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LAPTOP Magazine January 2007 Table of Contents

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Tips
Top 5 ExpressCard Add-Ons
From TV tuners to mobile broadband cards, we round up our favorites.
Feature Article
The Future of Mobile Entertainment
We sit down with Samsung's vice president of digital audio and JupiterResearch analyst Michael Gartenberg to find out what's coming next.
Tips
5 Tools to Protect Your Privacy [coming soon]
The easiest ways to safeguard your identity.
Review
Nokia N80
This smart phone slider sleekly meshes with a 3-megapixel camera. The Nokia N80 fuses a lot of features and connectivity into one pricey device.
Review
Panasonic SDR-S150
Portable three-chip camcorder from Panasonic captures vivid MPEG-2 video on removable SD Cards.
Review
Scanalizer NeatReceipts 2.5
Portable Color/Grayscale/BW CIS (Contact Image Sensor) Scanner
Review
Slingbox AV
Test driving Sling Media's much improved TV streaming device.
What's Next? From notebooks with external LCDs that can display incoming e-mail messages to GPS navigators that offer real-time traffic updates, we round up the hottest gear for the coming year. Plus, the tech industry's heaviest hitters tell us what to expect in 2007, and we run down the ten hottest trends for the coming year.
Gear of the Year Mobility Roundtable: Notebooks Mobility Roundtable: Cell Phones Top 10 Tech Trends for 2007
The Devil in Your Details  Who's tracking your cell phone right now? Find out how mobility is making us more susceptible to identity theft.

UP FRONT

MOBILE IMPACT
News & Views
 
Sit through some ads; download some free songs: The CEO of SpiralFrog gives us the scoop on his ambitious new music service. Plus, how cell phones make us better liars, and a few New Year's tech resolutions.
 
ARRIVALS 
Fujitsu's new high-def laptop, Samsung's RAZR killer, and the smallest ten-megapixel digicam yet.   

AT YOUR SERVICE

INSTANT EXPERT: expresscards
Find out what that slot on the side of your notebook is for and what it can do for you.
 
5 TIPS:
Make Your Notebook Run Like New
 
It's time for a tune-up. These quick tips will make your system run like it's fresh from the box.

HOW TO

HANDS-ON

TEST TRACK 
HTC and Cingular team up on the first HSDPA-enabled smart phone. Plus, two new Skype Wi-Fi phones face off.
 

DOWNLOADS 
A search engine that's smarter than Google; Adobe's simple but powerful video editing software; and a way to instantly get the latest news on your smart phone.
 

BEST FOR LESS
Notebook Mice For Less Than $50
 
Why struggle with a touchpad? These travel-friendly mice are ready for the road.
 
ACCESSORIZE IT
Personalize Your Notebook
 
Our new monthly column has the gear you need to maximize your notebook. This month: Customize your system-inside and out.
 
BEST OF THE BEST 
Don't even think about stepping foot into that Best Buy until you read our top laptop picks for every category (updated monthly).

GO WIRELESS

CELL PHONE CENTRAL
Smaller Carriers, Bigger Savings? 
Cheaper and more flexible, one of these smaller, regional carriers could be right for you.
 
WI-FI NOW
Easy as Pie
 
We test drive the most popular routers to find out which ones are easiest (and hardest) to secure.

BUSINESS EDGE

MOBILE IT
Support Worth Paying For
 
From next-day onsite service to faster phone help, here's how to make sure your notebook stays in the game.
 
BUSINESS TRAVELER
When Every Day is a Blackout Day
 
Increase your chances of cashing in those miles for a seat by using our expert's tips. Plus, just in time for CES: where to stay, dine, and party in Las Vegas.
 
PRESENTATIONS
PowerPointers
 
Pick up one of these powerful remotes to win over the crowd-without using Jedi mind tricks.

ENTERTAINMENT TO GO

The reel deal? 
The newest online services might make you want to get rid of your DVDs. (We said "might.")
 
Diversions 
Kill some time with Kevin Smith in London. Plus, golf in the streets of NYC on your cell.

PORTABLE PUNDIT

Turning The Page 
Sony's highly anticipated Reader might save some trees, but is it ready for the masses? 

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