Distro Issue 39 takes a look back at 40 years of Atari and the console's cultural impact

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If you're in the market for some weekend reading, we've got quite the issue of our [weekly tablet mag][3] in the hopper. James Trew takes a look back at 40 years of cultural impact at the hands of Atari in this installment's feature. It doesn't matter to Darren Murph that Apple isn't making an iPad / MacBook Air hybrid, he still wants one and he tells why. Keeping with the gaming theme, Ludwig Kietzmann asks if _Trials Evolution_ is the perfect game in this week's Reaction Time. The hands-on section pays a visit to [BlackBerry World][4] while spending some time with Spotify's iPad app and Microsoft's new SkyDrive software offerings. On the reviews side of things, we put the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, Acer Iconia Tab A510 and a duo of throwback mirrorless cameras through the wringer. Speaking of e-readers, [Switched On][5] offers some thoughts on the matter and [IRL][6] lets you in on three more of our go-to gadgets. If that's not enough, Stat shows how Android slates are feeling the Kindle Fire's heat, _The Next Web's_ Martin Bryant has a go at the Q&A and Box Brown has the Last Word on a hero's required pixel density. Ready to feed that retro gaming appetite? Visit your link of choice below to grab a copy of the weekly to get started.

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