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Pop Pills On The Go $30, excaliburelectronics.com
The more pills you take, the more you need to know about them, especially on the road. Is it time for this one? What if I miss one? Can I eat this food? The Rx Master from Excalibur Electronics is a pocket-size device that not only carries the medicine but also reminds you when to take it. You can enter a drug name and it gives you the lowdown: the generic name, foods not to eat with it, and what to do if you miss a dose.
IT'S WAFER-THIN $50, www.t-mobile.com
If thin is in, then the Samsung T509 could not be much hipper. This wafer of a phone -- 0.38-inch thick and just under 3 ounces -- can play MP3s and other music files, and its camera can take pictures and video. It has mobile Internet connectivity and accepts wireless Bluetooth headsets.
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$700, www.pentaximaging.com
Digital cameras render pretty sharp pictures--most of the time. The Pentax K100D, coming in July, has a 6.1-megapixel image sensor that counteracts any remaining blur. Sensors in the camera detect movement and send signals that keep the sensor level while the camera moves.
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