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By Brian Lam
Media in the Round
Most PCs are too square to get away with kickin' it in the living room. Not Sony's new TP1 media center. It records TV and plays back movies, music, and photos — all while looking as delicious as the center of an Oreo. The well-rounded entertainer uses notebook processors that are fast enough for media duties but slurp less power and produce less noise than desktop hardware. And instead of a rat's nest of wires running to the home theater, the TP1 extends its clean design by transmitting all A/V signals through a single HDMI cable. Now that's a perfect circle.
TP1: $1,600, www.sonystyle.com
Portable Lodge
Burton's latest winter sport bag is an après-ski multitool. It features a laptop sleeve, built-in speakers, and a CD wallet, protected by a metal frame that unfolds into a chair. Oh, and there's a dedicated pocket for a deck of cards and an insulated compartment for a shot glass and a bottle of booze (or a thermos of hot cocoa), as well as a bottle opener on the keychain. What, no swimsuit pouch for impromptu hot-tubbing?
Liquid Lounger: $130, www.burton.com
Swivel Servant
This MacBook doppelgänger from Toshiba may be housed in a familiar white chassis, but it's got the substance to back up its style. The 12.1-inch wide-aspect LCD flips over to unleash a full tablet PC, while an external digital display allows you to see email alerts and calendar entries without popping the lid. It runs Microsoft's new Vista OS like a champ, and at less than 4 pounds, you can tote it anywhere.
Portégé R400: $2,599, www.toshiba.com
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