Brain candy: these smart products will blow your mind--and enhance it.The Nintendo DS “NDS” redirects here. For other uses, see NDS (disambiguation). The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in 2004 in Canada, U.S., and Japan. ($130) has gone through a much-needed makeover and now looks ready for a wedding in the Hamptons. But it's not all about good looks: Brain Age ($20 for the DS) is loaded with puzzles and minigames designed to exercise your brain and keep it sharp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cool: The Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP ($130) Web cam See Webcam. actually follows you as you move. Cooler: Use the included software to augment your image with glasses, sombreros, and mustaches or even replace yourself with a 3-D avatar that mimics your expressions and movement. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] iRobot's Roomba--the robot-vacuum wonder--now has a cousin, the Scooba ($400). It washes, wipes, and even dries your hardwood, tile, and linoleum linoleum (lĭnō`lēəm), resilient floor or wall covering made of burlap, canvas, or felt, surfaced with a composition of wood flour, oxidized linseed oil, gums or other ingredients, and coloring matter. floors like magic. Do you think the Roomba and the Scooba talk to each other like those Furby things? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Finis SwiMP3 ($250) uses bone-conduction technology to deliver sound directly from the cheekbone cheek·bone n. See zygomatic bone. to the inner ear, meaning no more muffled muf·fle 1 tr.v. muf·fled, muf·fling, muf·fles 1. To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy. 2. a. music. It's the perfect partner for your long swim sessions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For a portable PE with power--and the weight to prove it--try the mighty Alienware Aurora m9700 (starting at $2,000 for the base model), a beast that'll power your games, video projects, and more. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion