Here is a recap of the six must reads from SiliconANGLE this week. Lots to catch up on, so lets dive right in.

Consumer tech is on a high this week, with Apple’s launch of the iPad Air, and updates to the rest of the iPad line.  Wearable tech is also reaching a boiling point, with fitness trackers leading the charge. Rivals are doing their best to topple the FuelBand SE, Nike’s recently released fitness band, with more function and new fashion.

On the enterprise side, Hadoop took center stage this week as we prepare for #BigDataNYC, theCUBE’s official event during Big Data Week in the Big Apple. We’ll be streaming live broadcasts, hearing from top executives and thought leaders on Hadoop’s place in the enterprise market.

6 Stories You Can’t Miss

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Nike FuelBand vs. Jawbone Up : Sporty vs. Functional

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I’ve got a fever…and the only prescription is more wearable tech. The tidal wave that is connected devices is signaling a shift in consumer interest from smartphones to wearable gadgets. We’ve been covering this seismic shift in connected devices on SiliconANGLE over the past year, and in the last month we’ve had AT&T jump into the smartwatch market with Pebble and Nike go to +1 levels of high-tech fitness bands.

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Is Hadoop Ready for the Enterprise?

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Jeffrey Kelly of Wikibon wrote a special coverage piece this week on SiliconANGLE about the release of Hortonworks Data Platform 2.0. The release boasts a YARN-based architecture designed to make HDP a true multi-application platform. In short, HDP can now also tackle SQL-like analytics, graph analysis and other analytic workloads. Which begs the question, is Hadoop finally ready for the enterprise?

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Post-Silk Road Bitcoin Exceeds $200 + Chinese Interest on the Rise

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Bitcoin has been one heck of a roller coaster the last few weeks. First there was Silk Road’s demise and the subsequent rush of increased press and popularity. Now there is the news of the Chinese and Baidu testing Bitcoin on its marketplace. Is Bitcoin on the way up and with staying power? Or is the crypto-currency building another bubble that is bound to pop?

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ObamaCare 911 – All Tech Hands on Deck

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We have remained politically neutral in our coverage of the healthcare.gov website fiasco. The fact remains, that technology speaking, its been a disaster. This week, President Barack Obama addressed the numerous technical issues surrounding the ACA website focusing less on the “what” and more on the “glitch”. The task to patch up, fix, and overhaul the system is going to be a long and costly fix-campaign.

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#BigDataNYC Preview : Best of Big Data on theCUBE [Playlist]

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The first-ever #BigDataNYC event hosted by SiliconANGLE and Wikibon, in partnership with Hortonworks and WANdisco is set to blast off next week. 200 industry heavy-hitters will join us on theCUBE, so in T.V. terms, set your DVR. With the summit yes around the corner, we thought we’d give you a little taste of what to expect from the hottest data party of the year. Checkout our full playlist for the Bid Data event in the Big Apple next week.

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Next-Gen Tablet Wars : Nokia Lumia 2520 vs. iPad Air

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Apple and Nokia both came out swinging this week. Apple released its fifth generation iPad, the iPad Air while Nokia released its first, and most likely last tablet the Lumia 2520. With Christmas just around the corner and connected devices, wearable tech, and tablets for all — checkout our comparison of the Nokia Lumia 2520 and the iPad Air. Which tablet is on your list to Santa?