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Tech
Toys and Gadgets |
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BY SIMON
DUMENCO |
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PHOTOGRAPHED
BY JAMES WORRELL |
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Canon’s latest update of its best-selling Elura
line, the Elura 50 (its smallest yet) is a sweet little
mini-DV camcorder that doubles as a high-res digital still
camera. View video or stills on your PC or Mac—or
print stills to selected Canon printers, without a computer,
using the Bubble-Jet-Direct feature ($800).
J&R
Music & Computer World
15-33 Park Row, near Broadway, 212-238-9000
Buy it online at jandr.com.
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Small Talk
If your kid has turned into a game-addicted mute, the
new Microsoft Xbox Live starter kit, which includes a
year of free online multiplayer gaming (you must have
a broadband connection already), will throw a little humanity
back into the mix with live, real-time voice chat, while
opponent filtering (using the OptiMatch feature) and sophisticated
parental controls will keep playtime civil ($50).
Buy it online at citycircuit.com.
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Controlling
Interest
The new Logitech NetPlay Controller turns your living
room’s modem-equipped Sony PS2 into a multiplayer
powerhouse that lets your kids (and you) easily participate
in new games like EverQuest that require more literacy
(and thus keyboard entry) than your standard shoot-’em-ups
($70).
J&R
Music & Computer World
15-33 Park Row, near Broadway, 212-238-9000
Buy it online at jandr.com.
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Disc Jockey
Disney’s new family-friendly DVD player—part
of an entire line conceived by supercool Silicon Valley
creative team Frog Design—comes with two remotes:
one for grown-ups and one for kids ($100).
Buy it online at citycircuit.com.
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Prints Charming
You could put a kid through college on what you spend
each year on pricey cartridges for your family’s
inkjet printer. Samsung’s curvaceous new ML-1710
is an ultra-affordable monochrome laser printer that’s
PC- and Mac-compatible, and uses cartridges that output
at a fraction of the cost (3 cents or less per page) of
inkjet printing ($180).
J&R
Music & Computer World
15-33 Park Row, near Broadway, 212-238-9000
Buy it online at jandr.com.
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Game Time
Thirtysomething parents who grew up gaming are the not-so-secret
target market for the new GameAdult, er, GameBoy Advance
SP, a PDA look-alike you’ll be tempted to swipe
from your kid. The retro-appeal Arcade-Classic Bundle
comes with Pac-Man and Frogger ($140).
Target
135-05 Twentieth Ave., Queens, 718-661-4346
8801 Queens Blvd., Queens, 718-760-5656;
Buy it online at target.com.
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From the Fall 2003 edition of the
New York Family Guide
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