Leo looks at the hottest new gear and gadgets at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show.

We sent Leo and Pat to the 2003 International CES conference with a particular mission in mind. We wanted them to cull through the mountains of hot new geek toys introduced there and give us the lowdown on the most exciting loot they find. Below you'll find the items that most caught Leo's eye and delighted his inner geek.

Leo's CES products

  • Wildseed Smart Skin
    Intelligent faceplates and software for wireless phones. Slide on a skin and your phone downloads software hidden inside a chip in the skin. A step far, far beyond cellphone covers! Leo showed Kyocera's Delta 2 on air. It'll ship later this year.
    Price: $25 to $40
    Ship date: Q2 2003

  • Pentax OptioS
    A 3.2-megapixel digital camera that fits inside an Altoids mint tin. It has a 3x optical zoom, a 1.6-inch LCD monitor, and 11MB of memory. 'Nuff said!
    Price: $399
    Ship date: April 2003

  • ViewSonic airpanel V150 smart display
    Access your PC from all over the house.
    Price: $1,299
    Ship date: Available now

  • SanDisk Connect
    This new line of Secure Digital cards will integrate SyChip wireless networking. What does that mean? A very cool Secure Digital card. The WLAN6060SD packs 256MB of memory and Wi-Fi (802.11b) networking in a single card.
    Price: $150
    Ship date: Q3 2003

  • His 'n' Her
    In search of a new level of marital bliss? Leo found the His 'n' Her Motion-Activated Toilet Light. The $29.95 device tells you who left the seat last and in what position. "For HER, GREEN means GO, RED means STOP -- Seat is UP!"
    Price: $29.95
    Ship date: Available now

  • Siemens S56 phone and Mobile Camera
    Price: Below $100
    Ship date: Q1 2003

  • HP Digital Media Receiver 5000 Series
    Price: $199/$299 wireless
    Ship date: February 2003

  • Intel Personal Video Player, also by ViewSonic
    Price:$400


Be sure to also read Patrick's products of CES 2003.