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Gadget

Chris Walton

OUR POCKETS and bags can become filled with gadgets, so it's gratifying to find a device that can fulfil more than one role. Creative Labs' Nomad MuVo MP3 player is about the size of a cigarette lighter and has 64 megabytes of storage space. I say storage space because the device can hold all sorts of computer files, not just music. The memory of the MuVo can be removed to reveal a standard USB connection, allowing it to be plugged directly into any available USB port on your computer. The MuVo mounts like a CD or external hard drive, which means simple downloading of music without the need for special software. It also means the MuVo acts as a standard storage device, allowing you to carry photograph, word processor or presentation files too. The MuVo is available for HK$1,398 from Broadway (Shop 012, G/F, Tower 2, Cityplaza, Taikoo Shing; tel: 2885-1088).

Regarding last week's future gadget competition: the star prize of one ham goes to Frankie Tak Fai-kwong of Tung Chung, the first reader to identify the mystery device as an industrial air-conditioning duct cleaner from Lifa Air. See it at www.lifa.net. Special mention goes to Anthony Lee, meanwhile, who suggested it was a mindsweeper for cleaning useless thoughts from the heads of mothers-in-law and executives. Ian Dubin guessed it was a sewer cleaner with a special camera for seeing when the fan hits the ...

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