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DESPERATE 1. The Kissing Machine[TM] $49.95 Sometimes a kiss is more than just a kiss. With the help of this battery-operated gadget, a smooch can be shock therapy too. Connect one set of wires to your stereo, hold one handle each, turn the knobs, kiss and whammo! You complete the circuit, and the electricity really flows. It could cure you of kissing forever...
...Throw in digital TV, the standards for which were approved by the feds last month, and the result just might be the culmination of the consumer electronics industry's long search for a grand unified theory of home entertainment: one hardy, gleaming box that plays music better than your stereo, video better than your vcr, and software better than your PC. "DVD," says John Briesch, president of the Sony A/V products group, "is a 'wow' product...
...rush online? And why now? Part of the answer is technological. With stereo speakers and built-in CD players, today's multimedia computers have turned into surprisingly good sound systems. Throw in a telephone connection to the Internet, a fast modem and software like RealAudio 3.0 (which lets you hear "stereo-quality" sound in real time, as it downloads), and a world of online music opens up on your computer screen. With a higher-speed connection (via cable modem or isdn line), you can even see music videos and live Netcasts, which, while still pretty herky-jerky, are a decent...
Compaq Armada 4120T This chameleon-like $3,899 notebook can serve as a streamlined lightweight with just the basics or a hefty multimedia workstation with 4X CD-ROM drive and stereo sound...
...amounted to the same old song and dance: incrementally faster processors, modems and CD-ROM drives, with an occasional dip toward better design. Toshiba, however, wowed the crowded desktop dance floor with a balletic new product that blends the functions of a computer with the capabilities of TV and stereo. With its radical design, innovative features and ability to attract a crowd, the Infinia Home PC is a critical...