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The Digital Holiday Shopping List

What cool tools will you give this holiday season? Which ones will you ask for? We have ideas for everybody, from gadget freaks to audiophiles.

Michael S. Lasky and the Editors of Digital World

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Retro Video Games, Retro Prices

Photograph: Marc Simon
Jakks Pacific has a slew of all-in-one game devices, including a Spider-Man controller ($25) with five original games; an EA Sports model ($20) with the Sega Genesis Madden football game; Ms. Pac Man TV Games ($20) with four other arcade classics; and a World Poker Tour game ($20) with poker chips for buttons. Each comes with a joystick or game pad and is ready to run when connected to a TV.

One thing we'd change: A steering wheel controller would make the auto racing games more fun.

Desktop Weather Forecaster

Photograph: Marc Simon
Want to know what tomorrow's weather will be like? With the $160 Color Weather Station from Oregon Scientific, you need look no further than your desk. The 3.75-inch color LCD screen shows current and forecast weather conditions (indoor and outdoor temperatures, barometric pressure, and humidity) along with a dual-alarm atomic clock. Forecasts appear with amusingly hokey sound-enhanced photos.

One thing we'd change: Though the Sierra Club-type photographs are delightful eye candy, the synthesized environmental sounds have got to go.

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