High-tech gift guide: gift ideas 2003

Jet, Nov 24, 2003

It's that time of the year again! With Christmas around the corner the hustle and bustle of gift-buying is here. From the hottest electronic gifts to stocking stuffers, this year's gift guide is designed to help make your holiday shopping a little easier.

Delphi XM SKYFi Receiver and Boombox is a satellite radio service. The Boombox is the very first and only portable satellite radio. The removable receiver gives you service whether you're in the car, home, office or on the go. With the Boombox, XM's listeners enjoy 101 digital channels of choice: 70 music channels, from hip-hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues, and 31 channels of premiere sports, talk, comedy, kids' and entertainment programming. Priced at $129.99 for the Receiver; Boombox $99.00 at www.xmradio.com.

CLI PEG-UX50 is Sony Electronics' IT Products Division's new handheld device that will enable users to access Web-based content and to communicate via the Internet. It also incorporates the hallmark features that helped to set CLI handhelds apart, including an rated digital camera, voice recorder, digital audio player and high-resolution color screen. Priced at $700 at www.sony.cam/clie.

N-Charge from Valence Technology is an external battery that dispenses power when you're away from the plug. Provides up to 10 hours of continuous notebook use. It can recharge your cell phone numerous times. The N-Charge can charge two devices at once. You can plug in a cell phone and a laptop into it, and keep bath devices alive. N-Charge also is based on environmentally friendly phosphate technology. Under 3 pounds and the size of a thick clipboard, it supports a wide variety of laptop brands and models. Priced from $199-$299 at www.valence.com.

& iPod [TM] from Apple is a digital music player for Mac and Windows PCs. Available in 20GB and 40GB models, the new 40GB iPod holds up to 10,000 CD quality songs (playing each song back-to-back takes a month). Priced at $499; the 20GB is $399 at www.apple.com.

DVD Dream [TM] System DAV-FC9 Sony brings movies to life in your living room! This system comes complete with a 5-disc slot loading DVD/SACD/CD Changer with Progressive Scan Output, Front and Rear Floor Standing Speakers, an Active Powered Subwoofer Unit, and CD-R/RW, Super Audio CD (Multi), and MP3 Playback. It also features an S-Master [TM] Full Digital Amplifier and Dolby [R] Digital, DTS [R] and Dolby [R] Pro Logic [R] II Decoding, the DAV-FC9. Priced at $999.95 at www.sonystyle.com.

HP DVD Movie Writer dc3000 is a new product that allows consumers to transfer their VHS content to DVD. Priced at $399 at www.hpshopping.com.

Nikon CoolPix 4300 is a digital camera that has 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor lens and 4.0 effective megapixel housed in a portable design. Priced at $399 at www.nikoncoolpix.com.

Thin-Tronix Poster Phone. Designed by Hasbro's Tiger Electronics to give expression to tween and teen lifestyles. A radical twist on the standard wall phone, it's a real working speakerphone that's just over 1 inch thick and meant to be hung on the wall or door. The Poster Phone makes group calls easy and fun. It is battery-operated and comes with all accessories included. Just plug it into any existing phone line and dial away for endless hours of hands-free talk time. Priced at $24.99 at www.hasbro.com.

Eyetoy [TM] developed exclusively for PlayStation [R] 2 is an entirely unique party gaming experience for all ages. It incorporates a unique USB camera that utilizes motion-tracking technology-gamers instantly become the main character in their own games! This takes interactive entertainment to a whole new level! Priced at $49.99 at www.playstation.com.

Technomarine-the Red Square is the latest bold watch made with men in mind but looks great on women too! A Black leather strap holds a distinctive Black dial that can be worn where life happens on a grand scale. Priced at $575 at www.sunglasshut.com.

Techno Lady Chrono watch is for women who know how to work time seriously. It has an iridescent shiny ice pink dial with pink patent leather strap and a changeable sporty gel strap. Priced at $295 at www.sunglasshut.com.

Polaroid One is the all-new instant camera (an update to the classic Polaroid OneStep) that delivers the fun and spontaneity of instant photography, combined with the appeal of a more compact and stylish portable camera. The new camera folds down and comes with a convenient wrist strap. Priced at $40.00 at www.polaroid.com.

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