Saturday, December 16, 2006 - Let's start with buying a digital camera.  Like many people, you're probably confused about which direction to take.  Should you lean towards price or megapixels?  We asked that question to Brian Cooley of cnet.com.  "Well you know you can get 10 megapixels for the price of 5," Brian told us.  "The question is, how good of a quality is the camera?  I wouldn't go nuts on megapixels.  I like 4 and 5 (megapixels) as the sweet spot.  When you buy a camera (with more megapixels) you're getting fantastically large files, which means great detail.  But they're larger files, so they're going to clog your hard drive faster as you store them and they're harder to email as attachments...bear that in mind.  So don't go nuts for a 10 megapixel digital camera just because you can afford it.  Look for a good quality camera in the 4, 5 or 6 megapixel range."  Find tips to help choose your next digital camera at www.cnet.com.

If you're going to shop for that camera on-line, do it undercover with Stealth Surfer III Shop Guard.  It looks like a USB flash drive, but it has a web browser and other software that lets you surf and shop online anonymously.  The best part of the software is Roboform.  It lets you fill out those on-line shopping cart order forms with a single click.  Stealth Surfer III comes in various sizes from 1 gigabite of storage space to 4 gigs.  Prices start at $169.  Get more info at www.stealthsurfer.com.

ZipLinq has been making different kinds of retractable cables and connectors for computer users for years.  If you have a road warrior on your holiday gift list...someone who literally lives with a laptop surgically attached...get them ZipLinq's Deluxe Road Warrior Kit.  The kit is USB 2.0 and Gigabit ready.  It comes with a USB light, an optical mouse with a retractable 5-pin USB cable, an Ethernet cable (also retractable), USB extension cable with adapters for digital cameras, earbuds and microphone, all in a zipper pouch.  Cost is $35.00.  Find out more at www.ziplinq.com/retractable-cable-kits.html.

Delphi makes car electronics for GM, Saab and Toyota, including in-dash GPS units.  Now Delphi is introducing GPS for your car.  The NAV200 installs in two easy steps and comes pre-loaded with U.S. and Canada maps provided by NAVTEQ on an SD card.  The unit will give you voice guided turn-by-turn directions to help you find the quickest route.  NAV200 will also play movies and music and show pictures stored on SD cards.  Cost is $379.  Learn more at www.shopdelphicatalog.com.