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...sleek, low-cost gadgets. The $449 portable TV/DVD player (above) features a 10in. flat screen. An optional car adapter and carrying case let you watch movies on those long road trips. There's also a $50 pair of two-way radios (left) and a compact AM/FM radio with TV tuner for $35. Cordless phones, CD and MP3 players, and a CD clock radio round out the line. Our verdict: we liked the devices' silver color and their thin, clean designs but found the controls on some of the gadgets to be a bit awkward to maneuver. Overall...
...baby boomers with fond (if pot-hazed) memories of Microbuses and Beetles gravitated to the car, or at least to the dealership, where they saw Jettas and Passats that appealed to their more practical side. Teenage boys and young men turned the Golf gti into a hit on the "tuner" scene. And the New Beetle and Jetta found an adoring audience in young college-educated women. From selling just 49,000 cars in the U.S. in 1993, VW sold 352,000 vehicles in 2000. VW may now face a fan revolt. At the website myvwlemon.com, owners gripe about faulty brake...
...this year marks the second try for its Windows XP Media Center Edition. When it debuted last year, Media Center was the first PC system nongeeks could operate like a combination TiVo--DVD player--music jukebox. This year's update enhances the photo slide show and adds a radio tuner. Better yet are two movie-download services and a program that lets you burn DVDs by using just the remote control. The user interface could still be improved, but with living-room-friendly PCs coming from Dell, Gateway and others, even DVD-equipped TiVos will face stiff competition this holiday...
...Warner Cable digital-cable box, for instance, you can get one with a built-in HD converter at no extra charge. (Time Warner Cable is owned by AOL Time Warner, which also publishes this magazine.) Or, to get free HD over the air, you could hook a digital-TV tuner ($450 and above) and a UHF antenna (such as the Terk TV-55, about $100) to your...
...PANASONIC PT-40LC12 Despite its girth, this 40-in. HDTV-ready rear-projection system does not come with an integrated HDTV tuner. What's cool about it? A picture-in-picture feature that lets you view two shows (or a PC desktop and a TV show) side by side. www.panasonic.com...