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...Sonicbox unit was just the gadget to rekindle my interest in Net radio. But since a software-only version is free on the Sonicbox site, and because my computer's speakers are quite good and my apartment is small enough that walking to my PC to switch channels is not a big deal, I think I'll send the hardware back and save my $100. I'm spending my money on an airline ticket so I can find out firsthand what people are listening to in Paris and Prague...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Wide Radio | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...successful, I don't get to make another movie for two or three years." And he and Eglee say the series will emphasize relationships and Max's quest for identity over the expensive, peel-back-your-eyelids special-effectacle Cameron is known for. "I've never been satisfied with gadget science fiction on TV," Cameron says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: 2020 Vision | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

TALKING A GOOD GAME When you've got both hands wrapped around a flamethrower, you can hardly be expected to take a phone call. That's why Microsoft came up with the SideWinder Game Voice ($54.95), a clever gadget that lets online gamers talk among themselves while they play. Since the call is placed over the Internet, you don't even have to pay for long distance. Friends sold separately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Sep. 11, 2000 | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

These guys are pros. They arrived armed with moisture meters, bottled smoke (to check air flow) and a gadget right out of Ghostbusters that reads temperature, humidity and carbon-dioxide and carbon-monoxide levels. But like any good examiner, they started by asking us questions. No, we don't live near chemical plants or landfill, which was the first thing Shaughnessy and Brennan looked for when they arrived this morning. There is traffic a couple of blocks away, which picks up during rush hours. That could mean higher levels of lead and other toxic metals in the soil, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Mold Busters | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...your m100 to your computer, download programs and Web pages and all the rest. But it's not as elegant. Also, while the m100's black-and-white screen is crisp and readable, it is somewhat smaller than the one on my Vx. Still, it ought to keep my gadget-hound mom happy. For a while, anyway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Toy for Mama | 8/21/2000 | See Source »

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