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Though last week's Central Square rape has increased worries about crime in Cambridge, newly released numbers from the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) show that violent crimes--and crimes of almost all categories--are becoming increasingly rare in the city...
...criticism because he couldn't find room for a capital gains tax cut. "Steve Forbes will attack it as a half-measure, as a tweaking of the system, not an overhaul," says TIME Washington correspondent James Carney. But the bigger problems could come in a general election. Recent polls show that voters are more concerned with further reducing the national debt and shoring up Medicare and education than with tax cuts. So while wooing much of his own party, Bush could alienate many of the "Reagan Democrats" who are less concerned with personal financial stability than they were in leaner...
...definition TV, personal TV, rewritable CD--all dazzling technologies, to be sure, but disorienting too. HDTV, a digital format so luscious it can make an enthusiast weep, was the year's biggest tease, delayed by technical complications and industry infighting. Yet some experts are optimistic, saying it will really show its colors in 2000--at least in major markets--and those who buy wide-screen, HDTV-capable sets (see No. 1) will have "future-proofed" their living rooms. "Now is the time to start thinking about HDTV," says Lee Richman, a home-theater custom installer in New York City...
...Edit those corny home movies on your PC. There are lots of reasons to go digital now, but the best one is price. Mattel's NickClick, an entry-level digital camera for kids, is just $70, and digital camcorders have slipped below $1,000. Shopping sites like mysimon.com show prices way under list. With digital imaging becoming so affordable, companies are making it practical too. Home photo printers are easy to use, and video cameras' high-speed FireWire ports move huge video files to your computer fast. The big picture is only getting better: prices keep falling as resolution soars...
CLIP FILE Are we living in a post-PC era? Pundits at the annual Comdex trade show in Las Vegas last week argued yes, but many of the devices on display told a different story. Even Sony, which is making a big push into gadgets that connect to each other sans PC, still gives an occasional nod to the desktop computer. Its new Music Clip plays 2 hrs. of digital music on a single AA, but gets tunes, via USB cable, from a PC. Available in January, the Clip includes Sony's OpenMG Jukebox software to copy songs...