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...should the Beamer, from newcomer Vialta in Fremont, Calif., fare any better? For starters, it has a stylish design that looks more like a picture frame than another high-tech gizmo. What's more, it plugs directly into a regular phone line and requires no computer hookup. And at $500 for a pair (both parties need one so they can see each other), it comes at a pretty fair price...
...those we're not familiar with." A few of the highest-risk trucks--the ones that arrive without proper documents, say--are offloaded and searched. But that takes hours and is practical for only the most suspicious cargoes. So in December, Anderson's unit acquired a Star Wars gizmo called the Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS), which bombards truck containers with gamma rays to produce an incredibly detailed image of what's inside. The VACIS, which takes 45 seconds to scan one trailer, is ideal for finding hidden compartments and has helped Anderson's team find everything from drug...
...that's smart enough to hire eager kids as spies - hey, this is a fantasy - but mostly stumbles around in a bureaucratic fog. In Spy Kids 2, sequel to his surprise hit of last year, writer-director Robert Rodriguez imagines that a Transmooker has gone missing - that is, a gizmo just a little bigger and blinkier than a VCR remote but able to power down the whole world. The kids have to recover it before it falls into the wrong hands. But this movie's delight is in its homey details, personified by the scary creatures they encounter on their...
...wide. It sounds crazy, but if you are sick of shuttling data back and forth among your desktop, your laptop, your PDA and your MP3 player, the OQO (don't try to pronounce it--just say the letters) could replace them all in one pocket-size gizmo. Look for it in stores toward the end of this summer for about $1,000, or find out more online at www.oqo.com...
...Force ($400) insist it makes sense to put your money where your mouth is. The toaster-size teeth-cleaning device, which you can buy online at www.dentalairforce com attacks plaque with a jet stream of air, water and cleaning fluid in a power wash. It's definitely a gizmo that only a dentist could love...