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Dreamcast is Sega's bid to work its way back into the console market. Its previous offering, the ill-fated Saturn, was too pricey and offered too few games. Learning from its mistakes, Sega is launching Dreamcast in September for $199, with a built-in 56K modem for online game play and at least 20 titles to start wrestling with...
...creature comforts aren't cheap. Our van cost about $35,000 and has a Big Gulp thirst for gas. But since posh minivans and sport-utility vehicles were dragging us into that price zone anyway, we tacked another year onto the loan and got the full deal, including a built-in cooler (great for cold drinks) and leather seats (great for when you spill cold drinks) and haven't regretted the decision for a minute...
Anyway, setup was a snap, done wirelessly in minutes. The Palm's built-in 8,000-bits-per-second modem is way slower than today's 56-kbps standard, but 3Com made up for it by creating a low-bandwidth, mostly graphics-free way to search the Web. Indeed, on the VII you don't browse the Web, you "clip" it. Palm users can visit only participating websites (so far, a few hundred have signed up) rather than the entire Web. While I was at first offended at this idea--the Internet is meant to be open and free...
...bulky satellite model, Ericsson's new I 888 World ($299) might fit your budget, and briefcase, a little better. Using the newer GSM cellular network, the 6-oz. phone works in 48 countries, from Iceland to Indonesia, and bills international calls at $1 to $2 a minute. A built-in infrared modem lets you send e-mail wirelessly from one of the many notebook computers equipped with an infrared port. The glacial 9.6-kbps transmission rate, however, billed by the minute, can be a drag...
Next up were the Outback Xs. These $250 skates weren't much of a fashion statement either, but we were fearless on them. Made with built-in shock absorbers and extra-large tires filled with air bubbles, they cruised over potholes, manholes, dips and bumps. But they felt stiff and clunky, especially going uphill. And although they were the right size, my feet ached no matter how much I fiddled with the buckles...