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PDA
Palm Boy Advance
The PDA meets the GBA - only better. The Zodiac is a Palm OS 5.2-driven device that does all the usual stuff handhelds do and runs games at twice the resolution of Game Boy Advance. Pop a title like Midway's SpyHunter into the SD slot (or download one from the Web) and play to your heart's content. The Zodiac, which packs a 200-MHz processor and an ATI graphics chip, is also Bluetooth-enabled, so multiplayer battles are possible, too. Just don't get caught yelling an untimely "Gotcha!" at the office.
Zodiac: $299, www.tapwave.com
TOY
In-Your-Face IM
Step up from your walkie-talkie with the Eye-Link. The spy toy features an arm-mounted keypad and an LCD monocle. Send messages up to 200 feet over a 433-MHz radio signal to your partner's scrolling, one-line display. An unlimited number of agents can join the convoy - as long as they have the gear. With nine channels to choose from, counterintelligence will have a hard time tapping into your party line.
Eye-Link: $30 per pair, www.wildplanet.com
WIRELESS HARD DRIVE
Beyond iPod
Carry your entertainment library in your back pocket. Toshiba's compact Hopbit stores up to 3,000 snapshots, 1,000 MP3s, or 37 hours of MPEG-4 video. Upload the files from your computer via USB, then access them with your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, PDA, headphones, or laptop. The storage device serves up data for six hours before needing a recharge.
Hopbit: $599, www.dynamism.com/hopbit
WATCH
News Watch
With Fossil's Philippe Starck MSN Watch, you have no excuse for being late - or missing the news. A radio receiver grabs continuous updates from Microsoft's monthly subscription service, MSN Direct. Breaking news alerts, stock quotes, weather, and traffic appear as short text messages on the LCD. One-way IM capabilities allow for a quick "I love you" from your honey. Just don't get RSI from all that wrist flicking.
Philippe Starck MSN Watch: price TBD; service, $10 per month, www.direct.msn.com
SOCCER BALL
Paintball
Once you've mastered FIFA 2004, take your soccer game outside with a Puma Paintura Pitch ball. The shoemaker commissioned artists from two international collectives to kick around 12 designs for a limited-edition run. This one's the work of illustrator David Folvari, whose tools of choice are a pencil and a Mac. Pick up his ghetto-fabulous ball before the competition does - only 150 of the polyurethane skins are available.
Paintura Pitch: $250, www.puma.com
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