Meanwhile, Panasonic's new DVD-R recorder ($799) generates an electronic program guide so you can record your favorite shows to the 120GB hard drive and/or a DVD. It also supports most DVD formats. Say you want to convert your old VHS tapes to DVD? Panasonic's dual-deck DVD video and VHS recorder also supports just about every DVD technology currently available and retails for $599. www.panasonic.com

And for those awaiting high-definition DVD recorders, LG will have a unit using Blu-Ray technology debuting in early 2005, reportedly for under $3,000. www.lgusa.com

CAMERA SHY
Where's Agent 99? Oh, she's off taking digital pics and video with her magic lipstick tube. Philips' Key Ring Camcorder allows 24 minutes of continuous video recording and 2-megapixel digital camera stills in a key-ring fob the size of a lipstick container. This mighty mite also serves as an MP3 player and digital storage device. $249, www.philips.com

ROAD WARRIORS
No more sneakerNet or copying MP3 files to a portable player. Rock-ford Corporation's Omnifi wireless streaming system allows you to send audio files from a home-based player to a car unit via radio frequency Wi-Fi technology, the same used for wireless com-puter networking. And later this summer, Omnifi will introduce a car model that will receive video wirelessly from a home PC, so you can download a movie to a computer and then send it to the car for the next family road trip. Its range is about 150 feet. $699, www.omnifimedia.com

You can also get portable enter-tainment and directions from Sanyo's Portable/Automotive Navi-gation & Mobile DVD Entertain-ment System. The seven-inch color LCD unit can be used in a car or made portable. Slide a DVD in to watch a movie, or DVD-ROM to get mapping and directions from the GPS Navigation System. It also