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...mistaken for its larger cousin. There's no screen on which to view the song currently playing, and it holds only 126 tracks. (A $150 model doubles that capacity.) It's called the Shuffle because that's the best thing you can do with it: stick it into the USB port of your computer, and it will quickly download a new random selection (or a particular playlist) from the iTunes jukebox. This is great if you're a passive music listener but infuriating if you like to find particular songs...
...breathable, waterproof nylon, this $425 jacket has 30 pockets for carrying everything from an MP3 player to a cell phone. Attached to the back are solar panels that store energy in a battery that fits in any pocket. Then when, say, your digital camera needs a charge, run a USB cable from the camera to the battery. Charging takes two to five hours. Sunlight - and fashion confidence - are required...
...people have gone digital, there are still times when a scanner would be handy for emailing an older print or posting it on an online photo site. The Visigo Photo Scanner from Ambir Technology is a 600-dpi model about the size of a stapler that plugs into any USB port and works with popular image-editing programs like Adobe Photoshop Elements. It draws power from your computer, so no batteries or other power supplies are needed. In tests, the Visigo took 25 seconds to scan a 4-in. by 6-in. photo. While it can't handle anything wider...
...breathable, waterproof nylon, this $425 jacket has 30 pockets for carrying everything from an MP3 player to a cell phone. Attached to the back are solar panels that store energy in a battery that fits in any pocket. Then, say, when your digital camera needs a charge, run a USB cable from the camera to the battery. Charging takes two to five hours. Sunlight-and fashion confidence-are required...
After the first time your computer crashes, you swear you’ll never lose another file. But even with the ease of CD-burning, backing-up can be a chore. USB Flash Drives come to the rescue. The portability of these key-ring size drives makes them perfect for transferring information from one computer to another. And with the increased memory capacity of the latest models, flash drives could be the next big way to back-up files. Try the Migo Smart USB Flash Drive—it comes in 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB sizes...