Christmas present

Electronics Times, Dec 11, 2000

The camera is compact, lightweight and looks good. The only drawback is the fact that you only get a small amount of memory with the camera (enough to take just three high-res pictures) and with flash still being quite expensive, it could prove an expensive way of taking your holiday photos.

The DAP Jukebox is quite amazing. The size and shape of a portable disk player, this 400g machine contains 6Gbyte of built-in hard disk storage - the equivalent of 150 albums. You can upload your own music in many different formats such as MP3 and WAV, and even categorise your music collection as you choose according to artist, mood or genre, for example. It has the option to record voice on to its hard disk, so you can plug in a microphone and record your own voice into the machine. The Jukebox looks great on the eye, and is very simple and easy to use.

The Boogie Ball electronic sight and sound game is aimed at the 6 age range - although there is a sneaky suspicion that it is more likely to be enjoyed by adults than children. The product requires 3 x AA batteries and features coloured lights that move around the ball's axis. The idea is to chase and catch one colour while avoiding being caught by another colour within the time limit.

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