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Talking Street

Juniper Foo | Nov 15, 2004

One more good reason to get a triband phone. Talking Street isn't so much a product as a service you purchase over your cell phone. If you're solo and a stranger to New York or Boston, Talking Street works like an audio walking tour--only it's over your handset. And you determine your pace and destination by calling a number, picking a stop and listening in to the relevant audio segment. How cool is that?

Price: US$5.95 per audio tour, valid for a week
Availability: Talking Street
Device: Cell phone walking tour
Basic specs: Free previews, celebs narrate the audio segments with Sigourney Weaver on the Lower Manhattan & World Trade Center Site, Jerry Stiller on New York's Lower East Side, and Steve Tyler on Boston

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Miravision

Juniper Foo | Aug 26, 2004

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the coolest of them all? Step aside, wicked stepmother. Make way for Miravision, where things are not what they seem. A brainchild of Philips, this converged device hides an LCD TV behind a thin polarized reflective sheet. Switch on the TV, and your favorite reality show comes on. Turn the TV off, and now it's an innocuous wall-hanging mirror. For those who like to admire their reflection, a "picture in mirror" mode lets you watch Singapore Idol in a corner of the frame at the same time. The screen can also be hooked up to a PC for surfing the Net, and there're plans for a waterproof version to grace bathroom walls. So now you see it, now you don't.

Price: Est. S$5,000-S$6,000 (US$2,922–US$3,506)
Availability: Global launch, October-November
Device: LCD TV-mirror
Basic specs: Available in 17-inch, 23-inch and 30-inch widescreen versions, Super IPS display, accepts component, HD and XVGA signals, multiple AV inputs, customizable frames

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