1.   A gadget freak, he was in heaven after being introduced to metal shop.

2.   Figuring him for a fellow gadget freak, I showed him my Aero the other day.

3.   Gadget freaks like me, on the other hand, snuggle happily into our seats.

4.   Her father, played by the late Phil Hartman in his final movie role, adds to the entertainment quotient as a caricature of a boorish gadget freak.

5.   I suppose many a gadget freak will freak over the Aero, with its color touch screen and its built-in sound capabilities.

6.   The latest, and the one most likely to have an impact outside the world of business gadget freaks, is the Helio from Vtech.

7.   This much-ballyhooed invention looks like a fun toy for well-heeled urban gadget freaks who want to show off to their friends.