I got a 200GB Western Digital drive last week. Fluid bearings and 7200RPM, the package said. It's quiet.
My little PDA is nice. It's a Sony NR70/V. It has a tiny camera that takes tiny pictures and it plays MP3 files from a memory stick. It has a screen that opens like a cell phone and then swivels to lie flat against the device. It's a little big for the pocket but it's a nice way to move information from home to work and back.
I like my wireless LAN. Thanks to Linksys for the Access Points. It's 11mb/second and now there's a faster standard, but it changed my life a little.
I love my Sony camera. It's a DSC-P9. 4.0 megapixels.
Sony has done an amazing job of integrating devices. Memory sticks bridge a lot of them. 128MB for $89 now. That's a big change. Put one in a camera, take 100 pictures, pull it out, load the pictures onto a notebook PC, start up MC, watch a slideshow of today's pictures. Even better in a cafe.
TiVo has also changed the way I watch stuff. It's a big improvement.
I sold some of my old toys this year. A 100-CD changer. A DVD player. A cartridge CD player.
Next year maybe Blue Tooth will clear my desk of the rat's nest of wires.
Any other nominations?