Top tech gizmos and gadgets: do you know all about HDTV, iPods, DVD camcorders and other new technology? If so, you are tech savvy.

• Author: Stong-Michas, Jennifer

Technology itself is full of buzzwords and somewhat mysterious lingo. That seems to be only the half of it. Some of the actual gizmos and gadgets that are fueled by or supportive of technology can sound just as confusing.

Here are a few of the more popular tech gadgets on the market today.

Blackberry: The BlackBerry is a handheld wireless device providing e-mail, telephone, text messaging, Web browsing and other wireless data access. Almost a mini computer of sorts. The word BlackBerry became a buzzword among celebrities as they started using this device and throwing the name into conversation. Service is required to utilize it, the same way one would pay for Internet service for their computer to access e-mail.

Blu-Ray Disc: See HD-DVD

Bluetooth: Any device that is Bluetooth-enabled, such as a cell phone, PDA, headset, etc., can communicate with other Bluetooth-enabled devices via short-range radio waves. It is a form of wireless communication.

Broadband Booster: A Broadband Booster is a plug-and-play device that is placed between your Internet modem and router that eliminates "Internet lag" in your network. It manages and "boosts" your Internet applications as they exit your network onto the Internet for a more efficient usage of your network's bandwidth. The result is a "lag-free" experience from all Internet applications.

Camera Phones: A camera phone is a cell phone which has a camera built in. The world's first camera phone was made by Sharp Corp. and was on the market in Japan in November 2000. Camera phones now outsell digital cameras, as they are convenient and relatively low in cost considering that one gets both a digital camera and cell phone in one.

Digital Camera: Digital cameras store photos as digital images either directly to the camera's internal memory or onto memory cards (also called memory sticks). This allows for the images to be printed, manipulated or used as need be.

Digital Video Recorder: Also known as a DVR, this device is basically the next generation VCR. But, instead of videotapes, it records to its own built-in hard drive.

Digital Voice Recorder: The same concept as other digital equipment. This form of voice recorder stores sound in its internal memory, thus eliminating the need for tapes.

DVD Burner: This device allows one to "burn" DVDs by transferring data from one DVD to another.

DVD Camcorder: A camcorder that stores video on removable memory disks that allow users to play them on DVD players or...