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Return Of Allard

According to some leaked info, the eyes of J Allard have been laser-focused on a new Microsoft tablet machine.

Hey friends. If you're like me, you've been waking up with night sweats and shooting straight up in bed to scream "WHERE IS J ALLARD!?!!?!?!!?!?" at the top of your lungs on a near-nightly basis for the past few years. My neighbors pretty much hate me at this point, but there's good news on the "keep me quiet at night" front! Gizmodo has some pretty cool-looking shots and details on the project that's supposedly been keeping the Microsoft's "CXO" busy. 
 

 They should throw on a D-pad and some buttons and make it the world's most expensive DS emulator.
 They should throw on a D-pad and some buttons and make it the world's most expensive DS emulator.
 
It's the Courier, some kind of top-secret tablet... computer... thing. It seems like it could be kind of awesome, I don't know. Check out the Gizmodo story for more details on the device.

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Hey friends. If you're like me, you've been waking up with night sweats and shooting straight up in bed to scream "WHERE IS J ALLARD!?!!?!?!!?!?" at the top of your lungs on a near-nightly basis for the past few years. My neighbors pretty much hate me at this point, but there's good news on the "keep me quiet at night" front! Gizmodo has some pretty cool-looking shots and details on the project that's supposedly been keeping the Microsoft's "CXO" busy. 
 

 They should throw on a D-pad and some buttons and make it the world's most expensive DS emulator.
 They should throw on a D-pad and some buttons and make it the world's most expensive DS emulator.
 
It's the Courier, some kind of top-secret tablet... computer... thing. It seems like it could be kind of awesome, I don't know. Check out the Gizmodo story for more details on the device.
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YES!
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that looks really cool 
 
is that a camera lens i see?
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That does look cool. I'm interested to hear more about it.
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BRING J BACK!

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lol Gizmodo sounds too much like Gizmondo....will fail due to logics.

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Holy shit... yes! This could be pretty cool judging by the image...

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Allard? YES!!!! They fortold this day would come

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looks pretty cool 

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  They should throw on a D-pad and some buttons and make it the world's most expensive DS emulator.


 
This could be my fav picture tag ever...
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...DO WANT

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Bald Solid Snake
Unmasked Master Chef
 
Allard has returned to us !!

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Interesting.... what is it...

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I want 1. Can it play eksbox games?

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Looks like some kind of future book.

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 They are always watching...
 They are always watching...
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@Jeff "They should throw on a D-pad and some buttons and make it the world's most expensive DS emulator." 
 
With built-in Natal support. Don't you see jeff?? YOU are the D-pad !
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J ALLARD!!! YESS!!!

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I'm sure if J Allard is on the project it'll be awesome.

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He's back! Here's hoping for an appearance at that one electronics event that the games press shouldn't care about!

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Thanks, Jeff! I thought I was alone with that nightly habit....I may actually sleep sound tonight.

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Looks really expensive, but cool.

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The future is here.

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Its the second coming!

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Looks cool, but we all know how it ends up. 
 
Promising idea gets crushed by MS ineptitude and will be crippled in any way that makes it work better than Windows (read: every way).

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THE WORLD NEEDS MORE AMAZING AND CONVINCING PRESS CONFERENCES WITH J. MOTHER-LOVING ALLARD! 

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Yes! The revenge of J Allard is at hand! No longer will he have to humiliate himself by competing with the iPod!

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Huh
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forget night sweats i can't even make it through the day without at least 2 J Allard related panic attacks. just this afternoon it was so bad i had to pull my car over and wait for it to pass. with this news i have a new lease on life. now i'm going to shave my head don my hoodie/blazer combo and await the return of God aka J Allard. 
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In two generations time people will forget how important written things are. Things written down physically and stored help to keep the people in power in check. This kind of thing is cool, but ultimately it scares me.

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Hopefully, this stuff will spark a resurgence in the rumors of Allard's prominent involvement in some crazy Microsoft orgy-having, partner-swapping swingers club.  When you're as XTREME as Allard, monogamous relationships aren't enough to satisfy.

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So I'm not alone......

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@cervin:
hoodie + blazer = XTREME!!!!!
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The Eyes of Allard are upon us!!!

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Either he comes back to the Xbox Gaming Division of Microsoft or no dice.

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i'm preparing myself for some ALLARDWESOME in the CES 2010....i hope

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Can't really say I care for J Allard...just a funny lookin bald white man

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Bomber jacket outside a sports jacket outside a hoodie this time. Just sayin'.

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J Allard is everywhere.  He is probably watching you right now, from his super secret base of staring.  His Fortress of Staritude if you will.

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@Bubahula said:
" that looks really cool  is that a camera lens i see? "
In the article they say that the camera was on the outside of the sleeve.
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My god, what a wonderful piece of technology!
Thanks for the link.
I will certainly attempt to procure one of these in the
future.

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Dude, no more Space Giraffe before bed. That shit is the mad trippin'.

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I love J.Allard.  He is part of the reason I became interested in the Xbox.  His E3 press conferences were just so captivating... 
 
 
P.S. You may think I am joking, but I am dead serious. :|

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YES!

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O_O

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@HT101 said:
"J Allard is everywhere.  He is probably watching you right now, from his super secret base of staring.  His Fortress of Staritude if you will. "

oh, i will
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I got dibs on this being called the "Xbook Dewey".
 
WIN!

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We'll see.  I'm not excited to see the stylis.  

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There are those who said this day would never come.  What are they to say now?