YOU'RE SURROUNDED (KINDA)
Take a break from running wires for rear speakers and try out Polk Audio's SurroundBar ($950). It consists of five speakers (you'll need to add a sub) that provide a surround-sound experience with Polk's SDA Surround technology. www.polkaudio.com
WHAT'S THAT NUMBER?
With mobile phones shrinking by the minute, they're getting all too easy to lose. Before the frustrating happens, store your contact list and transfer it to a computer with CellStik ($40).www.sparktech.com
IRADIO EVERYWHERE
You lug your mobile phone with you practically every place you go, so if you want to listen to the radio anywhere, a service like iRadio from Motorola makes sense. For $6.99 a month you can download radio content from their 435 channels onto your iRadio-enabled phone. The commercial-free stations range from 40 stations of rock to specialty-themed channels and because bandwidth is not a limitation, iRadio can add new channels without taking away old ones.
Phones, like the new ROKR E2, will save up to six iRadio channels in their internal memory. And if you don't want to store solely iRadio content (but why wouldn't you?), you can use the channels as individual playlists. To upload content, simply plug the phone into a computer, which will also charge the phone. Optional Bluetooth devices then enable you to listen seamlessly to iRadio when you get in the car or go home. Check out everything iRadio has to offer at www.motorola.com/iradio
GETTING SQUISHY
For those with diameter-challenged ear canals, Sennheiser's CX 300 Perfect Ear Canal Fit headphones ($80) feature adapters to get them just right. Using some tricks from their pro audio side, Sennheiser provides excellent sound at a lower price than competitors'.www.sennheiserusa.com
PIONEER CDJ-1000MK3
If you're a wannabe, you might trick some people into thinking you're a pro with Pioneer's CDJ-1000MK3 digital turntable ($1,449). It features jog feel adjustments, hot looping/re-looping, improved track and wave data display, and MP3 compressed audio playback.www.pioneer-usa.com
PUZZLING LEISUREWEAR
The bold graphics on edoc tees ($32) caught our attention, but we didn't know that hidden in the music-inspired designs was a mystery to be unraveled. Clues are hidden in the stitching, masked by graphics and even printed in invisible ink!www.edoclaundry.com