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`Movies and the Internet
`HD DVD PLAYER
`In the battle to determine which high-definition DVD format will become the next standard,
`Toshiba is hoping the third time's a charm. The company's $399 third-generation HD DVD
`player, the HD-A30, is the latest blow in the consumer electronics fisticuffs between
`supporters of HD DVD and the Sony-backed Blu-ray format. The Toshiba player can
`connect to the Internet via an Ethernet port to download goodies like movie-related offers
`and software updates. It has full 1080p picture resolution and now supports 24p, which
`allows you to watch movies in their original format of 24 frames per second, resulting in
`what some call a more pleasing cinema-like picture.Toshiba is promoting the HD-A30
`player, available now, by including two free HD DVD titles -- "300" and "The Bourne
`Identity" -- and it recently received support from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation,
`which promised to release their movies on HD DVD instead of Blu-ray. Of course, other
`studios are just as committed to Blu-ray. So unless there's a surprise knockout this holiday
`shopping season, you can expect to see fourth-generation high definition players from
`both corners next fall. -- JOHN R. QUAIN, New York Times
`Teens, take those IMs with you
`ZIPIT WIRELESS MESSENGER
`As most parents of teenagers fully understand, a son or daughter's instant messaging can
`tie up the home computer for hours at a stretch. The pocket-sized Zipit Wireless
`Messenger is a $150 solution, with no monthly fees.
`The Z2, as the company wants the youth market to call it, is a second version of the
`device, designed to sniff out Wi-Fi hotspots so teenagers can IM their thumbs to death on
`their AOL, Yahoo or MSN accounts. Encrypted networks work, if the password is known.
`The device, available this month from zipitwireless.com, doubles as a picture viewer and
`MP3 player, and files can be stored on mini-SD memory cards.
`The device has rechargeable batteries and a color screen. The small keyboard's raised
`rubbery keys are backlighted, enabling IM-ing in a darkened theater or under the covers --
`unless a parent figures out the parental controls and limits access hours. -- WARREN
`BUCKLEITNER, New York Times
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