By Peter Wolchak and Photography By Snap Studios

Wireless MP3 and Internet radio player
Merconnet SonoWave
Modern PCs have access to all kinds of digital content, but it has always been difficult to enjoy that content in any room that doesn’t house a computer. The SonoWave solves part of that problem. Essentially a small stereo, the unit connects wirelessly to a computer and can access music on the PC or Internet radio stations. The RF transmitter works over a distance of up to 300 metres.

The SonoWave retails for $149.99

High-speed RAZR
Motorola RAZR V3c
What was already arguably the world’s coolest phone—the Motorola RAZR—just got cooler: the V3c operates on the new high-speed EV-DO network from Telus.

The phone also sports a 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x zoom and a photo album, video capture and playback, Bluetooth wireless, picture caller ID, and an MP3 player with up to 30MB of on-board storage. The new RAZR goes for $149 with a three-year contract from Telus.

EV-DO plus new Windows Mobile
UTStarcomm 6700
PDA enthusiasts interested in the latest and greatest should scope out the UTStarcomm 6700, as it delivers two cutting-edge features. First, it is one of the first PDAs to operate on the fast EV-DO mobile network, and second it runs Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system.

Available from Telus, the UTStarcomm costs $399.99 on a three-year plan and also offers MP3/video player software; wireless e-mail, calendar and messaging; Bluetooth support; and Wi-Fi.

A headset plus a PC equals wireless music
X-Micro Bluetooth Stereo Media Phone Kit
This X-Micro kit links a small set of headphones to a PC or notebook using Bluetooth wireless networking. That lets you listen to music stored on a computer, make and receive VoIP phone calls, or even link to a Bluetooth-enabled cellphone or PDA. And the gizmo comes with a Bluetooth dongle to plug into the USB port of machines not already equipped with Bluetooth.

The media phone kit is available through the X-Micro Web site.

Cell signal where you need it
Wireless Extenders cell phone signal booster
People are increasingly relying on cellphones, but that falls apart if the signal inside your building is weak.

Enter the Wireless Extenders cell booster. The unit’s antennae picks up the signal outside and then pumps it down to the transmitter mounted inside. The result: noticeably stronger cell signals inside.

At $299.99, the units are not cheap, but if one keeps you from missing an important sales call it will pay for itself.