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Evaluates the eMarker, a wireless device from Sony.

Reports on the launching of the Microsoft Xbox video game equipment from Microsoft Corp. at the 2000 2001 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vergas, Nevada.

Discusses the development of computer games for the personal computer. Details of Crimson Skies, a computer game by Microsoft; Class of games which are displaying movielike design, tone and texture; Fear that the experience of interaction of gaming is being lost in the movielike designs.

Focuses on the development of a home-based digital technology by Microsoft Corp. Description of the networked home; Features of the television; Components of the home entertainment systems.

Presents several computer games that look like movies. Crimson Skies; Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen; Shenmue.

Introduces several electronic toys and gadgets for children as of November 16, 2000. Phusion organizer with built-in camera from VTech Industries; Digital music players; Jam Studio drawing tablet from KB Gear Interactive.

Introduces the eXpanium, a compact disc player manufactured by Philips Electronics. Features of the player; Price of the product.

Presents news on technological innovations as of November 9, 2000. Information on the Uproar Web-enabled Sprint PCS cell phone with built-in MP3 player; Features and innovations of the D-Link DSB-R100 U.S.B. FM Radio; Advantages offered by Sierra Wireless' AirCard 510 personal computer card modem.

Discusses the value of the services offered by companies such as Expertcity. Availability of computer experts that are able to solve computer problems over the Internet; Account of the author's use of the services.

Focuses on the PlayStation 2 from Sony. Idea that the home video game console is closer to a personal computer than a game console; Features of the console, including ability to play audio compact discs and digital video disc (DVD) motion pictures, optical port for sound and other connection ports for digital devices.

Focuses on the attempt of Mick Bird, an adventurer, to be the first person to circle the globe alone in a rowboat. Details on the journeys he completed; Equipment he brought to link him to the rest of the world during his trip; Sea adventure of Bird.

Focuses on the development of fourth and fifth generation digital signal processor (DSP) chips by Texas Instruments. Description of the chips; Advances in the chips.

Evaluates the Olympus America Camedia C-211 Zoom digital camera. Features; Cost; Use of the Polaroid chemical print process; Images stored on a SmartMedia card for the computer; Drawbacks, including the lack of a viewfinder.

Presents information on a Web site created by Darren Aronofsky, a New York filmmaker for his movie `Requiem for a Dream.' Main characters of the movie; Features of the site.

Presents information on several products of interest to the computer industry. Services offered by the ActiveLink module from Glenayre; Functions of DigMedia's MusicStore digital audio jukebox; Advantages offered by the eShades computer display device from Inviso.

Presents information on `Direct Effect,' a music television show produced by Music Television (MTV). Highlights of the show.

Presents information on the W.EAR headphones developed by Sony Corp. Ideal use of the headphones; Price of the headphones.

Evaluates the Reebok's Smart Train high-tech shoes. Description of components; Two versions of the shoes.

Reports on the promotion of jukeboxes for home entertainment use that play music in MP3 and other digital formats. Review of jukeboxes including the AudioReQuest ARQ1 Digital Music System by ReQuest Multimedia; Description of the Nomad Jukebox by creative which is a portable compact disc player; Use of personal computer technology with the jukebox devices.

Discusses the growing popularity of graphic cards in computers. Increased use of games, DVD, and digital photography which has put a demand on computer graphic cards; Description of graphics cards which have developed into circuit boards; Two types of graphics cards which are Peripheral Component Interconnect (P.C.I.) and Accelerated or Advanced Graphics Port (A.G.P.).

Focuses on the popularity of handheld MP3 players, which are designed to be easy to use. Improvements in software, mainly centering around tonal quality, volume, and storage space; Expansion in the market for digital players; Advances in downloading the music; Different types of memory used in storage; Features of the MP3 player, the Rio 600; Outlook.

Assesses several music management software for digital audio players. Comparison between S3's Rio Audio Manager and Microsoft's Windows Media Player 7; Features of Sony's OpenMG Jukebox software; Process of transferring music to portable player using OpenMG.

Introduces a palm-based personal digital assistant manufactured by Sony Inc. Licensing of the operating system from Palm Inc. by Sony; Features of the handheld computer.

Reports that the Net Nanny International, a developer of Internet filtering software, announced that it had signed an agreement with the digital music retailer Musicrypt.com Inc. Implication of such agreement; Information on the BioPassword software-only security system; Views from John Heaven, president and chief executive officer of Musicrypt.com.

Presents information on several electronic products. Mavica MVC-CD1000 digital camera; RaveMP 2300 digital media player; eBook-Man handheld reader unveiled by the Franklin Electronic Publishers.

Reports on Marvel Comics venture into photo comic book in the Internet called SpiderCam. How its details and special effects are accomplished; Mission of Marvel Comics; Work involved on each SpiderCam script; Difficulties encountered on the venture.

Deals with the success of the Web site goosehead.com created by 15-year old Ashley Power from Southern California. Features of the site; Number of visitors per day attracted by the Web site; Why actor Richard Dreyfuss joined the Web site as a partner; Corporate expansion of the site.

Reports that Excite@Home has enabled a Web site to show the dashboard of race car driver Eddie Cheever's car as he races at the Indianapolis 500. Features of the Web site.

Focuses on interactive robotic dog toys. Features and capabilities of Poo-Chi, the interactive puppy from Tiger Electronics; Details on Robotic Puppy by Fisher-Price; Description of Puppy Magic by Toy Biz, a division of Marvel Enterprises.

Reports on a computer animation project of Digital Domain for the interactive museum called Experience Music Project in Seattle, Washington. Details on the efforts to digitize musician James Brown; Information on the museum; Challenge faced by the group of artists, animators and technicians, in creating the digital James Brown; Profile of Brown.

Features a self-taught programmer, Mark Chambers. His introduction to digital technology; Details on Webbe, a software device he invented which streamlines Internet functions; Reason for Webbe's popularity in Italy; Chambers' inspiration for Webbe; Other inventions and products introduced in the market by his company Webbe Incorporated.

Introduces a new line of flat-panel monitors released by Samsung Electronics in April 2000. Features of SyncMaster 150MP and 170MP monitors; Costs.

Provides information on ShopAssured, an online consumer protection service offered by WebAssured. Features of the site; Comments from Travis Morgan, president of the company.

Focuses on several technology items aimed at children and teenagers in the United States. Observation that they may be precursors of more serious items aimed at adults. Details on some of this items, used to communicate with one another, including the Quik Writer, Cybiko, Lightning Mail, V Mail, Kidz Digichat, Power Talk and Send It; Criticism of this technology for children.

Evaluates several portable compact disc (CD) players designed not to skip if moved. Examples of Sony Electronic's Walkman D-EJ915, Panasonic's Shock Wave Metal SL-SW870, and and a model from Aiwa America; How each performed.

Reports on the financial pledge of Microsoft, IBM and AT&T for the announced program of the United Negro College Fund. Information on the aim of the program which will improve computer access of students and faculty of its institutions; Comments from William H. Gray, president of the fund.

Focuses on Internet Pictures Corp. or iPix and Be Here Corp., two companies that make immersive interactive video technology, a technology that permits viewers to change their viewing perspectives. Features of iPix Movies; Details on Be Here's 360 iVideo; Comments from Ted Driscoll, president and chief executive of Be Here.

Presents information on computer games based on television programs. Elements of the computer game `Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'; Reason for the interest of computer game designers on television shows; Creative constraints of adopting television shows into computer games.

Provides information on computer games Unreal Tournament and Quake III Arena. Description of Unreal Tournament; Features of Quake III.

Deals with the photograph of the 1930 lynching of Tommy Shipp and Abe Smith displayed at the Roth Horowitz Gallery in New York City, New York and included in the exhibition `Witness.' Why lynching still haunts America's collective psyche; Implication of the memory of lynching.

Reports the development of Internet appliances, computers that are designed primarily for navigating the Internet. Product reviews of the Netpliance I-opener, the Compaq MSN Web Companion, the Qubit Technology Qubit, and the Acer America i-Station; Prices; Availability; Features.

Discusses online customer service for e-commerce shoppers. Icontact.com customer service representatives helping customers in real time; How the icontact.com technology lets virtual stores offer help to site visitors looking for something to buy; Question of whether consumers are comfortable with the idea that they are not shopping in complete anonymity; Appeal of the interactive Web service; Web sites that use the icontact technology.

Looks at how networked, computer-based slot machines have revolutionized the slot-machine industry. Background of slot machines; Comments from Ed Rogich, executive director of International Game Technology; Size of the largest slot machine jackpot; Payout regulations in Nevada; How the networked jackpots work. INSET: Computers Keep Gamblers, and the Casinos, Happy.

Focuses on batteries as the weak point in portable technology. Ubiquity of batteries in low- and hi-tech devices; The battery industry's failure to keep pace with the evolution of the electronic components that drive popular high-tech devices; Inability of manufacturers to improve the electrochemical process that produces electricity in a battery; Overview of the development and use of batteries; Choosing a battery.

Discusses personalization of Internet services for United States customers. Factors influencing the increasing popularity of personalized services, including the Internet's growth; Difficulty of navigating the Internet; Services which offer personalizations, like Yahoo's My Yahoo, Excite's My Excite, and the set-top Web cruiser My Web TV; Features; Comments from users of personalized services. INSET: Finding the service right for you.

Profiles David Kirk, author and illustrator of children's books. How Kirk started in his career; Books written by Kirk; Educational background; Professional background.

Describes the television set-top box powered by WebTV Networks, a subsidiary of Microsoft. Features; Information on EchoStar's DISHPlayer 500 with Microsoft's Personal TV Service and WebTV Plus; What consumers can look forward to.

Focuses on Magnavox Mobile911 cell phone designed to dial 911, the emergency hotline of the United States. Features of the device; Cost; Availability.

Reports on the circumnavigation voyage of the sailboat Makulu II owned by Heather Halstead in 1999. Use of computer technology in the sailboat's communication system; Features of its Web site; Educational information given to elementary students via the Internet.

Provides information on a Web site for disabled person unveiled by We Media company. Features of the site; Services offered.