Postcards From Las Gizmos, Nev.

By Jeremy Caplan

American households average 26 pieces of electronics, according to the Consumer Electronics Association, and spend $1,500 a year on tech toys. To look for more stuff, 150,000 visitors flocked to this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the wired world's annual gadget extravaganza, in Las Vegas. So did we. Here are some cool new devices.

Rabbit Lips Nabaztag's latest Internet Rabbit, a $170 Web appliance in the form of a cute digital pet, will read you the news, weather or even e-mail. The new model has a belly-button mike so you can ask it aloud about stocks, traffic or anything else of interest.

Ultra-Compact Computer Weighing in at only 1 lb., OQO's latest PC is the world's smallest Windows Vista--capable computer, with a blazing processor to boot. The device is small enough to fit in your hand--and boasts wireless Web access. Not so small price: $1,500.

Picture Time With their rubber-grip feet and limbs that can wrap around trees, posts or jutting mountain rocks, flexible Gorillapods from Joby ($22 to $50) let you stabilize your camera even when you're not on flat ground.

Web by the Bed The portable Widget Station from Emtrace lets you access the Internet quickly without your computer. Check out your Flickr photos or sports scores at bedside. Its price has yet to be announced.