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-There are many types of consumer electronics used and/or advertised throughout the [[GTA|Grand Theft Auto series]], some are usable. Consumer electronics can be seen advertised at various electronics stores.
+There are many types of consumer electronics used and/or advertised throughout the [[GTA|Grand Theft Auto series]], some of them usable by the player. Consumer electronics can be seen advertised at various electronics stores, or heard about in radio advertisements.
 ==Computers==
 [[File:FruitOS.png|thumb|150px|FruitOS]]
-Up until [[GTA IV]], computers couldn't be used, but this now changed and computers can be used in [[GTA IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[GTA Chinatown Wars]]. In these games, computers can be used at some safehouses and [[TW@|TW@ internet cafes]]. The only feature on the computers in [[GTA IV]] and [[The Lost and Damned]] are the internet (email can be acceded at the internet homepage), but in [[GTA Chinatown Wars]], the computers can only be used for email and wi-fi play. The only known makers of computers in the [[GTA]] series are: [[Fruit Computers]], [[ThriftEX]], [[Kakagawa]] and [[Panoramic]]. Operating systems include: [[Fruit Computers|Fruit OS]], [[To$$]] and [[Eunux.net|Eunux]].
+Some computers were made usable in [[GTA IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[GTA Chinatown Wars]]; these usable computers are found in some safehouses, at [[TW@|TW@ internet cafes]], and one as part of the GTA IV mission [[Wrong Is Right]].  In GTA IV and its expansions, computers are only used for the [[Internet in GTA IV|in-game web]] and email; in [[GTA Chinatown Wars]], computers are only used for email and wi-fi play.
+Known makers of computers in the [[GTA]] series are: [[Fruit Computers]], [[ThriftEX]], [[Kakagawa]] and [[Panoramic]]. Operating systems include [[Fruit Computers|Fruit OS]], [[To$$]] and [[Eunux.net|Eunux]].
 ==Televisions and DVD players==
-In [[GTA IV]] and [[The Lost and Damned]], TVs can be watched. TVs are made by: [[Panoramic]] and [[ThriftEX]]. These companies also manufacture DVD players and can commonly be found alongside their TV counterparts in safehouse, although DVD players cannot be used.
+In [[GTA IV]] and [[The Lost and Damned]], TVs can be [[Television|watched]]. TVs are made by: [[Panoramic]] and [[ThriftEX]]. These companies also manufacture DVD players (unusable by the player), which are commonly found alongside their TV counterparts at safehouses.
 ==Mobile Phones and PDAs==
 ''Main article: [[Communication]]''
 [[File:Bittersweet.jpg|thumb|The [[BitterSweet]]]]
-Mobile phones or cell phones can be used in most [[GTA]] games and in later ones, have the ability to take photos. In [[GTA IV]] and [[The Lost and Damned]], mobile phones are used to play online. The known mobile phone carriers are: [[Whiz]],
+Mobile phones or cell phones are seen in many [[GTA]] games, but only became actively usable by the player in the [[GTA IV era]]; in GTA IV and its expansions, the player can use phones to make and receive calls, receive or reply to SMS/MMS messages, adjust in-game settings, access cheats, and enter online multiplayer mode.  Some models of phone can take photos, which can be sent to characters as part of certain missions.  Known mobile phone carriers include [[Whiz]], [[Badger]], [[Squid]] and [[Tinkle]]; the only known models of mobile phone are the [[BitterSweet]] and [[Fruit Computers|iFruit]]. In [[GTA IV]] and [[The Lost and Damned]], extra ringtones and wallpapers for mobile phones can be downloaded at [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]].
-[[Badger]], [[Squid]] and [[Tinkle]]. The only known models of mobile phone are: [[BitterSweet]] and [[Fruit Computers|iFruit]]. In [[GTA IV]] and [[The Lost and Damned]], extra ringtones and wallpapers for mobile phones can be downloaded at [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]].
-In [[GTA Chinatown Wars]], a [[Panoramic]] PDA was put in the place of a mobile phone. Although calls cannot be made, emails can be sent, wi-fi can be accessed, a GPS can be accessed and heaps more.
+In [[GTA Chinatown Wars]], a [[Panoramic]] PDA takes the place of a mobile phone.  Although calls cannot be made, emails can be sent, GPS (including waypoints) can be accessed, radio stations can be selected, weapons can be ordered online, and wi-fi can be accessed.
 ==Other consumer electronics==
-On the website [[Electronicwritingtablet.com]], the [[Panoramic]] HeayPad and [[Target]] AC tablet computers are mentioned as well as talk that [[Fruit Computers]] and [[Facade]] make tablet computers.
+On the website [[Electronicwritingtablet.com]], the [[Panoramic]] HeayPad and [[Target]] AC tablet computers are mentioned, with the suggestion that [[Fruit Computers]] and [[Facade]] also make tablet computers.
-Robots are also mentioned on the website [[Elchamucoroboto.com]], the official website for [[¡El Camucho Roboto!]] made by the same company that made the [[Domestobot]]. More robots are talked about on the website [[Domestobotlovers.com]] where there are details about the [[Frotobot 3000]] robot.
+Robots are also mentioned on the website [[Elchamucoroboto.com]], the official website for [[¡El Camucho Roboto!]] made by the same company that made the [[Domestobot]]. More robots are talked about on the website [[Domestobotlovers.com]] where there are details about the [[Frotobot 3000]] robot.  The capabilities and AI of these robots, even the circa-1984 Domestobot, are apparently far in advance of modern robotics, although this is presumably comedic license, as the technological level of the GTA world rarely differs much from our own.
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