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Tiger Electronics now has its own version of the RoboPooch. The i-Cybie price tag ($200) is more in the digital mutt range than the original alpha-robot, Sony's $1,500 AIBO. But don't let the price difference unleash any pedigree snobbishness. The i-Cybie comes with built-in sensors and responds to clapping, remote control, and voice commands. It barks, moves, and learns tricks just like a real dog. Well, maybe not just like a real dog. More like a plastic, motor-driven, mechanical clone of a dog. Okay, so it's not really cuddly, but it does look and move like an AIBO. And there is a major upside to i-Cybie's low price. You won't feel so bad when you tire of it and drop-kick it across the yard. --Mark Borden

The keys to happiness

Keyboards get more physical attention from users than any other computer component, hands down; a Microsoft study asserts that, on a daily basis, the average computer user spends more time touching the keyboard than touching a spouse or partner. So let's spend some quality time with a pair of innovative keyboards from Microsoft and Logitech. For Microsoft Office users, the new Microsoft Office Keyboard ($64.95, Windows and Macintosh) is simply the most comfortable and productive input device we've used. More than 50 common Microsoft software tasks are automated with one-touch buttons. For free spirits who hate being tied down, Logitech's new Cordless Freedom Optical radio-frequency keyboard and mouse combo ($99.95, Windows only) lets users kick back and compute with no strings attached.