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Model Product type Availability Cost What's cool about it
HP DVD Movie Writer
HP DVD Movie Writer
Storage August 21, 2003 $399
Take a DVD burner, add a breakout box for converting analog video to digital (S-Video and composite inputs), throw in some video-editing software, and you get the DVD Movie Writer. We'll wait until we get our hands on it to see whether this warrants the big price premium over a standard 4X DVD+R and 2.4X DVD+RW drive.
HP Pavilion zd7000 series
HP Pavilion zd7000 series
Notebook August 20, 2003 $1,799
The portable for those who aren't planning on going anywhere, this massive desktop replacement features a 17-inch wide-screen display, a Pentium 4 desktop chip, a storage-card reader, and Harman Kardon speakers. There's also an HP notebook expansion base ($249), with an elevated, eye-level approach that eliminates the need for an external monitor.
HP Photosmart Mobile Camera
HP Photosmart Mobile Camera
Accessory October 1, 2003 Less than $150
This is a Secure Digital (SD) camera designed by HP specifically for its iPaq Pocket PCs. The 1.3-megapixel-resolution camera is better than most VGA cameras built into some models or offered as accessories.
HP USB Digital Drive
HP USB Digital Drive
Storage TBA $29.99 (with no memory) $89.99 (with 128MB SD card)
Designed to store memory between products (such as notebooks, desktops, printers, select pocket PCs, and digital cameras), this USB Digital Drive uses SD memory.