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From full-fledged Web devices to compact—and in some cases,
wearable—organizers, the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
revealed this spring's Internet fashions.
Microsoft's
Windows CE and MSN service will power a slew of new Web appliances. Easy
to set up and sleekly designed with built-in screens and keyboards, these
units are meant only to get you on the Web quickly and for reading e-mail.
Vestel's Internet.Terminal ( www.vestel-usa.com
) offers one-button access to the Web and e-mail, and will be available in
three models: one with a 15-inch CRT monitor and two with flat-panel LCDs.
(Price and availability were not set at press time.)
Acer's I-Station ( www.acer.com
), scheduled to be available this spring for about $200, features
one-click access and an LCD screen.
VTech's e-Mail Traveler ( www.vtechworld.com
) is designed for easy access to e-mail on the road, but with its address
book, to-do list and calendar, it also serves well as an inexpensive
personal digital assistant. The unit, which features a built-in modem and
a docking station with a full-size keyboard and printer port, will be
available in April for about $150.
Casio ( www.casio.com
) introduced three watches guaranteed to turn some heads. The Wrist Audio
Player features an MP3 player that stores about 30 minutes of CD-quality
sound for about $300. A USB cable makes it easy to download music from a
Windows PC. The PC-Unite watch ($99 to $129) doubles as a personal
information manager that can exchange contact and calendar information
with Windows PCs via infrared beam. The Wrist Camera (about $200) is a
wearable digital camera that can store up to 100 images. All three "wrist
data devices" will be available in the spring, according to the
company.
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