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...left is the gunner, whose job is to feed in rounds, making sure they don't tangle. Below and ahead but out of sight unless he leans back so far he is lying almost flat is the driver. In here, the team commands its own little world. This button swings the turret around. The switch in front of the gunner fires an optically tracked wire-guided missile. But the outside world is harder to control. Out there, over the Iraqi border, are enemies who will want to kill these Americans if war comes. And now protesters at home are demanding...
...weapons-grade Greek as it was in the film. "They will be a little hipper, a little less Old World. The risk is, we won't capture the feeling the movie had," says a hyped-up, makeup-free Vardalos, sitting in her dressing room in jeans, a blue button-down shirt and thin, black rectangular glasses. "It's a big risk. I definitely feel everybody will be staring at the pilot and making the decision whether it's like the movie or not. I feel like a fearless idiot, but I think if I write from my heart and what...
...business cards into the 21st century. Upon entering a conference, delegates' pictures and details are taken, then beamed to Spotme devices issued to everyone in attendance. Scroll through the delegates to find the people you'd like to meet, setting Spotme to buzz you when they're near. Another button identifies everyone in your immediate vicinity. And you can beam someone your business card, which will then be compiled with all the other cards they've gathered and sent to their e-mail address. What will happen when already desperate p.r. people have a networking smart bomb? Mercifully, the Spotme...
...want something to brighten your day, the multicolored, $15 LightTro bulbs from Color Kinetics are a lot of fun. Each bulb contains 11 LED lights, controlled by a PC circuit board, that produce a variety of effects, including strobe. Push a button near the base of the bulb and watch the bulb fade from blue to purple, orange to red, or cycle through a rainbow of colors...
...biggest buzz at the Sony booth arose over three camcorders that record directly onto DVDs (due out this summer, starting at $1,000). The discs can be edited as you go (Don't like the lighting in that last scene? Erase it at the touch of a button and start over) and will work in any DVD player...