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Dear
readers,
Want to know how much
radiation your cell phone emits? Our just-revised "Cell
phone radiation chart" has the answer. We have numbers on
the 10 lowest-radiation phones in the U.S. and Europe as well
as the 10 highest. (The latter list is that rarest of birds: a
Top 10 list that manufacturers would rather avoid.) The jury
is still out on the health implications of cell phone
radiation, but our lists give you some data to ponder the next
time your phone is pressed up to your ear. And while we're on
the subject of lists, CNET's Hardware team has just reviewed
four low-cost LCD monitors and designated one as a CNET
Editors' Top 5 pick. Now, that's a list worth shooting for.
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does it better
Who needs all that office
equipment clutter? Nowadays, you can ditch a lot of your hardware in
favor of online alternatives. We'll show you how to throw out your
printer, fax machine, storage drive, and, in some cases, even your
phone. In Software
A
pair of plasma TVs: thin is in
We take a
look at a couple of plasma-panel TVs from Marantz and Sampo. Have
these exotic screens come down enough in price and improved
sufficiently in terms of durability to the point where you should
consider hanging one on your living room wall? Read on and we'll let
you know. In Electronics
Cell
phone radiation chart--updated!
Ericsson
and Nokia can breathe a sigh of relief. Their phones, the T28 and
5170, respectively, have held the top spots on our radiation chart
for the past several months. But now there's a new No. 1: Motorola's
V120c. Check out its SAR data numbers along with the figures for the
rest of the new summer phones. In Wireless
Windows
XP goes public
On Friday, Microsoft dragged
Windows XP out of beta and into feature-complete Release Candidate
1. We dug into this $10 public version to find out what you can
expect from the Windows 2000 replacement, from its nefarious product
activation scheme to Smart Tags. In Software
Four
on the floor: cheap 15-inch LCDs
Yeah,
there are some trade-offs, but these displays have enormous appeal
for a broad range of consumers, including business and SOHO users,
students, and just about anybody who wants to conserve desk space.
In Hardware
Extending
Microsoft FrontPage 2002
Do you need more
out of FrontPage 2002? We've taken a look at extensions for the
program, and we've come up with six easy solutions to meet your
needs, from setting page margins to editing images to inserting
metadata automatically. Follow our instructions, and you should be
up and running with these add-ons in no time. In Web Building
The popular video game You Don't Know Jack has recently been
remade into a TV game show, hosted by the inimitable Paul Reubens
(best known for his character Pee-wee Herman). Are conventional,
non-digitally-inspired TV game shows feeling threatened by Jack's
crossover success? We bet that they are. But the CNET Top 10 team
has a solution for these game shows: why not just update your
formats and subject matter to get with the digital world? We
modestly suggest the following:
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The Dating Game
Our three
bachelorettes, Lara Croft, Aki Ross of Final Fantasy,
and Carmen Sandiego, try to distinguish 12-year-old boys from
wealthy 30-somethings in an AOL chat room. |
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The All-New Dating Game
All
wooing takes place via instant messenger. |
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Weakest Link
Webvan, you are
the weakest link. Good-bye. |
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Name That Tune
Shawn Fanning,
can you name the one song left on Napster? |
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Hollywood Squares
Populate all
the squares with out-of-work tech icons, from the Pets.com
sock puppet to William Shatner. "I'll take Clippy for the
block." |
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Battle of the Network
Stars
Windows NT administrators go toe-to-toe
with washed-up TV personalities. |
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Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire...Again
Former paper millionaires
try to win back their fortunes. |
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Make Me Laugh
Venture
capitalists try to make it through dot-com pitches without
giggling. |
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$100,000 Pyramid
Clue:
"Vultures...flesh-eating bacteria...Microsoft." Category:
"Things that devour other things!" |
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Wheel of Fortune
THE C_BE
S_CKS! "I'd like to buy a vowel, Mr.
Jobs." |
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