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Here's some news for those who don't spend all their free time in CompUSA: USB gadgets (known as key rings) are hot. These miniature devices--typically digital cameras or MP3 players--plug directly into your USB port for easy up-and downloading. They're cute and trendy and getting more useful all the time. This summer Philips is introducing two models for Mac or PC priced from...
...aspiring auteurs, there's no shortage of moviemaking software. But try to cut your film to match a song in your MP3 library, and it gets more difficult. SmartSound Movie Maestro ($50) makes it easy by automatically layering in your sound track. The basic software package offers a fair variety of styles, from Blockbuster (heavy orchestra, eerie synth) to Vacation (steel drums, Dixieland brass), but the best stuff comes from the six optional Movie Music CDs ($30 apiece). The drawback is that you're stuck with their music; the program doesn't enable you to use tracks from a personal...
...gadgets, mergers can be a risky proposition. The union of the MP3 player and the cell phone didn't work out, though later the cell phone did hit it off with a low-resolution still camera. This month Samsung presides over the long-awaited combination of the digital camcorder and the high-resolution digital camera. The two make a handsome couple. As obvious as the merger sounds, it's difficult to couple the two because they use different types of lenses and image sensors. The SC-D5000 "Duo-cam" ($1,399) allows the user to select video or still images...
...small airlines are trying to prove that flying can be enjoyable again. JetBlue offers 24 free channels of LiveTV. Delta's low-fare Song subsidiary promises it will have pay-per-view movies and MP3 players by October. AirTran lets you upgrade to business class for only $35 above full coach fares and gives you Mrs. Fields cookies. Hooters Air's hostesses orchestrate humorous in-flight quizzes and pass out free hats and T shirts. "We're just trying to bring a bit of fun back to flying," says Mark Peterson, chief operating officer of Hooters. "It doesn't have...
Panasonic's SV-AV30 (right, $400) combines a video recorder with a mini-camcorder, still camera and MP3 player--perfect for streamlining your gadget collection. But its memory (at most 512 megabytes) offers meager storage. The upside: it has a slightly larger screen, though it doesn't top the Archos for picture quality...