1.   Americans are obsessed with recording, from the answering machine and the video camera to the newest generation of digital gadgets.

2.   But not everyone should throw away their film and pick up these digital gadgets.

3.   One difference, though, is that they are not as intimidated by digital gadgets and their inevitable meltdowns.

4.   Since much of our end-of-century reality is expressed in digital gadgets and digitized information, the discussion is that much more interesting.

5.   The third, he indicated, consists of mobile devices like cell phones, pagers, electronic organizers and digital gadgets not yet imagined.

6.   Gartner said storage would be one of the fastest growing segments of the semiconductor industry as more people store addresses, phone numbers and calendars in digital gadgets.

7.   Nakamura said the massive costs of research for futuristic digital gadgets with the biggest potential for profits require bringing together group companies under one management.

8.   The new system has a fully redesigned look, support for a plethora of digital gadgets and an emphasis on whiz-bang multimedia.