Gadgets

Nintendo Wii

Unlike the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation2, Nintendo's Wii is not trying to be anything but a game console. It features the lowest high-definition resolution, has no hard drive, and its online store is dedicated solely to gaming content. In doing so, it can offer a great standalone game console at more that half the price of its competitors-$250.

The greatest buzz is over the Wii's controller, which essentially is a wand that players can wave around to control the action on the screen. Nintendo systems and games traditionally are better known as being suitable more for children, but the Wii is positioned as much more of a grown-up product.

-- Antony Bruno