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CAMERA
Déjé View
Leica's first digital shooter looked and felt like a traditional film camera, but its successor, the Digilux 2, actually operates like one. Knurled rings on the lens barrel let you manually focus, adjust the aperture, and zoom on the fly, just like a classic 35-mm SLR. Best of all, the Digilux's retro styling blends seamlessly with its modern perks - a 5-megapixel CCD, a bright 2.5-inch LCD, and magnified focus-assist in the electronic viewfinder.
Digilux 2: $1,850, www.leica-camera.com
CELL PHONE
Metrocellular
Nokia's 7200 brings high-fashion, man-purse sensibilities to a brawny cell phone. Pick one of three faddy fabric covers (such as oh-so-chic "Brown," shown), matching carrying case, and complementary wrist strap. Then impress your drinking buddies with the 7200's tough-guy guts, including a 65,000-color screen, a stereo FM tuner, and a digicam for picture and video messaging. Fabulous!
7200: $300-$400, www.nokia.com
CAR
Speed Metal
Put the pedal to the durable, lightweight alloy. The 612 Scaglietti is the first V-12 all-aluminum chassis Ferrari. Its innovative frame significantly reduces the car's weight while giving it unprecedented strength: The 612 is 132 pounds lighter and 60 percent more rigid than its predecessor, the 456M. The massive 540-horsepower engine can blast the car from zero to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds, with a top speed of 196 mph. Look for it to roar through Europe in March and into the US by year's end.
612 Scaglietti: around $250,000, www.ferrari.com
GAME PC
The Silent Killer
The Voodoo F-50 is the Navy Seal of high-end game PCs - versatile, powerful, and stealthy. The secret to its silence is good plumbing. Instead of whiny fans, an elaborate array of liquid-filled pipes uses convection to transfer heat from internal hot spots like the videocard and CPU to the aluminum case, which acts as a giant heat sink. This system keeps the hardware noise below 20 decibels without sacrificing one Hertz of power. Now when you're tweaked out on Call of Duty, you'll know that sputtering is an approaching tank and not a hard drive meltdown.
Voodoo F-50: $3,000, www.voodoopc.com
JACKET
Slim Down
You don't have to bulk up to warm up. The Montbell Ultralight Down Inner Jacket tips the scales at just 7.4 ounces (slightly heavier than a cotton T-shirt), so it keeps you toasty and dry without making you look like the Michelin Man. Incubate beneath the slim-profile, goose feather fill while the tough Ballistic Airlight nylon shell and elasticized wrists keep out the elements. If the storm breaks, head to the park for a game of toss - the jacket squeezes down into a Nerf football-sized stuff sack.
U.L. Down Inner Jacket: $129, www.montbell.com
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Attack of the Clones
The Road to Dogville
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