Video phone up next
Wireless pioneer Nokia is going to try to push multimedia messaging (MMS) to the next stage of development with the 3650, a handset capable of recording and transmitting video clips. Also included in the phone are Java capability, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and a 4,096-color screen. Available some time in early 2003 in either dark blue, gray or yellow. Price yet to be determined.

New look stereo
Sony's bookshelf stereo system CMT-L7, which has been turning heads all over the world for the past few months, is now available in the Czech Republic. It's fitted with an eye-catching, sci-fi exterior, and contains a 20-gigabyte hard drive. CDs are automatically recorded (roughly 300 CDs worth of memory is included), then become available for automatic play back. Sony has pegged the domestic price for the system at roughly CZK 40,000.