FROM PC TO TV

Seagate Theater brings your computers’ video, photos and music to your big screen TV.

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VIDEO THE EASY WAY

We finally broke down and bought the world’s best-selling video camera: the Flip. It costs $150 for the regular version, but we went wild and sprang for an extra $30 to get the “ultra” version, which has higher resolution and more memory.

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GOT FAST GAME?

They call it GameNet, and say it’s designed to speed up the fun for players who use a wireless connection to the Internet. What it is, actually, is a home wiring network device that transfers an Internet connection to any wall plug that is part of a home or office wiring system. These have been around for several years, and they work pretty well.

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OH NO, MORE IPOD STUFF!

Our past encounters with equipment from Genius has left us with the impression that “right around average” would be a better name, but this radio combo is a step up. In addition to the CD and iPod dock, the iTempo 800 has an alarm clock and an S-Video connection, so you can display photos and videos from your iPod on a big TV screen.

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BONANZA

We have some really good stuff this week: a super thin graphics tablet and a teeny-tiny computer. Let’s kick off with the tiny computer: We were charmed by a new miniature computer from Asus.

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REFURBISHED DOESN’T MEAN RUBBISH

New computers are fairly inexpensive now, but refurbished computers are the cheapest of all.

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LP TO CD

Forget about the ION turntable critics raved about last year. A new one from Audio-Technica is far superior and costs less than $100.

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INSTANT NETWORK

You can create a simple home or office network easily with D-Link’s new DGS-2208 box.

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THE WII MACHINE

It’s pronounced “whee,” and that’s also the feeling of the many people who have made it the most popular video game machine of the year. (Six million have been sold this year, 15 million in the past four years.)

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SO WHADDAYA THINK?

Retrevo.com is a site with tons of reviews on high-tech consumer products.There’s interesting stuff here.

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