Clash of the ultra gadgets
You may have noticed I've been on a gadget binge recently. Here's one of the costs, beside the damage to my financial balance. So I subscribed to Vonage, and plugged the box into my home network. I'm still a fan: good voice quality, cheap, and cuts down on the number of wires in the apartment. And, then, final component of the digital lifestyle, a TiVo box. I'm tired of missing West Wing and Six Feet Under, and I've never had the patience for VCRs. Only problem is TiVo needs to dial out to get program information, and Vonage doesn't allow modem calls. Drat. So it's back to Circuit City, if I can face the place again, to return the TiVo. And, I'm thinking, an HP Media Center PC in its place. According to my inhouse gadget consultant, Pete Rojas, they're selling well. And, then, that's it: no more gizmos for a while. Vonage DigitalVoice TiVo hp media center pc 863n#
