Tech toys light up holiday season.

Technology gadgets are already flooding the market as the holiday season approaches. Here is a sampling of some of the latest offerings that double as great gift ideas.

Fujitsu LifeBook P1510D Notebook--$1,700

This is the perfect notebook for those who live life on the road and need some strong computing power with all the necessities. It's only 9 inches wide, 6.5 inches deep (or 7.5 inches with optional extended life battery), and 1.4 inches thick. The total weight is only weighs 2.8 pounds.

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The only drawback to such a portable notebook is its tiny keyboard, which becomes a pain if you're typing lengthy documents. However, in tablet mode it's insignificant. Its lack of an internal CD-ROM can be frustrating, but easily overcome by any travel USB expansion CD-ROM drive.

A great advantage to the tablets is its screen quality. The P1510D screen measures 8.5 inches diagonally, but is as vibrant and clear as you could get in a notebook.

For the true road warrior that is always on the go, this is the one notebook that can keep pace.

Specifications:

* Pentium M processor 1.2 GHz

* 512MB DDR SDRAM

* 30GB hard drive

* Modem and ethernet jacks

* 802.11 a/b/g wireless card

* 2 hi-speed USB ports.

For more information go to www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/.

Apple iPOD Nano--$199 [2GB], $249 [4GB]

Apple's newest iPOD, the iPOD Nano, has both an exceptionally large memory and a slim, highly portable package. Among the many new improvements, most impressive is the new 1.5 inch color screen. The Nano comes in two sizes, with two gigabyte and four gigabyte models. It has up to 14 hours of battery life and up to four hours of slideshows with music.

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Other features include:

* Calendar and contacts

* Photo organizer, which synchronizes with either PC or Mac

* World clock/alarm clock

* Standard Apple click wheel

* USB connection.

For more information, go to www.apple.com/ipodnano.

Nokia 6682 Multimedia Phone--$600

Nokia's latest cell phone covers all needs and wants in one small, portable package.

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The 6682 features a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash and a 6x digital zoom, along with all the standard features of a stand-alone digital camera. It also features a few more enhancements, such as night and black-and-white mode. It also records video, holding anywhere from 30 seconds to one hour of video.

With the office road warrior in mind, the 6682 allows users to view e-mail attachments and has a built-in voice recorder.

The 6682 also has a built-in USB connector that allows for direct printing to a USB compatible printer and synchronization with calendar, phone book and to-do list. Users can also employ the built-in Bluetooth function to synchronize files and view them with the included mobile office package. Users can then view PDFs, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Other features include:

* 10MB of internal memory

* 64MB removable multimedia card

* Phone book with multiple numbers per contact

* Alarm clock with snooze

* Voice dialing and voice commands

* MP3 Player with stereo headset

* Digital talk time up to four hours, digital standby time up to 11 days.

For more information visit http://www.nokiausa.com/phones.

JVC Ultra Compact MiniDV Camcorder GR-DF430--$500

This ergonomic camcorder has all the options and power one could ask for at a reasonable price. It includes a powerful 15X optical zoom, a beautiful color viewfinder, 2.5 inch LCD high resolution monitor and a remote control. All of this is in a unit that's less than 1 pound.

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Other features include:

* 1/6-inch 680,000 pixel CCD

* F1.2 super bright lens

* 700X digital zoom

* 520 lines of resolution

* 3-D noise reduction

* Web-camera function

* Data battery

* MPEG-4 e-mail video clips

* Multi-language on-screen

* Analog input

* Interval snapshot

* Editing software.

For more information, go to http://www.jvc.com and enter GR-DF430US in the search box.

Grant Seese, MCP, MCSA, is technical support specialist for The Ohio Society. He can be reached at [e-mail] or 800.686.2727, ext. 330.

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By Grant Seese, MCP, MCSA