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Starting fresh: whatever cheers you up--sun power, air guitar, music in your pocket--check out these new gadgets to lick those post-holiday blues.


Can't get enough of your Sirius satellite radio
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Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Satellite Radio.
? Take it on the go with the Sirius S Sirius (sĭr`ēəs), or Dog Star, brightest star in the sky. It is located in the constellation Canis Major (1992 position R.A. 6h44.8m, Dec. 50 [$360], a handheld device that acts as your home or car receiver (subscription sold separately) and stores 50 hours of radio content plus MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates.  digital music files.

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Charge your MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. , cell phone, and more with natural energy while on the road via this portable solar charger CHARGER, Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4, 3, 7.  by Solio ($99). Now if only they could get hybrid cars to took this cool.

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Tivoli Audio's sexy iSongBook ($330) iPod-enabled portable music system is a sub-three-pound unit where you can dock your iPod for an instant travel stereo or office minisystem. It's plug-and-play done perfectly.

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Come out as an air guitarist with RedOctane's Guitar Hero ($70) for PlayStation 2. Play along with 30-plus rock hits on the realistic guitar controller (included/and watch your career soar from bars to arenas. No one will know you're wearing stretch pants.

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Title Annotation:TOYS
Author:Lopez, Vincent
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Buyers Guide
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 31, 2006
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