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Wayne Bslzsr writes: RE: CES 2005t Cell phones,Feb 2005 I enjoyed reading the article on cell phones,BUT ... It is unfortunate that Canadians do not have thesame access to technologies that exist in the expand-ing world market. Some of the phones featured areinteresting, and would be more so, if they were avail-able in Canada. As they are not [currently), I find the

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A. Leong writes: I'd like to see a really compact(digitalaudio) player that can be implanted at the base of thebrain, maybe connected to the auditory nerves. Thatwould be VERY portable! The only drawback, I supposewould be the potential hassle of going through airportsecurity. [Well, that and having an MP3 player fused toyour brain stem. ed.]

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K id-fr iendly DVD E a s t e r e g g sIf you' ve heard of DVD "Easter eggs", and chances are you have, then

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are hidden treats for movie lovers that serve as a reward for those savvyenough to unlock them. Typically, you need to press a few buttons onthe remote to reveal the secret section.Eggs may be a message from the filmmaker, an alternate ending, a

blooper reel, a videogame, and so on. The point is, they' re not listed asan extra on the back of the OVD box.The following are a few kid-friendly Easter eggs to find on movies you

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Shark TalePop in the OVD and from the main menu, press the Left arrow button on

the remote and the "No Left Turns" sign will illuminate. Press EnterforSelect on some DVD players ) to follow along with a colour storyboard ofthe hit animated movie. Also, from the main menu, select "SpecialFeatures," then click "More." Now, highlight the words "Special Features"and press the Right button on the DVD remote and stars will appear ontop of the seahorse, Press Enter to access a hidden "Meet the Cast"

Freaky FridayThis funny "switch-comedy" film has a few hidden Easter eggs to find.

From the main menu, highlight the word "Captions" and press the Rightarrow on the DVD remote. The fortune cookie will now be highlighted.Press Enter and the characters on the main menu will switch clothes!This works four times, each with a unique outfit. The second egg can befound in the "Bonus Features" section. Select "Freaky Jams," and onceinside, press the Down arrow on the DVD remote until Jamie Lee Curtis'head is highlighted. Now press Enter to watch this veteran actress per-form the entire guitar solo from the concert in the movie.

Finding NemoThis mega-popular animated film features six hidden Easter eggs on its

two DVDs. Here are two of them: Insert the second disc and select"Bonus Materials" from the main menu. Once inside, highlight the "Back"arrow at the bottom of the screen, but dorit press Enter just yet,Instead, press the Down arrow on the DVD remote. A small green fish willappear. Now press Enter for a funny "AquaScum 2003" commercial. Foranother clip, enter the section entitled "Mr. Ray's Encyclopedia" and onceagain highlight the "Back" arrow at the bottom of the screen. Press Downon the remote and another green fish will appear. Press Enter to seeDory in awe of you, before Marlin tugs her away.

ShrekTwo hidden eggs are buried on this double DVD set. Pop in either one of

the two discs and select the "Special Features"' menu section. Press theUp arrow twice until the Gingerbread Man's buttons turn orange. Nowpress Enter to read a random Shrek "Fun Fact" — each time you visit thisegg, it' ll be a different fact. A second egg is on the second disc. Navigateover to the word "Play" but do not press Enter just yet. Instead, press theUp arrow on the remote and a musical note will illuminate orange. Now

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Spider-Men 2This superhero-sized double DVD features three Easter eggs. Here's a

good one: Insert the first disc and from the main menu, select "SpecialFeatures" and then choose "Commentaries." Once inside, highlight thewords "Technical Commentaries Off" but don't press Enter. Instead, pressthe Right arrow button on the DVD remote, followed by the Up arrow. Ayellow spider will appear. Press Enter to watch a funny clip of directorSam Raimi introducing a screener of the movie to a Japanese audience.Who knew he had such a sense of humour?

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That said, the cameras submitted are for the most part quite capable.They all incorporate a movie mode for capturing short, generally320x240 resolution clips and while none in this round up give access toaperture or shutter speed controls for fine-tuning shots, many allowusers to access exposure settings to raise or lower the exposure valueto the shooting situation and in some cases, allow users to choose thevirtual film speed to change the way in which the camera captures light.

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clearly paid a lot of attention toease of use in the productdevelopment cycle.Selecting a scene mode is aninstantly familiar throwback topoint-and-shoot film photogra-phy. Rather than bury sceneselection settings[auto, sport,night, landscape and close-up)other cameras in the lab have,Kodak opted to mount them ona thumb dial on top of the cam-

nfe BowIn e omEstimated pnce: $230www.fuiifilm.ca 3.2 megapixel3X optical zoom Battery type: AAStorage type: xD Picture Card 16MBincluded. up to 512MBScreen size: 1.5-inch LCDPros:• Relabvely fast image processing• Manual control option• Nice part-metal bodyCans:• Shooting modes buried in

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era that also acts as an on/off switch. With a similar goal in mind, navi-gating on-screen menus when necessary is simple thanks to straightforward setting names and instantly discernable icons. When selecting ascene mode, a brief description of the mode and its intended use popsup on the screen too.The catch with keeping things as simple as possible comes in that asusers develop an understanding of digital photography, they will likelyoutgrow the camera's hand-holding style.With a 3.1 megapixel resolution and Kodak's own quality optical glass,the CX7330 takes sharp and true pictures. Printing maxes out at about aSx7 print as with other 3 megapixel cameras.Kodak's EasyShare software is perfert for novices, often using one-but-ton automation to accomplish the most common digital photo fixes,However, the hand-holding style will quickly stymie those who want togrow beyond its confines. It incorporates some fun effects that kids willlikely enjoy playing around with and is a pretty powerful photo albumand organization tool.

FujiFilm FinePix A330While too large to fit comfortably in a shirt pocket, Fuji's FinePix A330 isa good entry-level digital camera.Fuji's A series represents the lower end of cameras in the line and theA330 is the most basic of the lot. It still manages to squeeze in featuresfound in some mid.range cameras however. As shutterbugs run intosome of the inherent limitations of the automatic approach to photogra-phy and choose to exert more control, they may be tricked by an inap-

propriately labeled "manual"mode. Rather than give userssome say in the selection ofaperture or shutter speed how-ever, setting the camera inmanual only serves to unlock apreviously hidden portion ofthe menu where users canaccess exposure compensa-tion settings(-2.1 to +1.S EV]

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prisingly noisy though, and the lens assembly of the unit tested makesa disconcerting "click" when the inner portion of the lens is retractedduring zooming.While the shooting modes have to be selected on-screen, they areaccessible and varied. Modes include night for capturing dark scenesusing a tripod, indoor, landscape, sunset, snow and a few others.The camera ships with Photolmpression 2000 software, a basic imagecorrection program that incorporates some fun projects like greetingcard creation. However for novice image editors and younger children,the software may prove a bit too complex, opting for slider bars andnumerous menu items rather than the one-button fixes such usersdesire.While it certainly has its crosses to bear, the Eye0 4363Z's higher thanaverage megapixel count and relative low price make a fairly compellingargument. It also comes with a camera case, a unique feature for cam-eras in this roundup.

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tured however, including a night mode that will hold the shutter open forup to two seconds, sport for fast action, landscape and macro.Considering the target market for the A330, the fact that Fuji's excellentf-Menu doesn't make an appearance is a disappointment. With it, userswould have had access to ISD settings, resolution and virtual film type-standard, black and white and chrome(slide film equivalent) — and beenable to make simple changes to the way images are captured on the fly.Like all recent Fuji cameras, the A330 uses xD media for image storage,which features faster write speeds than most older media. However, italso comes at a slight price premium.The FinePix Viewer software that comes bundled is a good means of cat-aloguing images, will take care of common photo problems like red eyeand can perform simple edits like rotate and crop. However, double-click-ing on a photo in Viewer opens Microsoft Photo Editor(standard withmost Windows installs] for colour balance, brightness and contrastadjustment and the like. No fun borders, greeting card projects or similarfor the kids. ImageMixer VCD software is included, which makes creatinga photo VCD or DVD for playback on a standard DVD players a simpleprocess.

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assembly are of lower quality.What this equates to is a higherresolution capture of a some-what inferior image. Whenimages are displayed on a TVmonitor using the included AVcables, when transferred to aPC monitor and when printed,captured images appear slight-ly washed out.The 3X zoom is controlled usinga rocker switch that is locatedin a comfortable position whenusing the rangefinder. Themechanics of the zoom are sur-

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HP Photosfnart M307HP's Photosmart M307 tries to keep things simple by dedicating buttonsto many of the most oft-used functions; seven buttons sit on the back ofthe unit along with a zoom rocker switch, power switch and a four.waydirectional pad. Functions like shooting mode, flash toggle, self-timerand photo shading sit to the left of the relatively large LCD screen whileothers surround the screen above and to the right. Somehow the inter-face on the back doesn't seem cluttered and if purchasing a camera for anovice, they will likely appreciate having plainly-labeled buttons avail-able at a glance.Picture quality is reasonable when displayed on a PC monitor or printedbut generally lacks contrast and often displays grain even when shoot-

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With only two shooting modes — macro and landscape — and with pre-cious little access to advanced functions, entry-level photographers willlikely fast outgrow the E30. As a quick and dirty decent resolution pock-et-sized camera though, it does the job.

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between them. Budding pho-tographers are thereforerequired to give a lot ofthought to the positioning ofthe camera relative to the sub-ject when the flash is on, as it' seven more prone than usual tocapture flash glare from sur-faces and red eye from humansubjects.Unfortunately, the E30's menusystems aren't as intuitive asother entry-level digitalcameras, requiring much trialand error navigation whileshutterbugs get used to themenu layout.

ma mode, which is a disappointment as it's an excellent feature andwould be especially fun for kids and compelling for novices.HP's image lone software puts the most common image editingfunctions within easy reach and effectively automates them to alarge degree.The M307 is comfortable in the hand; a sculpted wave on the front of thecamera feels natural and the zoom functions, shutter and movie record-ing buttons are easy to use when holding the camera with one hand. Theshell itself looks sleek and feels sturdy despite the fact that it's com-posed almost entirely of plastic.HP's entry level offering gives users a chance to grow in to a few of itsmore advanced features as users become familiar with the camera andthe types of shots it produces such as ISD speeds and exposure valuecompensation (-2.0 to +2.0EV]

Ben0 DC E30Ben0, a company whose name is derived from the slogan "bring enter-tainment and quality to life" recently got into the digital camera game.Its initial offerings in the mid-range digital camera market are surprising-ly good — especially for a first attempt — and generally offer a fairlysignificant price savings over similarly equipped cameras, although theDC E30 doesn't fare as well as entry-level models from other manufac-turers in this round up however.That said, at about $150 and given its ultra-compact size suitable forslipping in to even a small pocket, it could well be a great introductory

The most notable feature lacking in the E30 is optical zoom. Instead, thecamera incorporates a 4X digital zoom. Also, owing to its ultra-compactsize, the flash is mounted directly above the lens with less than 2cm

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Digital Photagr aphy Tbtar ial 14Learning to see as the camera "sees"

Part 2 Will the real white balance please stand upLast month I introduced the idea that what we perceive isn't the same as

what the camera records. The camera can only follow the laws of physicsand optics, while we humans have a mind full of memories, concepts andbeliefs that filter the sensory information captured by our eyes.Colour is one of those phenomena. A few months ago (Sept. 2004 issue

of HUB] I presented photos of the same scene that were taken with the '< ..' g't

we tend to be more forgiv-ing of — or even prefer-shifts toward the warmside of the spectrum.Portrait photographerswill use warming filters tomake the subject appearrosier or tawnier, and weinterpret it positively as ahealthy glow. Outdoorphotographers too might

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colour temperature of a roll of film. Digital cameras have a number oftemperature settings programmed in. Try shooting outdoors with thewhite balance set to incandescent, and vice versa. Try taking a whitebalance reading using a pale pink card or a pale blue one as a target.Alternatively, you can tune your colour after the fact in an image edi-

tor. Some include special filters designed to reproduce the effects ofexisting photographic filters.

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camera's white balance setting set to auto, daylight, and manual. Whichone was the most accurate? A more relevant question is "which one dowe like the best?"Using a fixed white balance setting such as "daylight" will get you close,

but the manual white balance feature allows you to more finely tune yoursetting. This is because the daylight setting of your camera is set toaround 5,500 degrees Kelvin but daylight colour temperature variesthroughout the day and from one location to another — anywhere from4,500-10,000+ degrees Kelvin. To get the whites right, it's best to take amanual reading.Finding a pure white object in a scene isn't always easy, and using a

sheet of white bond paper, or the special target cards available from well-stocked photo stores, while tried and true, isn't always convenient. Onesolution I have been using comes from Expo Disc Corp(www.expodisc.corn]. It is a highly tuned white balance filter that attach-es to the filter thread on your lens. It's an expensive product, ranging fromUS$100-$150 depending on filter size(a budget line is available forUS$20 less). However, using it is simple: attach it to the lens, take a man-ual white balance, remove it, and start shooting.Using a correct white balance setting will help you create more accurate

colour in your photos, which is highly desirable in many cases. For exam-ple, I sometimes document artists' paintings, and reproducing the coloursaccurately is a paramount goal.Having said that, sometimes using an "incorrect" white balance setting

creates a more pleasing photo. This is the brain at work again, moderatingwhat the physics of vision brings in. With pictures of people, for example,

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Lessons learnedHaving completed my first PC in years, I am astounded by how much easi-er it is to build such systems these days. The components fit relativelyeasily, and the software goes on without too much fuss.This said, there are a few things I learned from this experience that Iwould like to pass on:First, be sure to look over your case and components before you build, tofigure out how they go together. Otherwise you' ll end up in the position Idid in Part Four, when I had to remove the internal hard drive tower toinstall the drives. In fact, I lost a number of hours from repeatedly remov-ing the power supply to put other items in place.Second, don't be surprised that different books will tell you to install dif-ferent components at different times. For instance, one will tell you to put

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Before you go buying a new piece of software, check to make sure youdon't already have a better audio recorder pre-loaded onto your system aspart of your audio card's software bundle. Creative often includes a lot ofbonus features in its audio card software bundles, including a soundrecorder and a wave editing application.There are a number of applications for recording, editing, and cleaning upaudio files, many of which can be found online in free trial-versions atsoftware sites like download.corn or TUCOWS (tucows.corn). If you want topay for a more professional solution, you can opt for something like SoundForge (US$400, www.soundforge.corn), but there are plenty of alterna-

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movie store that would use the new Apple H.264 video compression codecand stream Sony and Pixar movie content.Merrill Lynch have also rated Apple stock as a "Buy It hot stock.When you do the math, I'm sure Sony wants a piece of Apple — the iPods,the proven qualities of OSX for video editing. Sony after all is more or lessthe king of the OV world, and I'm sure it would love to ditch Windows on itsVAIO computers — remember VAIO stands for "video audio integrated oper-

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PowerBook specsThe 12-inch and 15-inch models now come with a 1.5GHz G4 processor.and all machines ship standard with 512MB of RAM. The 15-inch units withthe standard superdrive are configured with a 1.6? GHz 64 processor andnow come with the backlit keyboard, which is reported to be brighter thenthe previous generations.The mammoth 1?-inch PowerBook will now come with a 1.6? GHz G4processor, BX superdrive and a huge 100GB hard drive. With the Ati Radeon12BMB video card, these units are now able to drive Apple's flagship 30-inch cinema display.Pricing and further info can be found at www.apple.ca.

Tiger OSThe Apple World Wide Developers Conference will take place June 6 to 10thin San Francisco. The 2003 conference was the launching point for thePowerMac GSs, and this year looks like a solid bet for the release of OS10.4 (Tiger). Interested in anending? Tickets are USS1295 if you purchasebefore April 22.Speaking of Tiger, Apple released a developer build BA369 version of thenext generation 64-bit operating system that still contains several minorglitches and bugs that need to be ironed out, One of the biggest bugs thatis being addressed is the hiccuping in improperly rendered windows andincomplete spotlight indexing that can occur when users are upgrading

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Cross platform audio/video conferencingJust a quick note that the latest version of AOL Instant Messenger will nowwork 100 per cent with Apple's iChat for Rawless PC to Mac audio/videoconferencing and chatting.

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Nadine Wettlaufer asked students in her fourth-year Cultural Theorythrough New Media course to submit regular web log entries, accountingfor 25 per cent of their final grade. In their blogs, students were encour-aged to reflect on assigned readings and in-class discussion as a way ofbecoming more engaged with the material."It's a way to make students write short musings week to week. It givesme a feel for whether students understand that week's lesson and howthey' re feeling," says Wettlaufer.That much, she was expecting. But she didn't anticipate the impact assign-ing blogs would have on her students' motivation."Students will sometimes do extra blogs, spontaneously, because theycan. It's sort of an unexpected bonus that people are that invested in it,"says Wettlaufer,Student Ehsan Akbari speculates that his fellow students invest in blogsbecause they' re a good way to personalize lessons and make themmore meaningful."A [term] paper is more about proving your point. But blogging lets yousay, 'This is what this theorist says and this is how it affects my life.' Itmakes me complete my thoughts and helps me focus my thinking,"he explains.Indeed, the combination of personal musings in a public space seems tobe a powerful motivator.Wettlaufer finds students will often visit each other's blogs. "They do getquite involved in looking at each other's stuff and there's a good-natured

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rivalry," she says.Student Liz Kerrison says checking out each other's work can also givegreaterinsight."Even if there is a class discussion, not every student contributes so it isinteresting to note theiropinionsthrough the exploration of their work,"says Kerrison.This is not the first time York professors have used blogs in the classroom,but Wettlaufer believes this may be the first time blogs have beenassigned in a theoretical course. She says that pdtor to her course, profes-sors have used them in lower level technical courses to jive studentssomething to create web pages about.While her experience with blogs has been good. Wettlaufer still insists thather students write a term paper — on paper. She's discovered they makefewer mistakes in spelling and grammar when they hand in something on

"I don't know what it is, but you do have to reinforce that even though it isblogging and online, I still expect students to use sentence structure prop-erly and to use spell check," says Wettlaufer.And she cautions that blogs have their limits as a teaching tool."It's a very trendy topic. I wouldn't suggest everyone go out and use it.Clearly you have to support it technolo jtcally, and as an instructor onewould have to be familiar with blogging," she says. "People should not feelpressured to work outside their comfort zone."

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podcast is an audio broadcast that people can pulloff of the Internet in MP3 form and play on a digitalmusic player at a later time. The whole process canbe automated in a similar manner to receiving RSSblog feeds into an email inbox [podcasts are in factdelivered by RSS feeds that contain audio "enclo-sures" — large file attachments.)The first step is downloading an aggregator pro-

gram such as iPodder [ipodder.sourceforge.net].Once installed, you can sign up for various podcastfeeds by browsing sites like Podcastalley.corn. Dnceyou' ve subscribed to the podcasts of your choice,the program will automatically scan each feed fornew material and download it into a folder. Certainaggregators send the MP3s to iTunes so that when-ever an iPod syncs with iTunes, the new podcastswill be automatically transferred. However, podcast.ing isn't iPod-exclusive, The podcasts can be trans-ferred to any MP3 player, or listened to straight fromthe computer onto which they' ve been downloaded,The medium of podcasting is brand new- it was in

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time or geographic location. Instead of having to setaside 6:30pm on Wednesdays to listen to afavourite radio program, for example, listeners candownload podcasts and listen to them whenever it' s

One of the most refreshing aspects of podcastingis the spontaneity that results from its flexible for-mat. "You can do a 72-minute show one day and a31-minute show the next, if you wanted to," saysSlusher. "You can play entirely different music fromone show to the next, or play no music and just talk.In a normal radio show you don't generally have theability to do that. You know, 'normally this is Best of80s, but today we' re going to play all GregorianChant.' You can't do that. It doesn't work that way."The cheap cost of producing podcasts benefits

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Since LeapPad, the company has gone on to manufacture a wide varietyof first-rate electronic learning products, including the Learn and GrooveActivity Table that lets infants experiment with music, the ImaginationDesk Learning Station, which teaches kids about letters and numbers asthey colour, and the Leapster educational videogame system, releasedjust last year in Canada.Christian Schindler, the company's Ontario-born international marketing

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recently unveiled to Canadian media in Toronto. To the casual observer theFly simply looks like a fat pen with a tiny speaker, but when used in tan-dem with specially encoded "flypaper" it becomes much more: draw a cal-culator and tap the buttons to do math, write a word in English to have ittranslated to French or Spanish, or sketch a keyboard and tap the keys tomake music.LeapFrog has also developed software for the Fly that corresponds with

North American educational curricula. For example, the Fly can help stu-dents with math problems by providing hints as they scrawl out long divi-sion or multiplication problems. "The Fly is one of the best examples I' veseen of marrying technology and educational content," says Schindler,Schindler explains that the Fly is part of LeapFrog's grander strategy to

retain the company's consumer base as it grows older. "There are all sortsof untapped opportunities in[teen]and adult learning," he explains. "TheFly is our first opportunity to appeal to an older segment of the populationin Canada." A video demonstration of the Fly even hinted that the devicemay eventually have applications geared towards university and graduate

Though LeapFrog is expanding its horizons, con-sumers need not fear that the company will lose sightof its mission. Schindler states that LeapFrog willalways remain focused on providing technologicallyinnovative and entertaining ways to learn. "We look atourselves as an education company; we simply usetechnology and toys as our medium," Schindlerexplains. "When you take educationalcontent, enableit with technology and make it fun, amazing thingshappen."

leopFrog productsLeayPad949.9$LeapFrog's very first product remains its most successful. The

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ed the Barbie laptop [still going strong), an old VTech keyboard boughtfor $1 at a garage sale (VTechs last a long time), and Fisher-Price' soriginal Pixter.Phase two, when our eldest daughter was old enough to balance

Dad's laptop on her lap, was digitized kids' TV programs. You know,Arthur and Dora squeezed onto a CD. At around the same time, we triedout Leap Frog's LeapPad and Fisher-Price's TouchPad — two gizmosthat brought new meaning to the word reading. However, they tendedto be somewhat awkward for car and plane travel, and the actual paper

With the world converging on smaller and smaller gadgets that can doeverything, no wonder kids are now getting technological devices thatdo it all, too. Where children's use of home technology previously cen-tred around the PC and TV, now I find my daughters spending just asmuch time on the couch, or in the car, with a handheld smart toy orvideo player.

Boston, here we come!On a recent trip to Boston, my junior assistants were given three new-

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Like many gadgets available today, the VideoNow has a proprietary diskformat [in this case, disks that are slightly smaller than regular CDs), sothat you have to purchase Hasbro's content to use with the device.And there's the rub. Although all three testers loved the players — the

size, the colours(especially the neon green toddler unit), the head-phones, as well as the content[about four disks each on that tdip] — thatjust wasn't enough.In a world where Mom and Dad are busy downloading images and

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Mattel JuiceBoxAges 8-12 www.juicebox.corn Price:$89.99(extra media cards $25-30)It's that awesome juice-being-sucked-out-of-a-box sound[for a sample,

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happy with the content available at the time of testing, and the JuiceBox, like the VideoNow, will need a large library to compete — which couldget expensive for Mom and Dad.Fortunately, the MP3 Adapter Kit makes it possible to download tunes,

which put my testers in Cats heaven. Plug it into the car stereo and youhave, well, almost an iPod but without the storage capacity. Which brings

devices.

Creative Zen Portable Media CenterAll ages www.creative.corn/PortableMediaCenters Price: $699.99Although this product was way beyond our price range, we decided to

include it because it does all of what the previous two players do andthen some, and does not involve propdetary software.So at that price, what's the bonus? Content, content, and more content.

The Portable Media Centre lets you take videos, TV shows, music andphotos with you wherever you go.While this might be a bit time consuming for parents who would rather

not be saving television shows and transferring them to the player, con-sider the fact that this device will never grow old[well, not as quickly asthe others), and will let you expand content endlessly(In fact, they say itcan hold up to 9,000 songs and 85 hours of movies).While the other devices thrilled, this was the keeper. On the other hand,

at this price point it will tend to remain no more than a birthday wish.

Nintendo Game Bot) Advance YideoAll ages www.gba video.corn Price: $89 (video cartridges $20 - $30)We didn'I have this toy with us for testing, but suffice to say it shows

the expanding video-on-the-go options.The same GBA (Game Boy Advance) handheld used to play video

games can be easily converted into a video player. Just plug theproprietary video cartridge into the slot and pick from a selection of

Or, travel to Japan and get a GBA Movie Playerthat lets you play yourown recorded movies and video. No information on when that perk willfind its way to Canada.

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After the Zipit is connected, all of your online friends appear in awindow that pops up every time you hit the button with the Zipitlogo, with small icons denoting the different chat services.Unfortunately, you can only chat one-on-one with specific friends;the Zipit doesn't support multi-user chat mode.Though the Zipit has a OWERTY-configured keyboard, it's definitely

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I'm a geek. I try not to look and act like one most of the time, but whenmy wife has to walk into my games room and tell me that six hours spentin the role of a nine foot tall ogre is quite enough for the night, there's lit-tle denying it.If role-playing can be considered a hallmark of the geek, then EverguestII is likely the pinnacle of geekdom. The sequel to one of the most popu-lar and influential role-playing games in the world, EDII provides playerswith a persistent world filled with thousands of human- and computer-controlled characters roaming about massive environments. Players cantake on the roles of Elves, Half lings, Dwarves, and a variety of ether clas-sical fantasy species, carrying out missions by themselves and with the

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Not all basketball games are created equal. Developed by Electronic ArtsCanada, NBA Live 2005 is a slam-dunk sports simulation that excels inevery department — from the unprecedented ball control and wealth ofsolo and multiplayer options to the stunningly real graphics and sneaker-squeaking sound effects.And not only is it less than $20 but because this popular console game isnow available on the PC, you can play as or against your favourite NBAteam while cruising at 30,000 feet.New to the series is something the game makers call "freestyle control,"which in plain English means you can control the movement of the playerand the ball a lot easier than in past games. It feels much more intuitive,whether you' re dribbling, deking out opponents, pulling off gravity defyingdunks or working your defensive plays. That said, rather than using thecomputer keyboard, an inexpensive USB gamepad is highly recommended.Also new to the franchise is a deeper Dynasty mode that challenges you to

take your teamthrough 25 con-secutive sea-sons. Other addi-tions include theintroduction of anAll-Star mode(complete with

outs), new motion cap-ture animations, a killerhip-hop soundtrack, andthe ability to customize aplayer's face, body andclothing from a seeming-

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ah Garners who want to playagainst a friend can do

so on the same PC or via the Internet. Online play works smoothly; simplyjoin or start a game in the game's lobby, pick the team you want to playand take to the court.There are a few niggles in NBA Live 2005, such as Al defense that can be abit wonky at times(e.g. leaving big open gaps or jumping prematurely toblock a shot). Another beef: you can't download an updated team roster,therefore the Toronto Raptors still has defector Vince Carter.Minor shortcomings aside, b-ball fans in search of the quintessential bas-ketball game won't find a better offering than NBA Live 2005. Its slick pres-entation, fun gameplay and multiple game modes make it the most well-rounded and polished pick for laptop or desktop PCs.

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QEI vlf games pit two squads ofworms against one another,each of whom must usewacky weapons to blow theother team off the map.As the name suggests, Worms

Forts: Under Siege now adds a defensive component as players must buildtowers, walls and ramparts to protect your four-worm platoon. Other struc-tures must be built, such as hospitals(to heal the wounded) and researchfacilities[to devise bigger and better weapons).Along with a typical war arsenal of grenades and missiles, bizarre weaponsinclude exploding caribou, crazy monkeys and a "homing pigeon" who flies

into enemy territory

into their stronghold.Laugh all you like(and you will) butthe game requires alot of tactical savoir-faire to successfullydemolish the enemy— and now, theenemy's base. A tip:Consider wind speed

and direction when firing projectile weapons if you want to win on one ofthe outdoor levels. Once missions are completed, Worms Forts: UnderSiege unlocks new weapons, buildings, fort styles and environments.This PC version of the game includes many single-player modes (cam-paign and quick matches, for example) as well as support for "hot-seat"play for up to four players on the same PC or Internet play for online gam-ing.The biggest issue with the game is some awkward camera angles that canmake it difficult to gain a clear view of your worm's environment.The 503MB PC version of the game can be downloaded at trygames.cornand played for free for 60 minutes before being given the option to pur-chase and own the game for $32. PS2 and Xbox versions are also availablefor $30.More fun than a can of worms and barrel of crazy monkeys, Worms Forts:Under Siege is perfect for strategy nuts with a good sense of humour.

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Tork: Prehiateric: Punk Qddwor1d Stilnlei"s Wrath

Tork is a pretty standard action/platform game,but it's executed well and has a few frills thatraise it above "by-the-numbers."You play the titular prehistoric punk out to res-cue your father from Orgus and his evil tribe.You have a club to whack foes, bolas to pickthem off at a distance, and you can alsoshapeshift into various creatures, like anarmadillo or the powerful giant blue yeti. Thiswill give you extra powers to attack things orget around.After a few initial levels of whacking obstaclesand foes, you are sent to a hub area where youcan try out different worlds in the order youchoose. The usual themes are presented-canyons, snow, lava, and so on. Extra variety isadded by throwing in a time-traveling gimmick.You will also visit medieval and modern-day set-tings. As a result, you get a variety of monsters

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complaints. The camera can be a little finicky,and your control over it is feeble. However, itisn't an issue all that often. I am pretty pleasedwith the checkpoint system though. First, theyput in lots of them, so the game is not frustrat-ing. Plus, you register a checkpoint by whack-ing a gong. Fun.There is nothing revolutionary about Tork, but

it's a competent plat-former, and it is usuallypriced lower than a typicalXbox game. If you haven' tdone this kind of game inawhile, give it a shot.

including prehistoric critters,cavemen and robots.The game looks pretty good,and the levels have a few nicevisual splashes. The winter

nice particle effects, and youcan occasionally see a niftyreflection of Tork on the icysurfaces. Sounds are cartoonybut crisp — every smack feelsright.Most of the above will feelfamiliar, as will some of the

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The fourth game in the once-popular Oddworldseries is a strange fusion of fantasy, science fiction and old spaghetti westerns.In this action-adventure, garners play as theStranger, an alien bounty hunter hired to trackdown a host of bizarre outlaws. Even more oddis the Stranger's "live ammunition"— littie critters that are fired out of a gun: Stunkz, forexample, emit a poisonous gas while Stingbeescan be fired in rapid succession like a machine-'gun before swarming the outlaws.The Stranger accepts missions from the BounStore and then follows a map to track downfugitives such as Filthy Hands Floyd or TheLooten Duke. If successful, the Stranger col-,'lects the cash reward for bagging the baddie,which can be used to purchase better weaponsand items at the county store.Most of the game's tasks, such as running.climbing i opes, jumping across chasms andengaging in fistfights, are in thiid-person per-spective. But players will also need to toggle toa first-person view to look through binoculars,target enemies with a double-barrel crossbowor activate a faraway switch with a projectile.Oddworld Stranger's Wrath is a lot moreaction-heavy than past Oddwor Id titles, but it' s-Iust as humour ous and entertaining, And the"live ammunition" gimmick works, Xbox garnersin search of an intense, character-driven shoot-er will have a blast with this wacky adventure.

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Mare:enariaaPublisher: uoasArts Dewdopur: Paudemlo Studios Platform: PS2, Xbox

Finally, a game that performs asadvertised: if you see it, you can

Mercenaries. A take-no-prisonersthird-person shooter fromPandemic Studios, makers ofFull Spectrum Warrior, the title issure to strike a chord with anyself-respecting, red-bloodedmale. Why? Because everything

dies, disintegrates or explodes in spectacular fashion once you train anassault rifle or anti-tank weapon on it. And the more you ravage the sprawling outdoor landscapes wherein engagements are set, the additionalmoney you make. The kicker: the larger one's cash reserves are, thegreater the frequency with which ammo and weapons drop and air strikesor bunker buster bombs can be summoned at whim.Even the story is electric; a coup's been launched within North Korea and,as one of three heavily armed soldiers of fortune, you' re called in to cap-ture a rogue general and his top aides. Tracking down and apprehending

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spirators. Choosing business partners is a sketchy affair, though — whileyou may gain additional support in the field, you also run the risk of alien-ating former associates. Therefore piayers must exercise extreme cautionwhile wandering the 30 war zones.Though audio-visually solid, it's the actual gameplay where the affair reallyshines. Whether jacking tanks, trucks or SUVs(any vehicle's fair game) orwatching as support helicopters are unceremoniously downed by enemyrockets, the action never fails to impress. The upshot: it's as if you' re doing

V battle throughout a living,breathing world, Taking afairly basic premise — killabsolutely everything thatmoves — and adding con-siderable depth, shoot ...this puppy blows conven-tional run-and-gun romps

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gunfire en route to variousdestinations. Black Monday

ul a also fails to provide satisfyingdriving physics; more oftenthan not the player's car sim-ply gets pushed to the side ofany obstacles it hits ratherthan bowling them over or get-ting stopped cold.The action levels aren't much

more fun than the driving. Artificial intelligence simply doesn't exist inBlack Monday; cops and criminals just stand around ignoring each other orcarry out scripted actions that lead them to certain death.Worse than the Al, Black Monday's camera always seems to move in thewrong direction at the wrong time, and the player can only swing it aboutsixty degrees to either side rather than all the way around. This frustratingcamera made the game's epic length shoot-outs — which involve lots ofpeaking through doorways and peering around corners — aggravatingenough to make me start pulling out my hair[and that's an activity I reallycan't afford to engage in).

Publisher: SCEA Developer: SCEE Itoudou] Platform: PS2

You know how most games make us want to skip through the storysequences and get straight to the action? The Getaway: Black Monday, thesequel to 2003's lukewarmly received The Getaway, is the exact opposite.I found myself enduring clunky game play just to get back to the game'ssurprisingly gripping story, which focuses on a London cop with a dark his-tory and a reputation for being a loose cannon. Black Monday's dialogue istight, hip and compelling, the acting is Hollywood quality from start to fin-ish, and the movie sequences are expertly framed and blocked. In short,Black Monday's story outshines its game play by a country mile.There are two distinct forms of play in the game: driving and shooting. Thedriving levels see players navigating the streets of London as they tail sus-

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A blatantrip-aff of the popular PC/cellhone puzzle game Bejeweled, Zao Keepererely swaps gem stones for animals. Theoal of the game is to createstrings ofhree ar more like animals by swapping thelaces of adjacent critters on a square

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keeper], players can pass, shoot, sprint, lob theball, or hard tackle. Though things like being ableto deke and do fancy footwork are absent, FIFA2005 does strike a nice balance by offering amove-list that has enough variety to remainengaging but not so many choices as to beoverwhelming.The game's attention to detail would be impres-sive on a console, let alone a handheld. There

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feel but has added its own creative flair, whichhelps to keep the concept somewhat fresh. Asthe title hints, the Minish Cap is an important

Zelda: Thepart of thegameplay. Bydonning the hatfound fairlyearly on, Linkcan shrink him-self using por-

tals scattered strategically around the world.Shrinking down sometimes leaves Link as aminiature in the regular sized world, allowinghim to go places that the full-sized Link can' tsqueeze into. At the same time, it can alsoimpede his travels by turning a tiny pebble intoan immovable boulder, for example.The new gadgets and tricks at Link's disposalwill delight fans of the series. Minish Cap is trueto its roots but at the same time manages to

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