SUMMER'S HOTTEST GADGETS
WILL DAVIES.WITH a built-in MP3 player that can hold up to 150 music tracks (0.5GB capacity), plus a print-quality 2.0 megapixel camera, this Sony Ericsson W800i Walkman phone (Pounds 299.99) is perfect for storing your Ibiza soundtrack and your holiday snaps (08705 23 7237, www.sonyericsson.com).
.RELIEVE the boredom of sunbathing with the Seadoo Sea Scooter (Pounds 329.95). Lightweight and affordable, it will take you to a depth of 20 metres whilst satisfying the most vivid James Bond fantasy. Halle Berry not included (01829 771926, www.gadgetsuk.com).
.SMALLER than the palm of your hand, the Aiptek Pocket DV Camcorder 5300's innovative four-in-one design (Pounds 99.95, www.paramountzone.com) covers every eventuality. With five megapixels of digital quality, twist and fold the viewfinder for easy-to-share video and stills. Technoheads will admire the 4x digital zoom and voice recorder. Neat.
NEXT WEEK: BEACH ESSENTIALS .SURF with the Beach Boys or dive to Groove Armada with H2O Audio's fully waterproof iPod case and headset (Pounds 115.99). It's even waterproof up to depths of 10m (0870 6070540, www.h2oaudio.com).
.STAND out from the iPodwearing crowd with the ultracool new Thump sunnies from Oakley (Pounds 365). The 512MB digital music eyewear delivers around 120 tracks, or about four hours of head- thumping music, directly to your brain without cables or wires (01462 475400, www.oakley.com).
.THE ultimate portable audio and video player, Creative's Zen Vision, being launched next month, will give users 30GBs to play with: that's 15,000 songs, 120 hours of movies or tens of thousands of photos - all viewed through an ultra-sharp screen with class- leading 640 x 480 resolution.
(www.europe.creative.com).
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