GIZMOS

LG LH9000

The LG LH9000 is a plasma television with a disconnected personality. Cutting a long story short, the set features wireless HDMI outputs. Translation: you can now enjoy the benefits of the Playstation 3 or a set top box without wiring them up to your TV. Simply plug in your HD enabled device to the receiver which sits 10 meters away and voila. LG also claims that their wireless technology does not involve compression of images. Add that to the LH9000?s widescreen format and you get picture quality that stays top notch. Now that?s what you call, must see TV!

Available At: www.lge.com

Price: Not available

Eye-Fi Pro 4 GB

To put it simply, the Eye-Fi Pro 4GB SDHC card endows your ordinary run-off-the-mill camera with wireless capabilities. It allows you to automatically upload images straight from the camera to the computer. No router or internet connection required in case you are pairing it with a Wi-Fi enabled laptop. The card features selective transfer capability, allowing users to choose photos or videos they want to send. It can also automatically upload files to more than 25 online photo and video sharing sites. What an idea, sirjee!

Available At: www.eye.fi

Price: Rs 7,200

Powermat

Let?s not talk about Wi-Fi for a second. Now, how does the idea of powering up your devices wirelessly sound? That?s right. You can now charge your precious gadgets without any cords, all thanks to Powermat. The system pairs an ultra-thin mat with a receiver that connects to your device. Depending on the model, each Powermat can wirelessly charge up to 6 devices simultaneously. What?s interesting here is that the charging occurs at the same rate for each device. It?s like six chargers working on six devices at the same time.

Available At: www.powermatusa.com

Price: Not available

Samsung BD-P4600

Meet the Samsung BD-P4600. Aside from the characterless name, the device has a lot going for it especially in the size department; an anorexic 1.5 inches. Technically, we are looking at the world?s slimmest Blu-Ray disc player. However the feature which qualifies this wall mountable device to appear on this distinguished list is its support for Netflix and Pandora, which means that you can stream video and music over the network. How? By plugging an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi dongle to the 4600?s USB port. This enables the device to connect to the internet wirelessly. Now if only Netflix could be convinced to start operations in India.

Available At: www.samsung.com

Price: Rs 24,000

e-Starling Impact8

Photo Frame

Before you scream ?there are other Wi-Fi enabled frames in the market,? hear me out. The Impact8 frame can download and display photos straight off your local network. That?s regular. The frame also provides the ability to email photos directly to the frame?s unique on board email address. That?s not regular. Think about it. You, your family or your amigos can now send images straight to the device without a PC. Keep an eye on what gets sent though. We don?t want to see pictures of you doing things deemed illegal in many states floating around the frame while the family has just settled for dinner, now do we?

Available At: www.estarling.com

Price: Rs 8,300

Whirlpool Centralpark Fridge

Way out of line here, but a fridge with Wi-Fi capabilities deserves special mention for the sheer gutsiness of the whole idea. Basically the refrigerator features a dock based technology called Centralpark. So, you can attach gadgets like a Ceiva digital photo frame, an iPod or a Clio Vu tablet PC to your fridge door instead of magnets, sticky notes, shopping lists, divorce papers etc. In fact you can take the tablet out shopping with you as a kind of sophisticated buying list. You can also watch films and look up recipes on the tablet when it?s docked back to the fridge. Now tell me, how many fridges can claim to do all that?

Available At: www.whirlpool.com or www.bestbuy.com

Price: Not available

ThinkGeek

Wi-Fi T-Shirt

A Wi-Fi detector in the garb of an ordinary 100% cotton t-shirt, this piece of work shows signal potency of an 802.11b/g connection via glowing bars in the front. The AAA battery pack which powers this display is hidden inside the shirt. Battery life can go up to many hours. The animated label is hooked on and fastened up so you can remove the ribbon connector and leave the ribbon cable inside to avoid laundry related deactivation. You might not be wired but you might look weird. But then, life is full of such ironies.

Available At: www.thinkgeek.com

Price: Rs 1,000

EVOKE Flow

Listening to FM radio is so 1960?s. Switch to EVOKE Flow and tune in to a wide selection of audio available on the internet. We are talking about thousands of online radio stations from around the world. FM radio is

also available in case you feel a craving coming on for hackneyed music. EVOKE Flow uses the same Wi-Fi technology that laptops use to connect to the internet wirelessly. In fact you can even browse and play music stored on a Wi-Fi enabled PC via the device. Groovy!

Available At: www.pure.com

Price: Rs 12,000 (minus shipping)

Novatel MiFi 2200

You see and hear about Photons and Netconnect, but even they need to be plugged in to the USB port to enable your pc to access the internet. Let?s not forget they also suck your laptop?s battery power like nobody?s business. Enter, the Novatel MiFi 2200. The credit card sized MiFi provides a portable and password-protected wireless hotspot with minimum fuss. Just like a personal Wi-Fi bubble. Simply press the power button, wait for thirty seconds and you now have your very own wireless internet hotspot. The MiFi basically converts a cellular internet signal into a bubble of Wi-Fi coverage that can be shared by up to 5 people. An EV-DO router with ?I want one? written all

over it.

Available At: www.novatelwireless.com

Price: Rs 4,900 + Data plan

HP Officejet J6480

The HP Officejet J6480 is a multifunction printer, but what we are interested in is its ability to print wirelessly via the 802.11g route. Setting up multiple computers for use with a wireless printer, which traditionally is a painful exercise, is also surprisingly easy on the J6480. Other plus points include a 35 page document feeder, a huge 250 sheet input tray and the ability to receive and store faxes even when the power is off.

Available At: www.shopping.hp.com

Price: Rs 9,700 (minus shipping)