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Just one more minute of your time! In this final "Product Minute" from the AEA Convention, AirCell's Andy Geist talks about in-flight wireless access, a hot topic in the age of Blackberrys and smartphones.

Got time for one more "Product Minute" from AEA? This time, Tom Harper from Avidyne explains how you can bridge the gap from TAS to ADS-B with the company's new NextGen-ready TAS600A.

In this batch of product minutes, Sandel Avionics' Chuck Freeland brings us up to speed on their ST3400 HTAWS, Floyd Roney from Kannad shows off their 406 AF compact ELT, and Joe Braddock of Southeast Avionics shares the benefits of their TT21 and TT31 transponders.

In this batch of product minutes, Jim Alpiser from Garmin introduces the new G3X for sport aircraft, Michele Stevenson of L3 Avionics talks about their Trilogy Electronics Standby Instrument, and Tom Genovese from Mid-Continent Instruments shows off the MD800 series lithium nanophosphate battery.

If any segment of the aviation industry can be said to be weathering the economic storm in good stead, it's electronics - and that's evident from the pre-show buzz at this year's Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) convention in Dallas, Texas.

When Bendix/King rolled out its AV8OR portable GPS last summer, the $749 retail price - about $675 discounted - caught GPS buyers by surprise. So did the AV8OR's feature set, which includes a touchscreen interface and automotive navigation as built-in standard capability. In this video, AVweb's editors took the AV8OR out for a spin to wring out its major features.

Tornado Alley's new turbonormalized Cardinal can run with the big dogs. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli takes you under the cowl with TAT's George Braly.

Not a flying car, but a roadable aircraft - the Terrafugia Transition took flight for the first time March 5, 2009.

So you think TV is easy? Take a look at AVweb's hilarious blooper reel, in which the staff unmasks the ugly side of the exciting world of web video. (And this is the G-rated version.)

AVweb's Paul Bertorelli takes you on a detailed cockpit tour of the Collings Foundation B-24J Liberator, the only one of its type still flying.