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All families have some members with so
'much get up and go that it's difficult to pin
them down, even for a holiday celebration.
It may be the busy executive, the active
working student or the health and fitness
enthusiast. For these movers, a gift of con-
sumer electronics can be an ideal way to
help them fit everything into their busy
schedules.
"Today's consumer electronics products
are smaller, lighter, easily tucked into a
pocket and carried along. Also, for many
people, certain items such as
calculators and personal stereos — are in-
valuable," says Thomas P. Friel, group
vice president of the Electronic Industries
Association (EIA).
Joggers, or other athletes who spend a
goad deal of time in long, sometimes
tedious, solitary training, will appreciate a
personal stereo, with a favorite prerecord-
ed cassette.
There are models that have been design-
ed to be rugged enough to work even dur-
ing the most vigorous workout.
Many come in specially -designed cases
that clip onto a belt or fit onto an arm-
band, so that the stereo can be carried
along easily. In fact, some systems have
even been built into headbands.
How about a prerecorded videotape, with
exercise and training tips from a favorite
world-class athlete? There are tapes with
advice on improving every kind of game,
from football to aerobics.
For serious athletes, there are software
systems that help to gauge progress by
measuring and comparing such factors as
strength, speed and endurance.
Busy executives, with hefty travel
schedules, will appreciate gifts that help
keep them ahead of the competition.
These include personal television, for the
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executive who needs to keep up with cur-
rent news programs of the day, and
cassette recorders, for getting all the
details of important business meetings.
Executives will also appreciate travel
alarm clocks, a watch with an alarm or a
pocket calculator.
Another great idea for the executive on
the run is a home copier, that will allow
him to copy important. documents without
going to the office.
There are even briefcase models, about
the size of an electric razor, that will allow
the executive to copy improtant documents
in an airplane or boardroom, or even in a
taxicab.
A recently introduced product — the per-
sonal fax machine — has a number of
features to make it easier for an executive
on the run. Some combine such features as
a telephone, answering machine, fax and
copier in a single unit.
Students will also appreciate gifts that
help streamline their day-to-day activities.
Personal computers, word processors and
"smart" typewriters are essentials for to-
day's student.
Pocket translators, spellers and dic-
tionaries are excellent gifts, as are
cassette recorders, calculators and
copiers.
And, to make sure that school's not all
work and no play, a set of stereo headsets
and a recording by a favorite artist would
also be well -appreciated.
Finally, a really good way to keep in
touch with your hard -to -catch friend is
through a gift that makes sure that your
message gets across. For people who are
really difficult to catch, what could be a
better gift than a telephone or answering
machine?
Telephones are also an excellent gift for
people on the go. Today, with speaker-
phones and cordless models, phones can be
used to communicate with, many people at
one time and in various rooms of the
house. Cordless phones even allow conver-
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sations to continue outside the home.
That way, no matter where your active
friend or relative may be, you'll be able to
convey your best wishes through the
holidays and the coming year.
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Video -games are expected to
be among best-selling items
Video games are expected to be among
this holiday season's best-selling items.
But, while video games are played on botk
dedicated game machines and personal
computers, many parents may be unaware
of the important differences between them.
Fortunately, comparison shopping for
game machines and personal computers is
easy. Both are sold in toy, consumer elec-
tronics, department and general merchan-
dise stores.
Here are some tips that parents should
keep in mind to prevent confusion:
•Game machines play only games.
Home computers run not only games but
also educational software, as well as word
processing, database and spreadsheet
programs
.Game machines play 100 different
games on average. The most popular home
computer, The Commodore 64, plays near-
ly 700.
•Game machines use cartridges. Com-
puters use disks. Virtually all educational
programs are available only on disks.
•Game machines are closed systems.
Computers can easily be expanded by ad-
ding printers, monitors, modemsand other
peripherals which greatly expand their
capabilities.
According to Commodore Business
Machines, the popularity of personal com-
puters in the home is expected to increase
steadily, as hardware and software con-
tinue to be developed specifically for
children. One such program already
enables those as young as five to operate a
personal computer.
As the holidays approach, parents should
also look for special deals from brand-
name computer makers, including coupons
for free game programs.
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