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BOWWOW That perennial Comdex favorite--Sony's Aibo, the robot dog--arrived this year in two new incarnations. The 220 model, instantly dubbed the Terminator by showgoers, is a sleek and scary-looking hound with a built-in flashlight and a host of programmable robo-features. At the other end of the spectrum stand Latte and Macaron, cute little round-faced puppies with entirely touch-sensitive heads. Both models just went on sale, and to Sony's surprise, the pups are already outselling the Terminator. Go figure...
CHEAP $149 PHILIPS 13PR11M Not all 13-in. televisions are created equal. This Philips model comes in three colors (silver, white and metallic blue), and its QuadraSurf remote lets you group your favorite channels together by genre and flip through them with a single button. It also has a built-in wake-up timer, so you can kiss your clock radio good-bye. www.usa.philips.com...
CHEAP $1,050 HP PAVILION 7935 There are lower-priced machines but not many with this kind of high performance. Hewlett-Packard's best value includes a superfast 1.3-GHz AMD Athlon chip, Polk Audio speakers and a built-in CD burner. Better still, through Jan. 5, a $150 rebate on the PC-and-monitor combo pushes the system price down to a very merry $900. www.hpshopping.com...
EXPENSIVE $2,679 TOSHIBA PORTEGE 4000 Many lightweight laptops get that way by being stripped of cool features. Not this 4.5-lb. roadie, with its 750-MHz Pentium III, 256MB of RAM and 30GB hard drive, plus a combo DVD-drive/ CD-burner, built-in wireless networking and a long list of lesser perks. www.toshiba.com...
EXPENSIVE $1,800 SHARP SD-NX10 For your favorite golden-eared Bach-ophile, we recommend 1-Bit digital audio, a new technology that improves dynamics and frequency range. Sharp's 1-Bit desktop system with built-in CD and MiniDisc players delivers almost freakishly clear sound. www.sharp-usa.com...