This Fall, E-Gear magazine will launch the Collegiate Gadget Guide, a guide to the latest high-tech gear for college students, in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) TechKnow Overload (TKO) college tour.

First launched in 2003, the TKO Tour goes straight to a key demographic for many consumer technology companies – college students who embrace high-tech devices and the future. The TKO tour takes the latest and greatest consumer electronics products and digital technology on a traveling tour, allowing the prime target market a chance to see, touch and experience the best consumer technology for themselves.

E-Gear, a consumer electronics magazine published by the Consumer Technology Publishing Group, is the official publication of the TKO Tour. E-Gear provides the latest product and technology information from the world of consumer electronics. Its mission is to help readers understand and integrate electronic gear into their lifestyles

The Fall 2004 TKO Tour kicks off during the critical back-to-school buying season and travels to 25 top colleges and universities east of the Mississippi. Target campuses include: Penn State University, Florida State University, University of Massachusetts, Kent State, University of Michigan, Indiana University, SUNY Albany, The George Washington University, North Carolina State and more.

In addition to reaching more than 60,000 college students, copies will be distributed to newsstands across the country from September to the end to the year.

Topics to be cover in this special edition of E-Gear are:
* Personal Tech (gear to carry or wear)
* Small Room Audio (HT systems for dorms and apartments)
* Video Gaming
* MP3 players
* Notebook computers
* Car Audio
* High Tech Sports Gear
* Digital Imaging
* Wild Wireless Phones and much more....

For more information, about the tour and sponsorship opportunities visit the Web site at www.TKOTour.com.

For advertising opportunities in this special issue of E-Gear, contact eschwartz@napco.com