The BIG problem, and this is among music/tech/tv in general, is that these journalists get like one week to test units, and it's usually the week before release. Either that, or they line up to get it like the rest of us. They aren't trusted to keep information secret these days, and you have some who will try and sell the stuff beforehand. That and things get more and more stolen today than ever.
Which is pretty stupid because that's one of the main reasons why there's a lot of iPad/iPhone talk whenever new phones and tablets come out. They have so little time to play with them, really explore the features, and they have to skim through every device just to write up a two page report that makes any sense to the reader.
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