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| High-tech toys, from the miniest MP3 to the mightiest plasma TV. | |
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Sony
DAV-C770 DVD Dream System Price: $600 through Sony VIP services (877-217-sony). What: A Digital Cinema Sound–Dolby Digital audiovisual system with a five-disc DVD-SACD-CD changer. Perfect for: A style-conscious home-theater fanatic. Why we love it: You can touch up your makeup in any of the satellite speakers or the subwoofer. What else: It also plays MP3s. 
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Sharp
AV-1 Multimedia Player Price: On sale for $350 at TKNY (21 Avenue B, near 2nd Street, 212-677-0500). What: An MP3 player that also plays video (up to one hour’s worth). Perfect for: A bored commuter who’s already mastered her Game Boy. Why we love it: It’s perfect for taking a couple of episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm (downloaded from your VCR) on the road. What else: Taking a cue from Nokia cell phones, Sharp included a replaceable snap-on front cover that comes in ten colors and patterns. |
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Muji
CD-1 Wall-Hookable CD Player Price: $152 at TKNY (21 Avenue B, near 2nd Street, 212-677-0500). What: An adorable wall-mountable CD player with built-in stereo speakers. Perfect for: A space-challenged music lover. Why we love it: The open-air design turns any CD into spin art.
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Samsung
Seventeen-inch Widescreen LCD TV Price: $1,799 at Harvey Electronics (2 West 45th Street, 212-575-5000). What: One of the only PIP (picture-in-picture) LCD TVs on the market, which allows you to watch two shows at once. Perfect for: An attention-span-challenged aesthete. Why we love it:It’s only two inches thin, the widescreen format is perfect for letterboxed movies, it’s HDTV-upgradeable, and you can even use it as a monitor.
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Sony
DCR-IP55 MicroMV Digital Handycam Price: $1,200 at B&H. What: A MicroMV camcorder (it uses Sony-exclusive tapes that are even smaller than DV cassettes) with a ten-times optical zoom, a Carl Zeiss lens, and a 2.5-inch LCD screen. Perfect for: A size-conscious Spielberg. Why we love it: The fold-down grip gives it Super-8-era retro appeal. What else: The 2.5-inch Touch Panel LCD screen lets you control the camcorder through an intuitively designed on-screen menu.
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| Edited by Simon Dumenco. Photographed by Antonis Achilleos. | |
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From the November 25, 2002 issue of New York
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