USB Cassette Deck

Cassette decks are just about equitable to the stone ages, especially with the immersion of high def DVD.  The Plusdeck-EX converts your favorite analog cassette tapes to MP3 via USB.  It can also handle records, radio and more all thanks to its USB sound card, which also allows you to configure the audio up to 7.1 channels.  Not exactly an advance in audio engineering, but a nice option for those analog audio dinosaurs. Available here for $260.

Muxtape love

I never saw Say Anything or read High Fidelity (for me, mopey indie straight dudes are cute in theory -- just not as John Cusack). But I am a nerd, and subject to all the emotional turmoil and reward a good mixtape can heap upon the recipient and maker. Yeah, I mean mixtape as in fire up the ol' press play-record and unleash your TDK, baby -- not the semi-underground hiphop cds that the big record companies have unsuccessfully hijacked of late. Trouble is, the tiny plastic or chrome (eek, r

Samsung T10 4GB Bluetooth MP3 Media Player $96 at Amazon

Get the Samsung T10 4GB Bluetooth-enabled Portable Media Player for $180 - $84 instant savings = $96 shipped at Amazon. The T10 features 4GB integrated flash memory, 2-inch QVGA color screen, FM radio (and recorder), photo viewer, USB interface, and playback support for movies and audio files including WMV, MP3, OGG, and WMA. Why pick the T10 over the other Apple and non-iPod music and video players? For the Bluetooth. This device includes support for wirelessly playing audio or transferring fil

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

THE PHONE AGE We’d be lost without the internet, satnavs and on-the-go entertainment. How handy then, reports Priscilla Awde, that we can now combine them all Only the brave leave home without the internet in their pockets. Mobile phones now combine high-speed access with entertainment: mobile cameras, video, music, films and information sharing sit alongside serious business services running on devices designed for all kinds of users. The latest smart phones marry voice with text and email,

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