You can download the program to your computer and check out how the nose job you so want will look on you

You can download the program to your computer and check out how the nose job you so want will look on you Don’t like your nose? Want breasts like Rakhi Sawant’s on a good day? Think it might be a good idea to look a little different? Well, the solutions are out there alright—nose jobs, boob jobs, tummy tucks, liposuction, hair grafting, Botox… But have you balked at the thought of the unknown? Of not really knowing what you would look like after surgery? You want your lips to be fuller but how would they look on your face? Well, here’s an answer. Check out www.mybodypart.com, a large collection of plastic surgeons. But that’s not the USP of this group. They have developed a free software download, which lets you experiment with virtual surgery. Basically, you can download the program to your computer and check out how that nose job you so want will look on you. Can you really be the eye-catcher after surgery or will it be a horrible permanent mistake? The program actually gives you a great idea of what you would look like after the knife travels over you. It’s quick, and it’s great fun. You can get others’ opinions too. Just post your madeover image on the ratings directory, so others can write in to tell you what they think of your new look. And you can return the compliment and tell others what you think of them! Straighten out your nose, firm up that chin, pin back those ‘Mr Spock’ ears’ in a painless, virtual, safe, cool experiment. Then dial doc…

UP THE TEMPO

Turn your iPod into a high-end music system with the iTempo 800 stereo from Genius. Its 3D sound technology integrates custom-designed 70 mm drivers and sound effect solutions to deliver quality sound without a subwoofer. A secondary input jack lets you connect laptops, CD players and MP3 players to the system. Wireless remote and power adaptor included. Price: Rs 5,499 Oliver Lodge designed the modern moving-coil driver in 1898. Chester Rice and Edward Kellogg patented the design in 1924.

PICTURE THIS Background sound can often spill the beans!

PICTURE THIS Background sound can often spill the beans! Spice Mobile changes that with the S-920. You can customize your background tone, thus letting you foolproof any excuse. It also has 2 meg camera/webcam. What’s more, there’s also an MP3 player with a storage capacity of 400 songs, a 262K QVGA color display screen and 80 MB internal memory. Keep it coming! Price: Rs 9,499 The first commercial cellular network was launched in Japan by NTT in 1979.

SLIM POWER

Digital cameras are getting slimmer and smarter by the day. Casio adds Exilim EX-V7 to the array. It comes with a 7x optical inner zoom lens and 10x zoom. The shift stabilization technology reduces image blur caused due to shaky hands. The auto ISO sensitivity and shutter speed setting ensure great images, even of moving subjects. The camera also supports movie recording in MPEG4 format. Price: Rs 21,995

TWIST IN THE TALE

Here comes the funphone. With its funky twist design, the Nokia 5700 Xpress Music’s bottom panel rotates by 180° and switches between four modes—music player, 2 meg camera, video call and smartphone. It can store up to 1500 tracks on a 2 GB microSD card, which means 86 hours of music! Price: Rs 14,399 In Asia, the digit ‘4’ never appears in any Nokia model number, as it is considered unlucky by many people.