Jumpstart Your Holiday Shopping

Get a jumpstart on the holiday shopping season with some of the hottest gifts that keep you connected, give you sight, and allow you to explore the ‘underground’.

AT&T Wireless Camera Phone
The holidays are a time when people make it a priority to connect with family and friends. In our hectic and busy lives, and especially during the holidays, many people are looking for new ways to get and stay better connected to the people they care about most. AT&T Wireless has some of the coolest equipment and very competitive pricing for wireless holiday gift giving. Perfect for the holidays, AT&T Wireless is offering a host of products and services, including specially-designed and priced family plans, and the latest "giftable" GoPhones and devices with built-in cameras and text messaging, to help bring people closer together, especially when they can't get together in person for the holidays.

Camera Phone Offer:

• AT&T Wireless is offering 2 T616 Sony Ericsson camera phones for $99 (after rebates); customers can now easily swap and share holiday photos during the holidays. (Buy 2 for $399 and get $300 back by mail.) So 2 T616's for $99 after rebate or $49.99 each.



• Just in time for the holidays, AT&T Wireless is offering reduced pricing on their Family Service Offer: additional lines on both TDMA/GSM family plans will be reduced from $19.99/month to $9.99.



• They are also offering customers the opportunity to get 1 month of unlimited picture messaging on all new family activations.



• Last but not least, customers can also take advantage of 1 month of unlimited text messaging with the purchase of any text-messaging plan. Just in time for the holidays, text messaging is a perfect way to let friends and loved ones know when you are thinking about them.

  www.attwireless.com

  
  Apple Vision
  Ushering instant messaging into the video era is Apple Computers. Its new combination iSight web cam/microphone and iChat software allows MAC owners to video chat over AOL Instant Message network. At 30 frames per second, the iSight’s picture quality runs circles around the competition. The bad news: iChat is only for MACS running OSX or better and requires a high speed Internet connection. This of course narrows the audience, but as with Apple’s groundbreaking iPod MP3 player, one can only wish upon a Pixar that this technology will make it to the Windows world. $150; www.apple.com

  
  

  
  Epson CX6400 All-in-One Printer with DuraBrite Ink
  The Epson CX6400 All-in-One is one of several products Epson manufactures that use the company's unique DuraBrite inks. These inks not only produce great looking images on all papers, but also resist fading and water.

  The CX6400 includes Epson Easy PhotoFix software - allows users to restore old, faded photographs to their original brilliance with one click of the mouse. They can also print those images on photo paper using DuraBrite ink so the images won't fade in the future.

  Features built-in card slots in front to input digital photos from practically any popular storage card and print them out border-free without even turning on the PC, can also scan (48-bit, 1200x2400 dpi) and print photos or save them to the memory card inside the CX6400. Copies documents and photos very quickly even without using a PC. Individual inks result in lower cost of ownership than Epson's competitors. All for only $199. www.epson.com

  
  

  
  A Palm for Everyone
  If you've been eyeing a Palm handheld, this may be the year to put it on your list. At just $99, palmOne's brand new Zire 21 handheld is an easy and affordable way to organize your life. For under $100 you get a sleek black-and-white handheld that can hold thousands of addresses and years of appointments. The Zire 21 was designed for the first-time handheld user, and can be expanded to add everything from holiday shopping lists and games to business software like Word and Excel.

  
  If you prefer a brilliant color Palm handheld, then take a look at the Tungsten E. Another great deal at just $199, the Tungsten E uses the same advanced color screen technology and the same powerful functions as the more expensive handhelds. On the Tungsten E, you can listen to MP3 files, watch video clips and share your favorite family photos. www.palmone.com

  
  
  

  
  Weather on the cuff…link
  Tateossian’s tiny cuff link thermometers are a great gift for the Weather Channel junkie in the family. These silver plated, brass cufflinks will tell you the temperature in Fahrenheit on one link and Celsius in the other. $150. www.tateossian.com

  
  
  

  
  Activison’s Tony Hawk’s Underground
  Just introduced October 28th, Tony Hawk’s latest skate adventure for the Playstation 2, GameCube, Xbox and Game Boy Advance features the first ever story mode – the player has to complete challenges –go from unknown skate punk to most popular skater. Along the way must earn sponsorships, go pro. Players can also investigate new areas to skate by foot or car before they drop in on their board.

  For the Playstation 2 version, you can put your face in the game with Neversoft’s face downloading. Players can take a digital picture of their face, email the image to Neversoft and create a personalized character. $50/ $30(Game Boy Advance). www.activision.com

  
  

  
  PriceGrabber.com
  With more than 4 million products to choose from, you’ll save time and money by using PriceGrabber to buy all your holiday gifts online.

  Studies show many people prefer gift certificates -- PriceGrabber has something even better -- a gift card you can use at hundreds of merchants and thousands of storefronts.

  With Price Grabber’s Bottom Line Pricing, you'll see the tax and estimated shipping charges upfront alongside product and merchant reviews. That, along with Price Grabber’s strict guidelines for merchants, helps prevent any unpleasant surprises.

  Save even more time by entering your entire list into a Price Grabber’s Shopping List to find out which store has the best price on the whole list.

  Having trouble getting your hands on a hot item? Using Price Grabber’s Product Tracker, you can get an email when someone’s got it in stock, or when the price drops to what you can afford. www.pricegrabber.com