Suhit Gupta
03-07-2004, 10:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115086,tk,dn030504X,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115086,tk,dn030504X,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div>"Sick of looking at still pictures? Put a little motion into your life. The latest crop of consumer gadgets on the market includes tools for displaying and capturing images that move and talk. Digi-Frame, for example, is offering an LCD photo frame that brings your pictures to life. And the QuickCam Orbit Web camera by Logitech can follow your face--up, down, and sideways."<br /><br />For those of you looking for birthday gifts, or early Mother's Day or Father's Day presents, or toys for Friday ;-), here is a small list of ideas. Most interesting of all are the two right on top - <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=4,CONTENTID=7172">Logitech's QuickCam Orbit</a> which can take pictures or help you videoconference as you move; and the <a href="http://www.digi-frame.com/products.html">Digi-Frame DF-1710</a> frame that can move and talk while hanging on a wall, by playing mpeg files and wav/mp3s. Other products include the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114209,00.asp">Evolve Solutions' Guide</a> universal remote, the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114235,00.asp">Shure E3C headset</a> which is a set of very nice noise cancelling earbuds, the <a href="http://www.targus.com/us/CategorySearch.asp?SearchedTerms=elite">Targus's Elite</a> series bags that have built-in air cushions to protect its contents and the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114268,00.asp">Rio Nitrus</a> 4GB MP3 player.<br /><br />Nifty toys, if only I had money to spare... ;-)