2004 TOY WONDERS
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(FORTUNE Magazine) – IT'S FORTUNATE THAT TECHNO- lust is not on the list of the Seven Deadly Sins, because the tech toys on the following pages could doom even a Luddite to perdition. For starters, our tech guru, Peter Lewis, has rounded up the season's newest and best digital delights, ranging from PCs to plasmas to portable satellite radios. To make it easier to find just the right bling thing for that special someone on your holiday shopping list, we've divided the gear to fit specific interests: music aficionado, business traveler, couch potato, gamer, and digital photographer. We also offer a sneak peek at the technology of tomorrow's cars, and a dispatch from the front lines of Browser War II.