Video Game Tech Toys

Gaming used to be just about gaming consoles like Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and the Sony Playstation, but gaming is now showing up in everyday gadgets like cell phones, your PDA, even gadgets that turn your PC into a full fledged gaming console.

The HP iPAQ is one of the many Pocket PC devices out there on the market today. But the iPAQ has a full-featured X-Scale processor in it. That means this and other handheld devices are as powerful as a desktop PC from just a couple of years ago. When it comes to gaming, you can play feature packed video games with rich 3-D graphics, fast response times, and quality audio right in the palm of your hand.

The other beauty of this device is that you can have multiple players -- three or four people all with the same device-- connected wirelessly playing games against each other. www.hp.com

When it comes to desktop gaming, the big news is Intel’s Pentium 4 Extreme Edition chip. Available in PC’s from Alienware to Gateway, this chip turbo-charges game play…making PC games run even faster with realistic graphics and instant control. www.intel.com