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Wireless Widgets - a whole exhibition, in Las Vegas Oct 22

No better name for it, really: the "Wireless Widgets Showcase" will be a preview opportunity as part of the CTIA's Wireless IT and Entertainment 2003 show.

"On display is a sampling of the most innovative and compelling new wireless products that will streamline business, captivate consumers, and spice up entertainment," said the announcement. "Hundreds of exhibitors will converge in Las Vegas to present their newest and best wireless technology," said Tom Wheeler, President & CEO of CTIA.

The Wireless Widgets showcase will be held Wednesday, October 22 at Booth #536 on the floor of the Sands Expo & Convention Center. The showcase will highlight snazzy new wireless products from all segments of the consumer and business markets:

Full details in the press release from CTIA - but here are a few highlights for October 22nd:-

-- 3300 Music Phone from Nokia

A 3-in-1 device combining an MP3 player, FM stereo radio and mobile phone. With a large full-colour screen and QWERTY keyboard for quick and easy messaging.

-- Bluetooth Headset HBH-200 from Sony Ericsson

Compact, lightweight headset features voice control dialling, display and calling features, and works with most Bluetooth mobile phones.

-- EarWave Boom from JABRA/

This headset features a noise-cancelling microphone for enhanced sound clarity, answer/end button on the headset.

-- LG VX6000 Picture Phone from Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless Network allows users to share pictures phone-to-phone, phone-to-email or store pictures in personal Pix Place, on the Web.

-- N-Gage from Nokia

Well, you won't find all that many anywhere else, says the games industry. Nokia's interactive mobile gaming device "with excellent mobile phone features." Includes Bluetooth wireless technology, enabling local multiplayer gaming, and GPRS that enables gaming over a wide-area network.

-- Slider from Kyocera Wireless

For some reason, it's an MTV-branded wireless phone ... first ever. Includes exclusive content and features from MTV-- games, news updates and interaction with MTV community and voting.

-- Smart Skins from Wildseed

Put this skin around your phone and watch the phone's screen morph to match the exterior design. Packages include screen themes, music, video clips, ringtones, Web links and games related to the theme of the Smart Skin.

-- TDS Recon from Tripod Data Systems

This rugged handheld computer is "the perfect device for police, military and rescue workers to use on the job. with streaming video connectivity survives extreme rain, wind, and water."

-- Tx4u from AirTX

No more endless tapping to enter data into wireless devices! An intelligent and intuitive text prediction software that learns a user's unique language to predict words, phrases, abbreviations, slang and emoticons.

-- V60p Push to Talk from Verizon Wireless

Press a button on a capable handset and connect to callers within seconds. New walkie-talkie feature allows a fast connection on nationwide Verizon Wireless Network.

-- Voq Professional Phone from Sierra Wireless

High-end phone is based on Microsoft Windows Mobile(TM) software for Smartphones and features both a familiar phone keypad and unique flip-open QWERTY thumbpad. It offers a remarkably simple way to store, navigate and retrieve information!

-- Z600 from Sony Ericsson

The first clamshell phone with exchangeable front and back c