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  • Jukebox heroes

    Why choose a portable MP3 jukebox over an ordinary MP3 player? Two words: storage space. These two jukeboxes all can store over 1,000 MP3 files. If you can handle the added heft--and relatively higher price--of these jukeboxes, then you can carry your entire music collection with you.

  • First Take: Nintendo DS

    We take Nintendo's newly announced portable for a test drive.

  • How Intel plans to connect all your home gadgets

    The chip giant has a device--the Intel Media Adapter--that someday could help connect your PC to your TV or audio system. It won't be on store shelves anytime soon, but it's an important indicator of where we're headed. Here's why.

  • Video games will smash movies

    Movies and books are legitimate ways to tell a story, but what about video games? With current technological advances, what's to stop companies from making a realistic, interactive story that you can play? ZDNet's resident gamer, Darren Gladstone, talks about the future of entertainment.

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