Ready, Set, Shop!

Today is Black Friday, the start of the busiest shopping weekend of the year. To help get you started, here is a glimpse of what’s hot.

Kodak EasyShare Camera & Printer Dock
Digital cameras will be one of the hottest items for the holidays this year and the best digital photography system is the newest Kodak EasyShare DX6440 digital camera and compatible Kodak EasyShare printer dock 6000. They are part of Kodak's popular digital system, which is the easiest on the market and perfect for capturing and sharing memories all year long.

The camera has several features and modes that will satisfy any gadget lover while being simple enough to produce Kodak quality prints with ease. You can put the camera right onto the combo dock and printer and within 90 seconds you can have a beautiful picture without a computer or leaving your house. You can also hook it up to your computer to upload and recharge your camera's battery.

Together they make a perfect digital system at an affordable price. The DX6440 camera sells for $399.95 and the dock sells for $199. www.kodak.com

NEXTEL Motorola i730
The Motorola i730 is Nextel’s most advanced walkie-talkie phone with a color display and its smallest phone ever. The silver design is sleek and sophisticated and is perfect for business executives and others who require much more than basic features. The i730 is a flip-style phone, so it conveniently folds to save space. An external screen shows the time, date and caller ID. And a ring of lights on the outside of the phone can flash in red, green and blue every time a call is received. www.nextel.com

Gateway 610 Media Center PC
The new Gateway 610 Media Center combines a PC with a 17-inch widescreen flat display, Personal Video Recorder (PVR), FM/TV tuner, 2.1 stereo with built-in subwoofer, and DVD player in one system. Unlike other PCs using Media Center 2004, Gateway has designed the entertainment and computing functionality into the 17-inch widescreen flat panel -- so there is no need for a separate computer/receiver and display. By integrating multiple devices in one design, the Gateway 610 Media Center is perfect for the office, den, bedroom, kitchen, dorm room or studio apartment. The Gateway 610 Media Center will begin shipping in late October. Prices start at $1500. www.gateway.com

Epson PowerLite Home 10 Home Theater Projector
Looking for an alternative to expensive big screen televisons, then you may want to check out a home theater projector like the Epson Powerlite Home 10 which instantly creates a high-quality movie theater experience on any wall of your house. Imagine playing video games, watching movies or sports on a massive 80-inch screen. The projector is compact and portable, making setup a breeze--no installation is needed. This projector easily connects to your DVD player, VCR, cable box, video game system, camcorder or PC. Projectors were once very high-end used in purposely built home theaters...no longer. Epson took the technology used in business projectors that cost thousands of dollars and built this home purpose projector for just $1299.www.epson.com

Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
Logitech's Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks features a compact shape and advanced features that mobile warriors require. With its carrying case, it's easy to pack it up and take it anywhere. When you're ready to use it, just pop the USB receiver into your notebook and start pointing, clicking, and scrolling. Logitech's Fast RF cordless technology delivers all the convenience and freedom of cordless, with no compromise in performance. And because it's optical, you can use it on almost any flat surface and never clean a mouse ball ever again. $40. www.logitech.com

Get Up And Bounce Tigger
Bouncing is what Tiggers do best! Get Up & Bounce Tigger not only bounces; he sings, dances and he can stand up and sit down all by himself! The real fun is that you will never know what Tigger is going to do next. $29.99, ages 1 ½ and up. www.fisherprice.com

Hokey Pokey Elmo
Hokey Pokey Elmo comes to life with 2 modes of play: Singing and dancing the Hokey Pokey in one mode, and playing the music faster and faster while trying to keep up in the other mode. Hokey Pokey Elmo performs all the parts of the popular song. He will put his foot/leg in and out, he will put his hand/arm in and shakes it all about with his adorable, signature shake from Tickle Me Elmo. He also dances in a full circle! $24.99 . www.fisherprice.com