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Features the XaviX Health and Family Fitness Manager interactive weighing scale from SSD.

Features the Wine Management Server, a database for cataloging and tracking a household's wine from Media Access Solutions.

Reports on the growing number of coffee bars in the United States that offer electric sources for customers carrying mobile or wireless devices such as cellular telephones and laptops. Growth in the number of Americans carrying mobile devices; Efforts of the electronic industries to create devices that have longer battery power life.

Introduces the interactive television product MSN TV 2 Internet and Media Player. Capabilities and function of the product; Retail price.

Reports that the ActiveHome Professional 9-Piece Home Automation Starter Kit from X10 Wireless Technology lets homeowners control lights and appliances from the home computer. Transceiver control box; Software bundled with motion detection sensor and two wireless remote controllers; Modules plugged into electrical outlets.

Features the CardScan Executive from Corex technology. Design of the unit to catalogue information printed on business cards for rapid information access using scanner technology; Scanning speed; System set-up; Use of optical-character-recognition software to store data; Price.

Reports on the launch of Microsoft Corp.'s Halo 2, a video game that plays exclusively on its Xbox console. Estimated first-day sales of Halo; Suggestion that the electronic entertainment industry has adopted the film industry's marketing strategies such as the use of movie and television trailers, glossy and full-page magazine advertisements and special web sites.

Features the animated film "Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy," a 44-minute movie available on DVD, which features a computer-generated 3-D Popeye, produced by King Features Syndicate Inc. Application of digital technologies to iconic figures born on the comics pages; Challenge of capturing the kinetic style of the character's theatrical cartoons.

Introduces Digital Lifestyles Group's hip-e, a desktop personal computer for teenagers. System configuration; Retail price; Interesting features.

Features several video games released in the United States. Halo2: Half-Life 2; Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas; Snake Eater.

Introduces the Fellowes Cordless Keyboard Mouse Combo with Microban. Retail price; Interesting features.

Introduces the Nokia 7280 cellular phone which looks like a cross between a vintage spy camera and a Pez dispenser. Offer of a VGA camera, enhanced voice commands and voice dialing, design telescopes for answering calls; Price.

Reports on New York City-based Kuma Reality Games' development of an Internet game based on the missions of Senator John Kerry in Vietnam in 1969 where he was awarded the Silver Star. Game features; Subscription cost; Contact information.

Describes d-skin, a compact disk protector from Illinois-based Hoffman Estates. Product features; Specifications; Price.

The article reports on the creation of streaming Web video programs for niche audiences too small to be served even by expanded digital cable television systems. Such programming has become feasible due to the dramatic increase in the number of U.S. homes with broadband Internet connections to almost half of total households. The DVD rental company Netflix is the most prominent beneficiary of this trend.

This article discusses the Professional Golfers' Associations (PGA) introduction of high-tech, digital scoreboards for the PGA Tour. An overview of the scoreboards, which will feature high-resolution, L.E.D. panels, is presented. Commentary regarding the new scoreboards from Steve Evans, senior vice president for information systems for the PGA Tour, is included.

This article discusses the increasing popularity and sales of personal computer games in 2007 after a recent slump in which they were overshadowed by expensive, more attractive gaming systems. Various statistical information related to the U.S. retails sales of computer games in early 2007 are presented. Topics of discussion include computer development and initiatives by computer companies Dell and Hewlett-Packard Co., and new efforts by Microsoft Corp. to raise the profile of computer gaming.

The article highlights the impending release of Microsoft's Zune, an electronic device designed to provide what the article refers to as connected entertainment. It plays digital music and videos, and though it is similar to Apple's iPod, it is asserted that the Zune has the unique ability to facilitate wireless file sharing between its users. Commentary from Zune development team leaders J. Allard and Bryan Lee is presented.

The article discusses the technological innovations which are being seen in the computer, music, and communication industries. A discussion of the PCTV HD Pro Stick from Pinnacle, which is an external high-definition television tuner for personal computers, the Shuttle XPC X100 desktop computer, and the Abacus Mobile Wear Caller ID wristwatch, is presented.

The article reports that African-Americans are steadily gaining access to the Internet, signaling a remarkable closing of the "digital divide" that many experts had worried would be a crippling disadvantage in achieving success. The author reviews how civil rights leaders, educators and national policy makers warned for years that the Internet was bypassing blacks and some Hispanics as whites and Asian-Americans were rapidly increasing their Internet use. According to the author, the falling price of computers and the availability of computers at schools and libraries have helped to close the digital divide.

The article looks at how ordinarily upstanding people are piggybacking, or stealing, their neighbors wireless Internet connection. According to the author, the practice of piggybacking is no longer the exclusive domain of pilfering professionals or computer hackers. The author reviews how piggybacking is beginning to slow wireless Internet connections in highly populated areas like New York City or Chicago.

The article discusses the complications involved in purchasing consumer electronic goods and services as holiday presents. High-technology gifts require a different way of thinking about gifts and giving. Shoppers should be cautious about purchasing the newest version of a popular gadget. These often tend to be laden with the most feature, which could overwhelm some recipients. Brands may matter more with electronics than other types of gifts. Buyers would be wise to comparison-shop for such gifts. A Consumer Electronics Association consumer survey indicates that portable digital audio players like the iPod top the holiday wish list this year for technology products.

Reports on computer screens that display art in the home. Focus on Steven Sacks, the founder and director of Bitforms, a gallery dedicated to new-media art, who sells computerized pieces like Daniel Rozin's $100,000 "Circles Mirror," a 60-inch-square mechanized mosaic comprised of hundreds of rotating disks that render an oversize pixelated image of whoever stands before it; Collection of interactive art on limited-edition CD's, which are sold for $125 on his Web site; Mr. Sacks' hope that digital art will become as widely available and accepted as the traditional kind; Reasons for the appeal of digital art.

Discusses how Cameron Clapp is living with robotic prosthetic arms and legs. Description of C-legs, which combine computer technology with hydraulics; Assertion that the line separating humans beings from the machines that assist them is blurring; How many people are choosing not to hide their prosthetics; Way that men and women often differ in their desire for natural-looking prosthetic limbs; How technology allows amputees to live normal lives.

Discusses the miniaturization of electronic devices. Electronic devices that are developed with smaller sizes; Statement of Charles Seiber, senior product marketing manager for Logitech on thin and sleek devices; Pros and cons of miniaturization of electronic devices.

The article reports that Microsoft Corp. is going to introduce a computing device called Microsoft Surface that features a 30-inch screen embedded in an acrylic table top. The electronic guts of the computing device are hidden in the low-slung table's thick pedestal. The company believes that touch screen will allow its users to interact with digital content.

The article focuses on the demand of the ultraportable notebook computer in the Asian and European market. It has been evaluated that the lightweight laptops are gaining momentum among Americans too due to their portability. Vice president for Vaio product marketing at Sony Electronics Mike Abray said that the mindset of American consumers is undergoing a change. The price of these computers is four times than the larger laptops.

The article presents information on the use of cellphones and ipods by the museum visitors to navigate the collection of arts in museums. A classical audio tour system encourages museum visitors to learn more about arts. Several companies are testing new systems that offers information about artworks of museums around the world.

The article provides information regarding the extension of online gaming services by Microsoft Corp. Launch of Xbox Live will enable, computer gamers to access Xbox game consoles on the Internet. According to the corporate vice president for interactive entertainment at Microsoft Corp., Peter Moore, the expansion will help in enhancing the gamers experience by bringing two communities together thus, bridging different gaming platforms.

The article provides information about several electronic toys that are equipped with ipods. Since its introduction in 2001 and sale of more than 90 million players, a lucrative accessories industry has been spawned by ipods. An $100 animated robotic D.J. equipped with spinning turntables and stereo speakers, has been released by KNG America. It has been designed particularly for ipod. A $40 teddy bear by Sharper Image Corp. flashes tiny lights when digital music is played through its speaker.

The article discusses the success of the toy company, Zizzle, owned by Roger Shiffman and his partners. Industry insiders attribute the success of the company to smart marketing, and a sharp eye for acquiring, adapting and creating toys that have a broad appeal. Shiffman has established the company by introducing several toys including iZ, a three legged robot, Zoundz, a futuristic board game, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

The article reports that the robotics and entertainment products company Wow Wee Toys is planning to release a device that flies like bird. Its inventor Sean Frawley has named the device as the FlyTech Dragonfly. Moreover, it in informed that this robotic toy will be included in the American International Toy Fair for display.

The article evaluates the video game console Wii from Nintendo Co. Ltd.