High-tech.1 For the caffeinated, give them the best with a new addiction-aid gadget, the Nespresso Romeo ($799). It's air the foam and fun of an espresso machine but with Nespresso's easy-to-use capsule coffee system. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2 Here's the perfect gift for the videophile An individual who is very interested and enthusiastic about TV image quality. A videophile typically enjoys a large, high-quality HDTV for viewing and may add separate scalers and noise reducers to enhance the video experience. Contrast with audiophile. in your life--the Lite-On DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. +VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. Recorder LVC-9006 (about $230). The LVC LVC Lebanon Valley College LVC Laser Vision Correction LVC Live Virtual Class (Sun Microsystems) LVC Levi's Vintage Clothing LVC Live Virtual Constructive (simulation space) LVC Low Voltage Cutoff 9006's AllWrite technology allows him to transfer tapes to DVD with a choice of formats. Just in time--his Mariah Carey Cribs tape was about to snap. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3 LEGO Factory offers a brand-new way to make your own custom block sets. Download the Digital Designer software from Lego.com and create virtual structures. LEGO will then send you the blocks to build a three-dimensional version (prices of blocks vary, with many in the $20-$30 range). Great for your little constructionist con·struc·tion·ist n. A person who construes a legal text or document in a specified way: a strict constructionist. , or if you just want to give someone that Liberace bust you made. (What? They're hard to find!) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 4 Even the chef who claims "I never buy canned anything' will bow down to the power of a good bread maker, and it doesn't get much nicer than the Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme ($250). You can set it to bake at a certain time, you can prep sourdough, and you can even make jams. The only thing it won't do is cut off the crusts. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 5 Slim, sleek, sexy: The Casio Exilim EX-S500 five-megapixel camera ($400) does not skimp skimp v. skimped, skimp·ing, skimps v.tr. 1. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters. 2. on features and comes in a choice of three colors to suit what hues you think are most flattering to your gift-getter. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 6 Let your favorite music fanatic go cordless with the Sennheiser RS 140 wireless headphones ($220). He gets musical freedom, and you get quieter evenings. What's not to love? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 7 Bring her iPod to life with The Bridge ($70-$100) and the AVR-340 home theater receiver See A/V receiver. ($899), both from Harman Kardon. The Bridge links her iPod with the receiver and enables control of both with the receiver remote. She can even track song information on a TV screen or the receiver's LCD display. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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