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"  Workshop on Wheels Table saws might be a fixture in nearly every woodworking shop, but that doesn&amp;#039;t mean they have to stay put. Craftsman&amp;#039;s Professional 10-in. Portable Table Saw ($450) is a 126-pound, 15-amp powerhouse with a folding stand and built-in handles, so you can roll it around like a fully loaded hand truck. The aluminum rails slide to the right as well as to the left of the 36-tooth carbide blade, making it more versatile than traditional table saws, which only extend to the right. When the unit is folded, with its blades, cord, rip fence and other parts stored on board, it has a garage-friendly footprint of 2.3 x 2.2 ft. sears.com/tools   border=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;#cccc99&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; 10-IN. TABLE SAW (1) The sliding miter table and pivoting fence ensure accurate crosscuts, and can be quickly removed and stored on the unit. (2) The router table slides on rails to provide a larger work surface. (3) Front and rear rails extrude to allow for a 33-in. right or 30-in. left rip capacity. WISH LIST: Better Mousetrap?  Total Towel Control Our laziest prayers have finally been answered--simplehuman&amp;#039;s Flip-Top Paper Towel Holder ($20) lets you tear off individual sheets with a single hand. In case you haven&amp;#039;t been monitoring one-handed towel-holder technology, products with similar claims tend to be wall mounted, and many simply don&amp;#039;t work, often toppling or unraveling the roll. The Flip-Top holder&amp;#039;s stainless steel base keeps it upright, and the variable-force tension arm holds the towels in place, adjusting the pressure to accommodate rolls of varying sizes. simplehuman.com  Power Player A no-frills portable DVD player with a 7-in. screen can be had for as little as $120. But with a giant leap in screen quality, battery life and file compatibility, Panasonic&amp;#039;s DVD LX-97 ($400) is a top of the line model at a midrange price. It plays store-bought DVDs as well as burned DVD-RWs on a 9-in., adjustable-tilt widescreen LCD with more than 500 lines of resolution. It also can play sound through your car stereo with an FM transmitter, and its battery runs for up to 10 hours. panasonic.com  In the arms race between next-generation video games and real-life toys, Hasbro has beefed up its Lazer Tag arsenal with the Tag Master Blaster ($50). It can fire standard infrared laser &amp;quot;tags&amp;quot; in automatic bursts. When things get really hairy, it has a missile that sails up to 40 ft. before impacting, shooting tags in a 10- to 20-ft. radius. lazertag.com  Mobile Home The Dock-N-Talk ($170 to $230) from Phone Labs makes the prospect of dumping your landline even more attractive. It connects your cellphone, via cable or Bluetooth to a standard corded phone or cordless base station. No more missed calls because your cellphone was upstairs, powered down, or away from the one &amp;quot;sweet spot&amp;quot; in the house where it gets reception. phonelabs.com  WHAT&amp;#039;S THE BIG DEAL? Dual-boot programs have been around for years, but they&amp;#039;re far from user friendly. If Apple can seamlessly integrate Windows on its machines, it could mean the end of computing&amp;#039;s longest-running rivalry as we know it. The Mac minority would have access to PC-only software, and Windows users could try a Mac without abandoning their trusted operating system. DOES IT RUN ON ANY MAC? Boot Camp, which is available as a public beta (the full version will be included in the next major OS X release), runs on the latest Macs using Intel&amp;#039;s Core Duo processors. That includes the iMac, the Macbook Pro laptop and the Mac mini, a pint-size desktop computer that starts at $600. IS IT EASY TO INSTALL? The installation process was straightforward, requiring only a handful of steps. We downloaded Boot Camp onto a brand-new 1.66-GHz Intel-based Mac mini. Like other dual-boot solutions, Boot Camp requires you to partition your hard drive into OS X- and Windows XP-formatted sections. Finally, we inserted a Windows XP disc and waited for the magic to happen. DID IT WORK? We&amp;#039;re not sure why it was so shocking or why it felt so momentous, but Windows XP installed itself and started running on the Mac mini. As a quick test, we also installed Microsoft Office for Windows, which ran without a hitch. The Mac-PC rivalry hasn&amp;#039;t died yet, but this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.  Underwater MP3 Player To our surprise the SwiMP3 ($199), a 35MB MP3 player that lets you listen to music while submerged, actually works. It transmits sound through the principle of bone conduction--the speakers rest on your cheekbones, vibrating the fluid in your inner ears. finisinc.com/swimp3  Ryobi is expanding its line of ONE+ cordless tools, which feature interchangeable 18-volt NiCd batteries that power everything from chain saws and wet/dry vacuums to this ONE+ Hand Planer ($70). It&amp;#039;s the first low-cost cordless planer, and it features design improvements over its corded predecessor, such as a longer front foot for improved control. ryobitools.com  My First Camera If you&amp;#039;ve ever watched a child pick up your brand-new $400 digital camera and promptly drop it, you understand the reasoning behind Fisher-Price&amp;#039;s Kid-Tough Digital Camera ($70). Simple enough for kids as young as 3, this durable camera has 8MB of memory, a two-eyed viewfinder and an LCD screen. The photos it takes can be transferred via USB and printed at sizes up to 4 x 6 in. fisher-price.com  Low-Orbit Workout We don&amp;#039;t normally endorse anything sold via infomercials. But testing is believing, and the Bowflex Revolution ($2500) is the first Bowflex we&amp;#039;ve tried that lives up to its own hype. Using plates filled with coiling elastic straps--technology developed to fight muscle atrophy suffered by the International Space Station&amp;#039;s occupants--this compact gym provides smooth, constant resistance for a huge range of exercises. The resistance plates are useful for isolating muscles and avoiding potential injuries, making this machine a perfect fit for physical therapy as well as standard workouts. The gym&amp;#039;s footprint shrinks to 55 x 37 in. with the arms and bench folded--small enough for an apartment, or possibly a space station. bowflexrevolution.com  By using steam as part of a wash cycle, LG&amp;#039;s pricey-yet-innovative SteamWasher ($1499) manages to be the most water- and energy-efficient front-loading washing machine on the market. And since most clothes don&amp;#039;t need to be cleaned as often as they are, the high-tech washer also has a 20-minute detergent-free, steam-only cycle that reduces wrinkles and odors for up to five garments at a time. lgusa.com  Yamaha is billing its luxurious FX Cruiser High Output as the most comfortable and fuel-efficient personal watercraft on the water. We spent a day on Georgia&amp;#039;s Lake Oconee to find out just how deluxe a PWC can get.  HANDLING The lightweight High Output carved water like a PWC--even with a passenger on board--but glided over wake and waves with the stability of a boat. Topping out around 65 mph felt less like a brawl than on other models, thanks to the hip-bracing seatbacks. COMFORT Cushioned seats and wide handlebars, which tilt downward for a chopper-style lean, were perfect for hours of uninterrupted touring. And the rear-mounted handholds and overall stability made it easy to hit 50 mph before any passenger-driver bearhugs were necessary. FUEL ECONOMY Riders can track the watercraft&amp;#039;s fuel consumption on the dashboard. Between the fuel-sipping four-stroke engine and massive 18.5-gal. gas tank--bigger than that of any other deluxe cruiser on the market--the High Output has a range of up to 115 miles. --Erik Sofge  Irwin&amp;#039;s line of Quick-Grip XP One-Handed Bar Clamps ($20 to $40) pack the strength of a traditional bar clamp into a one-handed design. They provide up to 550 pounds of pressure, or 900 pounds if you use both hands. Available in capacities ranging from 6 in. (shown here) to 50 in., these clamps double as spreaders--the moving jaw can be detached and clipped onto the other end of the I-beam. irwin.com  Hands-Free Faucet The Pascal Culinary Faucet with Smart Technology ($849 to $995) from Brizo is a germaphobe&amp;#039;s dream come true--it activates when objects, such as your raw-chicken-slathered hands, are under the spout. The temperature and flow are set with a manual valve. brizo.com  Your fellow business travelers might beat you up for wearing Ogio&amp;#039;s oddball Laptop Bag with Shling Strap ($140). But after a day on your feet with a 6-pound laptop slowly dislocating your shoulder, that weight-distributing mini-harness (it fits over both shoulders) starts to look like pure, ugly genius. ogio.com  PM Abusive Lab Test  Laptop Sleeves Designed to serve as both stripped-down shoulder bags and protective cases to be stowed away in larger carriers, laptop sleeves are the more versatile alternative to bulky computer bags. But what makes one sleeve tougher--or more useful--than another? Since broken laptops tell few tales, we opted for a familiar test material that cracks or even shatters on impact--standard 1/2-in. drywall. To gauge its ability to absorb and deflect impact, each sleeve was filled with laptop-size sections of drywall and dropped onto all six sides and all four corners from 30 in. Here&amp;#039;s how the drywall crumbled.  BRENTHAVEN EDGE $50 brenthaven.com border=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Design \u2022 The exterior is ballistic nylon, with semirigid plates supporting every side. The flap unzips to reveal a heavily padded interior that fits a laptop snugly.  Usability \u2022  As a free-standing shoulder bag, the Edge is too stiff to wear comfortably. But tucked into a backpack or a piece of luggage, this sleeve might as well be an aluminum hardcase.  Protection \u2022  Despite some spectacular bounces, the Edge took everything we threw at it. The tightly held drywall inside suffered no discernible damage. Bottom Line  We can&amp;#039;t imagine a more durable laptop sleeve. All right, maybe something made out of aluminum--but that would run you much more than $50.   WATERFIELD SLEEVECASE $66 sfbags.com border=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Design \u2022 SleeveCases are highly customizable nylon and neoprene sleeves, sized to fit your specific laptop. We added an optional shoulder strap and Velcro-enclosure flap.  Usability \u2022  Minor touches, like the fast-opening flap and the loop on the bottom, make this flexible sleeve instantly appealing. Both features mean getting to your laptop is that much simpler.  Protection \u2022  It was sturdier than it looked, but not by much. The SleeveCase offered the least protection, with two corners of drywall cracked and the others crumpled. Bottom Line  Oddly, despite the poor drop-test results, this was our favorite sleeve--it&amp;#039;s the slimmest one, and has enough padding to deal with everyday bumps.    BOOQ POWERSLEEVE L  $66 sfbags.com border=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Design \u2022  The vertical-hanging PowerSleeve is billed as a sleeve, but built like a bag, with multiple gear pockets and high-density foam surrounding the laptop compartment.  Usability \u2022  It&amp;#039;s possible to stick this big sleeve in another bag, but at 3.3 in. thick, even overnight luggage would be a tight fit. But its cushioned strap was the most comfortable.  Protection \u2022  The drywall suffered a small crack on its top side, and all four corners were slightly crumpled. Sounds bad, but not when compared to the unprotected-drywall control test. Bottom Line  As a sleeve, it lacks versatility. But the PowerSleeve is a great laptop bag, with impressive protection and the right amount of extra storage space.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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