Cool tools: last-minute gifts that are sure to please. (Holiday Guide).Nikon Coolpix 4300 Sporting 4.0 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom Changing the focal length of a camera by adjusting the physical zoom lens. All zoom lenses in film cameras and digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are optical zoom. Digital point-and-shoot cameras as well as consumer and prosumer video camcorders have optical zoom, but they also , the Nikon Coolpix 4300 digital camera is a sleek sharpshooter. Based on the design of the Coolpix 885, the 7.9-ounce camera features one-touch upload and uses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion batteries (sometimes abbreviated Li-ion batteries) are a type of rechargeable battery commonly used in consumer electronics. They are currently one of the most popular types of battery for portable electronics, with one of the best energy-to-weight ratios, no . (www.nikonusa.com; $499) SongPro You might be too old to play with a Nintendo GameBoy, but you're never too old for SongPro. Simply plug in the multimedia device to listen to music (WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. and MP3 files) from your favorite artists, view photos, slides, and storybooks. (www.songpro.com; $99) Motorola v70 Nothing screams cool like Motorola's v70 phone. It features a 300-degree swivel display and blue electro-luminescent light under a translucent keypad. It also offers 32 customizable ring tones, talk and text capabilities, and voice activation (www.motorola.com; $400) Microsoft Mouse A mouse from Microsoft. Although the company is widely known for its software, it has produced a variety of hardware products over the years. Its line of mice for PCs has been extremely successful. See IM Explorer. If you're bound to your desk for most of the day, you know how important it is to have a good mouse. The Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue should add more than comfort to any desktop. It features a wide scroll wheel and accurate optical sensors, and runs on Mac and Windows-based PCs the astral blue finish adds a nice touch, too. (www.microsoft.com; $34.95) DataPlay Need to store more music, photos, and files? Check out DataPlay digital storage media. With up to 500MB of capacity. DataPlay lets you store hours of digital entertainment. (www.dataplay.com; $29.99 for a 3-pack) T-Mobile Sidekick Starsky had Hutch hutch 1. standard cagelike accommodation for rabbits. 2. light, movable cabin for calves or pigs; to provide shelter and warmth for animals at pasture. hutch burn . Crockett had Tubbs. We alt need a good sidekick. The T-Mobile Sidekick from Danger is a cool device that's priced just right: a mobile phone with Internet capabilities such as Web browsing, e-mailing, and instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or . (www.danger.com; $200; service from T-Mobile, $39.99 per month) Canon i850 Photo Printer It might not be a stocking stuffer, but the Canon i850 photo printer will definitely fit on four desktop. With print speeds of 22 pages per minute (ppm) for black and white and 14 ppm for color, the speed demon also features a 2 picoliter ultrafine droplet droplet very small drop of fluid. droplet nuclei the finite particles of matter which are transmitted from animal to animal. for photo-realistic images at up to 4,8130 x 1,200 dots per inch. (www.canonusa.com; $199.95) Iomega 750MB Zip Drive If your business is growing, you've likely outgrown your low. capacity storage media Enter the 750MB Zip drive from Iomega. It transfers at rates up to 75MB/second (or 50x50x50 in CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. terms). It's also backward compatible with 250MB and 100MB disks (read only). (www.iomega.com; $179.99, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 version: $199.99, FireWire) Jupiter PC Case by Skyhawk Tired of that plain-old beige box? Consider the Jupiter PC Case from SkyHawk, which doesn't just put a prettier face an your PC (with lights and an optional side window)--it also includes a display that gauges your computer's temperature. It's perfect for those who prefer to build their own PCs and show off their handiwork. (www.skyhawk.usa.com; $99.95) |
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