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Room with a Viewer If your friend's digital shots of the majestic Rockies just don't look very, well, majestic when you view them on your laptop, and his sunset over the Loire Valley looks more like rush hour in Orange County, you need the Sandisk Digital Photo Viewer ($50). Lightweight and no bigger than a VHS tape, it accepts all popular removable-memory formats (including SD/MMC, Memory Stick, and CompactFlash) and plugs into a TV to read bold and beauteous JPEGs of up to 6 megapixels. The remote control lets you choose the memory format, run slide shows, zoom, rotate, and - for those less than stellar snaps - delete. www.sandisk.com, 866-726-3475

Lean Machine For a svelte beauty with full-bodied chutzpah, wrap your paws around Casio's Exilim EX-S2 digital camera ($250). The slim (less than 1 inch thick), light (3-ounce) stainless-steel frame houses a camera with 2-megapixel resolution, 4x digital zoom, 12 megabytes of internal memory, and an SD/MMC memory slot. The 1 5/8-inch color LCD viewscreen is generous for a camera this size, and while the rocker button is understandably small, the onscreen menu options are easy to read and intuitive to use. Another plus is the handy all-in-one cradle that serves as both a USB hub while you're downloading images and as a charger for the camera's lithium-ion battery, which is good for about 390 shots or an hour of continuous use. The resulting prints can be sized up to 8 x 10 inches, and the images have color accuracy and clarity beyond what you'd guess for the megapixels. This skinny mini also shoots 30 seconds of video - watch out, Sundance. (Available only at RadioShack.) www.casio.com or www.radioshack.com, 800-843-7422 Right Before Your EyesTaking up a mere square foot of floor space and standing almost 4 feet high, the Sharper Image DVD Power Tower 80 ($170) is a clever cure for clutter. Get up to 80 DVDs out of crowded shelves, dusty corners, and free-form floor stacks and into this nifty storage system. Hit the switch and your discs glide past, lit by a bright LED lamp that turns off after rotation ends. The slots hold DVDs securely while the belt runs 360° in either direction, but you can easily remove and replace the boxes. The Tower's power comes from either six D batteries or the supplied AC adapter. www.sharperimage.com, 800-344-4444