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AIRING IT OUT If you're starting to overheat from the back-and-forth grind of business travel, the Kensington FlyFan ($25) may be just what the flight attendant ordered. It's powered by a laptop's USB port and cuts the air with 1 1/2-in.-wide blades made of fabric (so you can't cut yourself). You won't get there any faster, but at least you will look cool...
...ASKED IT FireWire (a.k.a. iLink or IEEE 1394) can transfer video from a camcorder to a PC much faster than USB cable...
LOUD PLEASER Looking for a better way to listen to all the music stored on your PC? Check out the DAL 150 EzLink from Harman Kardon, which at $149 may be the cheapest solution yet. The Palm Pilot-size device hooks up your computer to your stereo via a USB connection and coaxial cable. Then it converts the digital files back into analog songs, which is something only your stereo speakers--and true audiophiles--can love...
...million digital cameras last year, confirming their status as the gadgets du jour--like cell phones but less annoying. Unfortunately, digital cameras can still be tough on the analog-minded. That's where Kodak's new DX3500 ($379) comes in. The 2.2-megapixel digital camera has its own USB docking station; simply plug the dock into your PC, plug the camera into the dock, press a single button, and your snapshots show up on your desktop, ready for printing, uploading or e-mailing...
...levers at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, but he's got your PC figured out. The animatronic Homer from Playmates Toys ($50) responds to whatever you're doing with the appropriate bons mots: "D'oh!" for spelling errors, "Whoo-hoo!" for new e-mail. He plugs into the USB port, and you can quiet him down if necessary--handy when Mr. Burns is lurking down the hall...