BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 18, 2000 ISSUE
SPECIAL REPORT Products to Watch -- BLUETOOTH, a tiny radio transmitter that can communicate over short distances, may soon allow a phone to link to a PC wirelessly and then automatically enter new phone numbers in an address book. One of the first products to use the transmitter will be Motorola's $300 Timeport 270C (MOT): The add-on Bluetooth module, not yet priced, slides onto the phone in place of the battery cover. -- Born in the '60s, the TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE became the epitome of motorcycle handling and style. As of January, 2001, it's back, with modernized components, a 790cc, 68-hp engine, and the looks and performance that made it famous. The price is also modernized: $6,999. -- It has been three years since Ford manufactured a THUNDERBIRD, but this summer it will release a $40,000 beauty. With design inspired by the original 1955 and 1957 T-Birds, the classically styled two-seater will have porthole windows and the same silhouette as the original. But this sports car is updated with a 3.9-liter, V-8 power plant, just like the Jaguar S-type sedan. -- General Motors (GM) merged a Suburban sport-utility and a pickup and came up with one cool SUV. The AVALANCHE, at about $32,000, has four doors, storage behind the back seats, and a short pickup bed. A hatch in the passenger cabin opens to the pickup to hold cargo such as lumber or, say, surfboards. -- Ready for digital photos, but not ready to give up your favorite camera? SILICON FILM TECHNOLOGIES has created a cartridge that fits in a regular camera to record digital images. Later, slip the faux film into its digital reader and your images are downloaded to your computer. The $699 EFS-1 System will initially work with the Nikon F5, N90, and F3 (NINOY), and the Canon EOS 1N A2/5 (CAJFF). -- Sony's $2,750 VAIO GT (SNE) merges a PC with a camcorder, making it possible to broadcast live video clips over the Internet. Reserve a time slot on the Sony site--at about $50 per half hour--then relay live footage to friends and relatives. -- Motorola has packaged a pager, a keyboard messaging device, and a phone into the brightly colored V100, which runs about $160. The phone's headset serves to keep the device compact. -- A new lens from Canon lets its XL-1 digital video camera film 3-D images. The add-on automatically sets the angle of convergence, which creates the 3-D effect. It takes special pricey monitors to see the effect, so initial use will be industrial only. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS The Best Products of 2000 Our Favorite Clicks Products to Watch INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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