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Gadget Of The Month
Macbook Pro
From: Apple, www.apple.com
Rating: 0 0 0 0 0
The best laptop on the market just got better. Apple steps up its popular tech-geek accessory by giving it an improved Intel Core 2 Duo processor, making it lightning quick and possible to dual boot Windows. It doesn't get any more perfect than this. - Jonathan Wong
Customizable Dot Matrix Cuff
From: FractalSpin, www.fractalspin.com
Price: $30.00
Rating: 0 0 0 0
Fun thing about fashion: You don't have to know jack about style or coordination to make hip accessories from everyday objects. This leather strip-available in black or pink (our favorite)-features a 5x30 grid of dots you punch out to form words or drawings, e.g. "LOL "or "WOOT!" - Scott Steinberg
G-Shock G315RLW-7A
From: Casio, www.casio.com
Rating: 0 0 0 0 0Casio, you've come a long way from being simple calculator wristwear. This great looking, bulletproof watch keeps world time, has Indiglo minute/hour hands and digital time display. - JW
Made Man
For: PlayStation 2
From: Aspyr Media, www.aspyrmedia.com
Rating: 0 0 0
A budget-priced Mob shooter that makes its bones less for heated firefights and more by way of a robust plotline. Despite the game's linear nature, dense enemies and generic settings, storytelling devices like picture-in-picture windows and mid-mission voice-overs add charm. - SS
God of War II
For: PlayStation 2 From: Sony, www.playstation.com
Rating: 0 0 0 0 0
The bloodiest and best Greek mythological action-adventure you've ever played. As dual chain-mounted blade-wielding warrior Kratos, you'll complete brutal fatalities and its enjoyable, button-mashing mini-games ensure it's the stuff legends are made of. - SS
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
From: Nintendo, www.nintendo.com For: Wii
Rating: 0 0 0 0
Literally shake, rattle and roll as you enjoy the most bizarre collection of micro-games (spastic, seconds-long arcade challenges) ever. Employing the Wii's motion-sensing remote, players use actual physical gestures to steer cars, saw logs and complete diversions based on classic NES romps. - SS
30 Days: Season One
From: Fox Home Entertainment
Rating: 0 0 0 0 0
Think you could try someone else's life on for a change, even if it meant changing your values or beliefs? Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me, dares to find out as he places people from one extreme into the exact opposite. Plenty of shock value in this set. - JW
Etymotic ER4P headphones
From: Etymotic, www.etymotic.com
PRICE: $299 Rating: 0 0 0 0
Enrich your music listening experience with Etymotic's ER4P headphones, with noise isolation capabilities that are far beyond that of standard, active noise-canceling units. It also comes with a 1/4-inch stereo adapter so DJs can trade in their oversized earmuffs. - JW
GT Racing
Find it at: www.candystand.com
Rating: 0 0 0
Think Wrigley's and you think of gum, but candystand.com, the company's online entertainment outlet, has just whipped up its own racing game with tons of features including customization, timed trials and 3D graphics that are just as smooth as PlayStation or Xbox. - JW
BlackBerry
Pearl 8100
From: BlackBerry, www.blackberry.com
Price: $349.99
Rating: 0 0 0 0
A PDA for slaves to the social scene instead of the grind, the 3.1oz Pearl 8100 (available from Cingular or T-Mobile) lets you place calls or check up to ten email accounts from virtually anywhere in the world. Also built-in: A 1.3 megapixel camera, web browsing, text/instant messaging and audio/video player functionality. - SS