There were so many smashing new gadgets this class , but here are my faves of the preceding class :
Toshiba e740
There are more powerful handhelds out there , but the e740 packs the most poke for its terms . Toshiba ’s flagship PDA comes with 64 MB of RAM , a 400MHz processor , Secure Digital and Compact Flash slots , a 64,000 colour silver screen , and best of all , unified 802.11b .
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vpr Matrix 200A5
Regular reader will bonk that I ’ve been lusting after the widescreen vpr Matrix 200A5 laptop from Best Buy , and I lastly drive my hands on one a few week ago . The 200A5 does not let down . It ’s plan by F.A. Porsche Design of Austria , has a 15.2 - inch widescreen presentation ( like the PowerBook G4 ) , a 2.0GHz Pentium mainframe , 40 GB hard drive , 512 M of RAM , DVD / CD - RW parkway , 32 MB TV card , two FireWire and two USB 2.0 interface , and build - in 802.11b . It has a couple of unexpected feature as well , like the ability to heed to CD even when the notebook is powered off , and super - high faithfulness sound applied science called Sonopur .
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Nomad Creative Zen
Everybody picks the iPod , and without a doubt it is the gold standard for MP3 players , but an splendid lower priced alternative is Creative ’s Nomad Zen . The invention is n’t as spicy , but the price is great ( $ 282.49 after rebate ) and you do n’t have to sacrifice reposition space – the Nomad Zen has a full 20 gigabytes to save .
Casio Exilim EX - S2
Got ta enjoy the crack - slim Exilm EX - S2 from Casio . Just 11.3 millimetre loggerheaded , and it contain 2 megapixel pictures .
Gateway ’s 42″ Plasma Television
$ 3000 is rarely look at cheap , but Gateway ’s young 42″ widescreen plasm tv is really , really inexpensive compare with every plasm TV on the marketplace , and has pretty much set off a price war .
Samsung SyncMaster 241MP 24″ Cinema Display
It does n’t get any more droolworthy than this : the public ’s great TFT LCD monitor , Samsung ’s widescreen 24 - inch SyncMaster 241MP . Can also double as a display for DVD or TV , and is HDTV quick .
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Banryu Guard - Dragon Robot
A new house automaton from tmsuk and Sanyo squall the Banryu , or “ guard - dragon ” , which is mean prowl around your mansion and keep an heart on things . The Banryu can trip up to 15 meters a minute and detect when a flack is about to fall in out . occur out early next year .
astute XV - Z90S
Now this is a brilliant idea . Sharp ’s raw digital home projector , the XV - Z90S , connects to the rest of your home theatre set - up using 802.11b , meaning that you could mount it up on a wall somewhere and not have to turn tail cables everywhere . It ’s already come out in Japan later this month , and with any luck should hit America sometime in 2003 .
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