Contents

iWant an iPod

Our music editor writeswell, OK, gushesabout Apple’s acclaimed iPod digital music box and checks out the world of legal downloads. By Michaelangelo Matos


Toys With Tech

Because an estimated two-thirds of all new toys have Intel Inside, make sure you have plenty of batteries on hand. By Frank Catalano


Games We Played

Forget batteries and software. There’s a new generation of inexpensive board games, and some of them are conceived and made right here in Seattle. By Samantha Storey


Fry’s With That

At the motherboard of all electronics stores, tech toys cool and awesome tease our geeks. By Michaelangelo Matos


Action Figures In

Some kids never grow up. They just keep on collecting those He-Man characters. By Neal Schindler


DVD Magic

There’s a simple way to preserve those home video cassettes that are gathering dust and turn them into DVDs. By Neal Schindler


Be George Jetson

Mowing the lawn, vacuuming the rugthese are chores you need not do in the age of increasingly sophisticated robots, some of which (some of whom?) behave as if they are alive. By Tom Keogh


Video Lame Game

It’s an off year for video games, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t new releases to give the addict you know. By David Stoesz


Holiday Calendar

By Neal Schindler and Brandon Ivey


EDITOR: Chuck Taylor

ART DIRECTORS: Karen Steichen and Aimee Ziemer

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