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Sneak peek at new gadgets: CES 2010 preview; Holiday gift ideas

The Incredible Splitting Cell Phone; Holiday gift ideas: Video games and toys
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Sneak peek at new gadgets: CES 2010 preview

The Consumer Electronics Association held its annual CES preview in New York this week. Read full story

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The Incredible Splitting Cell Phone
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Holiday gift ideas: Video games and toys
Video games are not just for kids, most of us who grew up with either the Super Nintendo or Atari 2600 game systems know that. So don't feel guilty about perusing our favorite games for this holiday season, whether you own a Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii. Plus we threw in some "regular" games and even some favorite iPhone games to consider.

Holiday gift ideas: home entertainment gadgets
We are closer than ever to the realization of the networked living room dream that has been promised for years by technology vendors. No longer do we need to consume our content in one location on a specific device – the networked home means you can consume digital entertainment in a variety of locations and in a variety of ways. Here's a bunch of products that you'll want to add to your home network to be entertained.

Holiday gift ideas: Digital photography, video and more
It's amazing to see not only megapixels going up while prices go down, but the size of cameras, both for taking still images and videos, have also gotten so small. This doesn't cover the entire range of products out there in the world of digital photography, it covers the stuff that we were able to try and like here at the office.

Holiday gift ideas: home and office gear
Just because you have a fancy new computer doesn't mean that you're totally set on your technology acumen. You gotta trick out the rest of your office (either at home or at work) with the latest gear to help supplement that fancy new system. Here's some of our favorites from the past few months.

Holiday gift ideas: Travel Gear
Gadgets were practically invented for mobile business workers – always traveling, they're always looking for technology that makes their journeys easier, more productive, and even fun or entertaining. You can argue that other categories in the gift guide, such as portable entertainment, smart phones, even computers/notebooks owe their existence to the road warrior. That said, here are some travel (or automobile) specific gadgets that we enjoyed.

Holiday Gift Ideas: Portable Entertainment
Hard as it is to believe, there are other gift ideas in the portable entertainment space other than the iPod. Here are some reviews of some things we've tried over the past few months.

Holiday Gift Ideas: Storage
The more digital content that we create (music, photos, movies, etc.) and the more we want to share it with others, the more likely it is we'll need some place to store it. You might be looking at digital cameras or music players on your holiday list, but just as important is storage that helps you keep the content stored or created with those gadgets safe and sound. Here are some storage products and concepts we liked.

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