Issue # 36 / August 2003

Tech Head
Check out the newest gadgets to hit the streets

By: Julian Quintana

       On the road, technology can may a worthwhile trip even more entertaining.

       Tired of listening to repetitive tunes on the radio? Maybe it's time to invest in your own music. The new Apple iPod gives you that chance to take 10, 15 or 30 GB worth of music with you; every GB fits just about 200 songs, so you do the math.
Retails for $299 (10 GB), $399 (15 GB) and $499 (30 GB)

       If noise is starting to drain out your music, it can be a major drag…unless you're wearing a pair of Sony Noise-Canceling Earphone. Reducing the sound up to 70% is just what you need to ignore the annoying construction work across the street. Retails for $89

       And there's more for all you music junkies out there. Belkin offers the TuneCast FM Transmitter, which transmits any audio onto your radio via a wireless FM transmission. All you have to do is plug it into the headphone jack of a device.
Retails for $29.95

       If you're more interested in viewing movies on-the-road, Toshiba's SD-P2000 is a portable DVD player, with a large progressive scan screen that plays many disc formats and doubles as an MP3 player. Although it isn't a home theater system, it's the best way to get through a road trip. Retails for $450

       If you can't part with the home theater experience, i-glasses HRV is the solution for the not-so-portable large screen TV. Video is displayed on special goggles, which hook up to any video device via a composite connection, giving you the feeling that you're staring straight at a home theatre setup. Retails for $699





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