TABLE OF CONTENTS

? Cover Story
What is digital manipulation? How can you detect it? Why are some people for it while others are against it?

? Pole Position
Aptly named "alpha," the Sony DSLR-A100 is the company's first stab at the digital SLR market. If that isn't enough reason to celebrate, we don't know what is

? Showdown
Pros, serious creative hobbyists, novices, choose which digital SLR is best for you

? Form Factor
Slim is in! We check out the latest compact digital cameras that show off their sleek non-extending lens barrels

? Movie Tech
Roto-what? A Scanner Darkly makes use of an ancient animation technique that's been revived with a new, digital twist

? Proving Ground
On test this month:

? Tech Frontiers
Heard of these latest technological wonders? Talking urinals, red-eye software that can prove your age, and washing machines that text you when they're done

? The Grid
Have your pen and paper (and purses) at the ready! Here lies your new shopping list

? Cover Girl
The camera loves her and so do we! Chesca Garcia shows us why she is picture perfect

? People@SPEED
This model-turned-photographer has an eye for snapping up beauty. Get to know more about Sara Black

? Gaming
Quick reflexes and quick thinking are two things you need to stay alive in the two new games we have waiting for you

? Cyberspace
There's never a dull moment on the 'Net. Check out some of the sites you can kill time with

? Speed Reading
Wicked! That's what the book's called, and that's also how you'd describe it

? Future Tech
From scary to weird to mind-boggling-the tech world takes us on a rollercoaster of new innovations

? Tech News
Non-hijackable planes. A bikini with a built-in UV monitor. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction