketplace until early October. After that, you’ll be able to download archived PDFs from Engadget.

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Yesterday at IFA , LG unveiled its new 8-3 inch G Pad, a tablet that features a Full HD IPS  display (1920×1200) powered by a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 600. LG came up with the 8.3-inch form factor after collecting data from the government and conducting a study to determine what should be the maximum width for one handed operation. The LG G Pad runs Android Jelly bean 4.2.2 and is part of the G-series, LG’s top mobile product line which includes the recently launched G2 and its predecessor the LG Optimus G Pro. Featuring a sleek design with a nicely textured aluminum back cover, the WiFi–only LG G Pad offers a unique Q-Pair feature that allows users to pair it with their smartphone. Patrick Hong, LG G Pad product manager told me that the goal of Q-pair is to make the tablet and the phone smarter. Since people always carry a phone and a tablet, it is great to take advantage of both devices.

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LG G Pad: Hands On Review original content from Ubergizmo.