01 War Games
The third God Of War game, Chains Of Olympus, sees Kratos (pictured looking resolute) defending the city of Attica from invading armies. www.godofwargame.com
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02 Sweet Tooth
At last Bluetooth enters the MP3 arena. Sony’s latest big screen jukebox, the NWZA820, ditches wires and uses Bluetooth headphones instead. Its 32GB of space plus 36 hours of playback makes for a very likeable machine. www.sony-mea.com
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03 The Big Picture
Isn’t it annoying when you’re trying to watch a movie, but keep getting distracted by other things in the room – the ticking clock, the traffic outside, your friend nagging you? Well now you can block out the rest of the world entirely. The Vuzix iWear AV920 is a pair of glasses containing a virtual 62 inch screen. Plug this self-styled ‘face furniture’ into your iPod, onto your eyes and into your ears, and suddenly you’re totally immersed in the action. www.vuzix.com
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04 Living in a Box
What happens when a footballer, a policeman and a rock singer meet in a box? Here’s how to find out. Each Cube World box contains a stick figure, who’s well behaved on their own. But connect the boxes and anything can happen. Will you see a friendly chat over coffee or a no-holds-barred fistfight? www.cubeworld.info
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05 The Steel Deal
Here is a pricey phone for the deep pocketed. Aside from the 200-year-old African Blackwood adorning the casing, the Luna Steel uses aircraft steel on the back panel and the function keys. There’s also Bluetooth, a decent camera, audio playback and 64MB of memory. Not that you’re not spending US$5,000 on functionality… www.gresso.com
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06 Sword Play
Codenamed ‘Kodachi’ after the small Japanese sword, Lenovo’s Thinkpad X300 is the thinnest and lightest notebook in its class; less than 1.85cm at its thinnest point. It features environmentally conscious technologies such as low-voltage processors and a micro wind farm (not really). www.lenovo.com
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Close Up
The latest in Panasonic’s ‘Travellers’ Zoom’ series, the 9.1 megapixel DMC-TZ15 offers a healthy dollop of new features. Despite the slimline body, this model packs in a Leica lens with a hefty 10x optical zoom, tucked neatly into the metal body. Round the back, it’s all about the screen – a huge 3 inch ‘intelligent’ LCD. www.panasonic.ae
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Repeat Success
The Earworms language CDs combine hundreds of useful words and phrases with catchy songs you’ll want to play over and over again. While you bop your head to the tune, you’ll be learning a language. Easy.
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09 Made to Measure
There’s nothing worse than discovering you’re over the weight limit in front of a busy check-in queue, who then collectively tut while watching you extract all manner of embarrassing items (the latest Paris Hilton album, your dirty underwear, your floppy-eared teddy bear…) from your bags. Avoid red faces with this portable digital luggage scale. Simple to use, the Balanzza weighs up to 44kg and can switch to lbs in a click. www.balanzza.co.uk
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10 Monkey Business
PDA passing out? Camera on its last shot? Never fear, for this ingenious portable charger, the PowerMonkey, will juice up your device anytime, anywhere. Once charged, this back-up battery machine will hold its power for up to a year. www.powertraveller.eu
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