(Business 2.0) – Dial Tunes

Banish hold Muzak to oblivion with Nokia's new 3300 music phone. This croissant-shaped mobile features a built-in MP3 player, an FM stereo radio with 20 station presets, and a thumb-friendly messaging keyboard. Transferring music is a snap--you can download as much as nine hours of digital tunes to the phone with a USB cable. When a call comes in, the juke pauses automatically so you won't miss a beat. And if that's not enough to keep you entertained, the horizontal layout and full-color screen are ideal for playing the phone's built-in games. Nokia 3300: $299; www.nokiausa.com; 888-665-4228.

Get a Grip

Think of it as a combination tilt steering wheel and high-tech dashboard for your weekend ride. Sram's SmartBar replaces your bike's stock handlebars and stem with an ergonomically adjustable aluminum component system. The basic setup features an integrated compass, bell, and brake grips, and optional add-ons include rechargeable halogen lights and a wireless cyclocomputer to record speed, distance, and time. The only thing missing is cruise control. Sram SmartBar: $625; www.sram.com; 312-664-8800.

Double Vision

Slip on a pair of these sunglasses and the world becomes your private viewing room. With a full-color LCD screen mounted to the front, you can watch movies, TV, or slide shows while jetting to your next meeting or walking down the street. Just strap the battery-powered control unit to your belt and plug the shades into any device with a video output. For the audio track, bring a pair of headphones. Yes, you'll have a lot of wires dangling from the back of your head. But if Secret Service agents can make it look cool, so can you. Eyetop goggles: $699; www.eyetop.net; 608-828-3224.

Multi-Multimedia

Something like this was bound to come along: an all-in-one media player that fits in your pocket. RCA's tiny Lyra jukebox marries a 20GB hard drive to a 3.5-inch thin-film transistor LCD screen to create a palm-size player that can store thousands of MP3 tunes, 80 hours of video, or 100,000 JPEG photos. Shuttling data is straightforward--connect to a PC with the USB 2.0 link or, for smaller jobs, use the built-in compact flash card reader. Either way, you can listen to your favorite playlist, flip through pics of the family vacation, or watch the season premiere of The Sopranos almost anywhere. Most impressive, the price is comparable to that of a music-only iPod. Lyra Audio/Video Jukebox: $449; www.rca.com; 800-336-1900.

Stylebook

Vaio laptops have always been chic, but the new TR1 exudes quiet sophistication. At just over 3 pounds and 1.4 inches, Sony's compact, opalescent notebook looks a bit like Apple's iBook, but it packs a big PC punch, including a 900MHz processor, a 30GB drive, 512MB of RAM, integrated Wi-Fi, and a CD-RW/DVD combo drive. Battery power is designed for the long haul, lasting as long as six hours at a stretch. There's even an integrated swivel camera so you can take quick pics on the road and e-mail 'em back to the mothership. Sony Vaio TR1: $1,999; www.sony.com; 877-865-7669.

Road Show

Another city, another presentation, another finicky AV setup to figure out. ViewSonic's 2-pound portable projector lets you avoid the hassle. The 1,024-by-768 resolution displays PowerPoint slides with real pop, and this talented multitasker can play analog or digital input signals from TVs or laptops while also handling picture-in-picture. But all work and no play makes for a dull gizmo: Take the PJ250 home for the weekend, hook it up to a DVD player, and it turns your den into a theater. Just be sure to wipe the popcorn butter off the controls before you return it to the office. ViewSonic PJ250 projector: $1,999; www.viewsonic.com; 877-888-8583.