40 Gifts For the Family

Sonos ZonePlayer S5
This all-in-one wireless music system can be controlled with an iPhone, iPod Touch or any Sonos Controller.  It sports 5 integrated speakers and 5 dedicated digital amplifiers to provide crystal-clear audio and allows you to play much more music than what fits on your iPod, including all of your iTunes, free Internet radio and millions of songs and stations from the Internet. Add more S5s wirelessly and fill your whole house with music. Then, play the same song in every room or different songs in different rooms. Audio formats supported include MP3, iTunes Plus, WMA, MPEG4, Ogg Vorbis and uncompressed WAV and AIFF files. Music services supported include Last.fm, Napster, Pandora, Rhapsody 3.0+, SIRIUS Internet Radio and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks.
$399
www.sonos.com

Paradigm SE Series Speakers
Paradigm Special Edition (SE) Series speakers are the perfect addition to your living room or home theater this holiday season. The compact SE 1 bookshelf and SE 3 center can be placed virtually anywhere in the room and deliver unparalleled sound. And no matter where you put it, the power of the SE Sub brings high performance power in a reasonable footprint. The speakers feature wood veneer cabinets, soft edges, and a simple slick look to match any room decor. For the video gamer, home theater enthusiast or music lover on your list, the Special Edition Collection brings incredible quality down to the right price.
$3,449
www.paradigm.com

Sony Reader Digital Book
With a sizeable 6-inch touchscreen display and weighing in at around 10 ounces, the PRS-600BC allows you to turn up to 7,500 continuous pages on a single battery charge. Its 512MB of internal memory will hold approximately 350 average size digital books. By supporting both industry standard formats, ePub and PDF, you can access books at eBookstore.sony.com, check out books from public libraries, access over 500,000 free public domain titles from Google, as well as sharing sites, online aggregators and personal publishers.
$299.99
www.sonystyle.com

Toshiba REGZA SV670 Cinema Series LED TV
The Toshiba SV670 is the perfect gift for your dad or husband this holiday season. It incorporates superior FocaLight Full Matrix LED with Local Dimming. The full matrix creates better brightness uniformity. The local dimming allows deep blacks without sacrificing peak white brightness for an all-new level of picture quality with a previously unattainable 2M:1 dynamic contrast. It is available in 46- and 55-inch screen sizes.
46-inch - $2,299.99
55-inch - $2,999.99
www.tacp.toshiba.com

Cambridge Audio Sonata AM/FM Receiver with iPod Dock
The AM/FM integrated 2.1 receiver offers genuine hi-fi performance and an impressive 40 watts per channel (8 Ohms) of power. Tuners include twenty presets for instant access to radio stations. Micro surface-mount circuit technology further improves performance by reducing signal paths to the absolute minimum which produces a highly detailed and rich soundstage.
$549
www.cambridge-audio.com

Focal Dome System
This extremely attractive speaker system is a true 2-way acoustic loudspeaker, equipped with a Polyglass 10cm woofer and an aluminum/magnesium inverted dome TNV tweeter. It should be able to work alone, so it should have enough resources in the bass frequencies to offer a satisfying sound balance. The Dome system is available in 2.0, 2.1 and 5.1 packs.
$2,595
www.dome-focal.com

Monster Heartbeats by Lady Gaga Headphones
Part of Monster Cable’s Beats by Dr. Dre line, the new Heartbeats headphones boast a style almost as unique as Lady Gaga herself—which is only fitting, since she helped to design them. These in-ear headphones feature Monster’s flat cable design to prevent tangles and come with an assortment of eartips, as well as a red carrying case.
$119.95
www.beatsbydre.com

NextGen Remote Extender Plus
Transform your standard infrared remote control into an RF remote with ?NextGen’s new Remote Extender Plus. Simply replace one of your remote’s AA or AAA batteries with the NextGen battery transmitter, attach the receiver unit to your gear, and enjoy the ability to control your devices without line-of-sight, up to 100 feet away.
$54.95
www.nextgen.us

Trimble AllSport GPS Fitness Tracker Application
Turn your GPS-enabled smartphone into a fitness trainer with AllSport. This application tracks time, mileage, and calories for a walk, run, or bike ride, and it can supply you with maps and other GPS features to enhance your workout. Upload your results to the AllSport Web site to track your progress and compare performance with others. The AllSport application is supported by most major cellular providers.
Price starts at $5.99
www.trimbleoutdoors.com

URC Digital R50 Remote Control
Part of Universal Remote Control’s direct-to-consumer line, the Digital R50 can control up to 18 components and doesn’t require a computer to program it. The remote combines hard buttons with a color LCD, on which you can walk through a basic setup wizard. The R50 comes pre-programmed with codes for many popular brands, but also has learning functionality to accommodate specialty equipment.
$149.99
www.universalremote.com

RTI T1-B Universal System Controller
Shopping on a budget this year? Remember that affordability doesn’t have to mean compromise. For the A/V enthusiast on your list, RTI designed its innovative T1-B handheld controller to be an affordable alternative to more expensive touchscreen controllers, without sacrificing aesthetics, power, or flexibility. The T1-B features an incredibly sexy European design that complements the sleek design of today’s home theater components. Completely customizable for intuitive control of any system, the unit offers 40 assignable keypad buttons in addition to eight source and four general-purpose keypad buttons with interchangeable key labels.
$349
www.rticorp.com

Klipsch The Image S2
Like your very own backstage pass, these headphones let you “live on stage” with your favorite artists anytime, anywhere. Developed with you and your ears in mind, these headphones bring the bass and feature exclusive soft and flexible oval ear tips that provide lasting comfort and superior noise-isolation – no matter the circumstances.
$49.99
www.klipsch.com

Epson MovieMate 60
Go big this holiday season – Nothing can capture the attention of an entire room like a 120-inch projected video image. Epson’s MovieMate 60 combines an HD projector, a CD/DVD player, microphone input, and stereo speakers in one portable unit, giving families an affordable and versatile solution for home entertainment this holiday season. Just plug it in to an outlet and watch a DVD, play a video game or view your holiday photo slideshow.  
$699.99
www.epson.com

Klipsch Quintet
Showcasing a clean and modern design, the Quintet brings your favorite music and movies to life while complementing your flat screen and blending into any size room. The horn-loaded surround speakers can also be paired with the SW-350 subwoofer, which is equipped with a Class D digital amplifier for even more room-filling bass.  
$549.99
www.klipsch.com

Blue Yeti
Yeti is Blue’s new flagship USB condenser microphone, featuring Blue’s premium condenser capsules in a proprietary triple array for superior detail, presence and flexibility. Yeti is the first ever THX-certified microphone for the highest quality optimal audio recording and playback performance. The Yeti’s four mode selections (stereo, omni, cardioid, and bi-directional) and unique capsule array provide the ultimate in recording versatility, allowing professional recording results with minimal effort. Additional features include a high-quality, zero-latency headphone output with volume control for direct monitoring, and much more. Yeti features driverless installation and works with both PC and Mac.   
MSRP to be announced
www.bluemic.com

Panamax MB850
No one can promise uninterrupted holiday cheer, but for uninterrupted power Panamax has you covered. Home theater equipment is easily damaged when electricity is inconsistent. Panamax’s MB850 UPS (uninterruptible power supply) battery backup provides lightweight, compact protection for your electronic investments and preserves set-up and other critical data in case of an outage or surge.   
$299.95
www.panamax.com

Blue Microphones Eyeball 2.0
Eyeball 2.0 is the next generation Webcam from Blue Microphones. With a higher-quality lens and premium optical sensor, the Eyeball 2.0 is capable of 2 megapixel resolution at 1600 x 1200 pixels. Like the original Eyeball, Eyeball 2.0 features driverless installation for simple, plug-and-play use with either PC or Mac. The innovative camera-off privacy position allows the HD lens to retract into the high-fidelity microphone unit to prevent accidental broadcasts. Eyeball 2.0 is easy to position on virtually any laptop or desktop monitor, thanks to its unique design and included rubber monitor adapter.  
$79.99
www.bluemic.com

Elite Screens Spectrum Screen
This holiday season, you’ll want to pair a really great screen with your new projector. Elite Screens offers the Spectrum, a residential/commercial screen designed with matte white material in solid or acoustic material with a built-in Infrared(IR) receiver and 12V trigger. Aftermarket accessories such as Radio Frequency (RF) and IR Universal Learning Remotes are also available. No assembly required.   
$289
www.elitescreens.com

Leon Speakers Horizon Series 212 Ultra Thin Soundbar
This holiday season, thin is definitely in. For the audiophile on your list, Leon’s Horizon® 212-LCR-UT is designed to provide high-fidelity sound without sacrificing the sleek look of today’s ultra-thin flat panel displays. At only 1.5 inches deep and standing just 3.25 inches tall, this soundbar combines left, center, and right channels in one ultra-thin cabinet. Each L/R channel features dual 2-inch, aluminum-dome Peerless HDS woofers for excellent sound dispersion and off-axis response (the center channel features four Peerless drivers), while classic Morel MDT-12 1-inch, hand-treated, cloth-dome tweeters provide superior sound in the upper frequency range.
$1,695
www.leonspeakers.com

PPC Locking HDMI Cable
Got an A/V enthusiast on your list this year? PPC®’s PerfectLock™ locking HDMI cable makes the perfect stocking stuffer. To eliminate loose cables for an exceptional HD experience, the patented device grips a port with ten times the strength of conventional connectors, enabling average port retention of 25 pounds. The exclusive cable delivers top-quality 1080p HDTV video and Dolby® Digital DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD audio, in addition to unsurpassed reliability.  
$79.99 for length of 4 feet
www.ppc-online.com

Furman Elite-15 PF i Power Conditioner
Forget the leather recliner. The perfect accessory for a home theater system is Furman’s Elite-15 PF i power conditioner, which delivers highly filtered, low-impedance AC to connected equipment, eliminating modulation and distortion. Add an Elite-15 PF i to your system, and you’ll see and hear the difference — crisp images with true-to-life color, and clear, focused sound.  
$599
www.furmansound.com

SanDisk microSD Memory Card
Stumped on a gift this year? The SanDisk microSD Memory Card is a perfect gift for anyone with a mobile phone. 75% of phones worldwide sport a microSD card slot, yet so many people do not realize the benefits of these tiny slots.  While most phones will quickly run out of memory, microSD cards can add 2GB to 16GB of mobile memory to phones, allowing people to capture, store and carry thousands of photos alongside videos and a music collection. This year, give your loved ones an easy way to capture and save the warm holiday memories with friends and family on a device they never leave home without.
$10-$100 depending on capacity
www.sandisk.com

Moxi HD DVR
The Moxi HD DVR is a premium, high-def digital video recorder (DVR) and a great gift for anyone that loves TV, movies, music, online video or photos and appreciates the beauty of the high-def entertainment experience. With an Emmy-winning user interface that integrates the HD entertainment experience with programming from the cable provider, online video from Hulu, Netflix and YouTube, photos and music from the Internet, as well as media from users’ personal collections over their home network, Moxi can store up to 75 hours of HD programming.  
$799 one time cost, with no monthly fees
www.moxi.com

Hammacher Schlemmer Video Camera Pen
The Video Camera Pen is the ball-point pen that has a built-in video camera, capturing conversations with the press of a button. Its built-in color camera lens is located just above the pocket clip and its microphone is located on the side of the barrel under the pocket clip, yet both are inconspicuous enough to avoid detection. It can record video and audio from up to 50 feet away. Up to 2 1/2 hours of video can be captured and stored in the pen’s integrated 4 GB memory as an AVI file. The pen’s built-in USB 2.0 port allows you to download videos when connected to a computer (Windows 2000/XP/Vista).
$129.95
www.hammacher.com

Hammacher Schlemmer 3D Web Camera
This is the only web camera that records three-dimensional videos. Using the same technique as in 3D movies, its two cameras record slightly differing images, which are combined to create an anaglyph––a stereoscopic image. A viewer needs nothing more than 3D cyan/red glasses (5 pairs included) to see the three-dimensional image. The camera “hangs” from the top of your monitor with its arms and plugs into your PC running Windows XP or Vista using its built-in USB cable. Its two cameras can capture video at 800 x 600 resolution at 15 frames per second, and it can focus in up to 12” away for dramatic 3D images. Includes software and a quick set-up guide.
$99.95
www.hammacher.com

Sharp AQUOS LED LCD TV Series  (LC-46LE700UN)
With the lowest power consumption of any LCD TV, the new AQUOS LED LCD TV brings holiday classics alive with a Full Array LED backlight that provides an extremely bright and vibrant picture, as well as smooth 120Hz images so family and friends can enjoy holiday sporting events without ever missing a play. Available in 32- (31-35/64” diagonal) to 52-inch (52-1/32” diagonal) screen class sizes.  
$1,099.99 - $2,799.99
www.sharpusa.com

Pioneer VSX-819AH and VSX-1019AH A/V Receivers
The industry’s first line of iPhone-certified A/V receivers utilizes two proprietary digital audio enhancement functions that significantly improve the sounds of compressed audio tracks, recreating the dynamic listening experiences intended by the original musician. Now classic holiday tunes accessed from an iPod playlist produce fuller audio when heard through Pioneer’s A/V Receiver.
$399 - VSX-819AH
$499 - VSX-1019AH
www.pioneerelectronics.com

JVC LCD TV with Built-in iPod Dock
The flip-down dock makes it easy to play back video from iPods and iPhones. The TV remote has a circular keypad with a control scheme that mimics the iPod’s control wheel, making it easy to navigate through the on-screen menus. Music files can be played through the TV57’s sound system and photos stored on an iPod can be viewed on the TV. While the iPod is docked, it is charged whether the TV power is on or off.
32” LT-32P300 - $849.95; 42” LT-42P300 - $1,149.95; 46” LT-46P300 - $1,549.95
ww.jvc.com

JVC Everio X Hybrid Camcorder
Shoots Full HD AVCHD video and high resolution 9-megapixel still images small enough to easily slip into a pocket or purse, the Everio X weighs just over half a pound (0.66 lbs. including the internal battery and a memory card) and is just a bit chunkier in size than a smartphone.The Everio X can shoot slow-motion video, for some fun and dramatic effects, and offers high speed 60 "motor drive" still photography.
$999.95 - GZ-X900
www.jvc.com

Lexmark Interact S406
The Interact is the ideal gift for any professional this year for the following reasons: Touch screen-Lexmark’s myTouch technology enables easier, more efficient use of the product, helping home offices and small businesses save time and money, SmartSolutions-Web-enabled, customized applications help users streamline and simplify everyday tasks, Value-the Eco-mode functionality and individual ink tanks allow users to easily save resources and control printing costs, Wireless features-the Interact uses Wireless-N technology to quickly connect wirelessly, giving users the ultimate printing flexibility.
$199.99
www.lexmark.com/products/

Hammacher Schlemmer Video Recording Sunglasses
These are the glasses with a built-in video camera that allow you to discreetly record all that you see. The 0.3 megapixel pinhole camera is located in the bridge, providing 320 x 240 high-quality resolution for AVI videos. Up to 2 1/2 hours of videos can be recorded directly onto the built-in 2 GB memory. The left temple’s frame houses a slot that accommodates a microSD card for additional memory storage. Videos can be copied to a computer running Windows XP/Vista using the built-in USB port and included cable. You can also download MP3s to the glasses and listen to them using the included earbuds. The built-in rechargeable battery provides up to two hours of recording from a two-hour charge using the included AC adapter. The plastic lenses use UV-400 coatings.
$199.95
www.hammacher.com

Pioneer BDP-320FD and Elite BDP-23 Blu-ray Players
These BD-Live Blu-ray Disc players offer exquisite audio and video performance, with up to 48-bit Deep Color Support, three Video Noise Reduction Circuits, a Picture Control Suite offering 12 image adjustment capabilities and internal decoding of all Blu-ray advanced audio formats. Unlike many other players that have minimal memory, Pioneer’s Blu-ray Disc players feature 1GB of built-in memory with an expandable memory option to add up to 2TB.  This allows consumers to enjoy BD-Live features of their favorite holiday films right out of the box.  The Elite BDP-23 also features jitter-free playback of soundtrack when paired with a Pioneer A/V receiver.
$399 - BDP-320FD
$599 - Elite BDP-23
www.pioneerelectronics.com

Bigfoot Networks VisionTek Killer Xeno Pro
The Killer Xeno Pro is the next-generation voice chat-enabled network interface card for online gamers. It has an upgraded network processing unit (NPU), and integrated audio for hardware-accelerated voice-chat, all designed to bring gamers the ultimate online experience. The Xeno Pro is built into online gaming rigs from Alienware, Dell and other PC manufacturers. Key features of the Killer Xeno include: PCIe interface: provides for higher throughput. Killer Xeno NPU: dedicated smart packet processor for all network operations, ensures the delivery of time-sensitive data like game control and VoIP.  Plug-and-play compatibility with all games. Windows network stack bypass: provides for direct to game interrupts. Integrated audio chip: offloads VoIP operations to Killer Xeno NPU for “hiccup-free” voice communications while gaming.
$99.99
www.visiontek.com/killer/

JVC Blu-ray Player
Offers AVCHD format playback, the format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line with BD Live compatibility. The player can be connected to the Internet to access features like new movie trailers, updated subtitles, online shopping, chat and gaming.
Other playable formats include JPEG, MP3, WMA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and DTS HDXV-BP1.  
$229.95
www.jvc.com

Hammacher Schlemmer Wristwatch Camcorder
This is the analog watch with an undetectable camcorder, so you’ll always have a camera ready to capture a chance celebrity sighting or a pet’s impromptu antics. The camera’s lens is the size of a pinhole and is located at the two-o’clock position, yet the watch’s hands never obscure the lens. The watch’s 1.3 MP camera records video at 640 x 480 resolution, storing up to 12 hours of AVI-formatted video onto its built-in 4 GB flash memory. The microphone is located on the outer case. The camera’s rechargeable battery provides up to two hours of use from a four-hour charge using the included USB AC adapter (which also allows you to copy your videos to a PC running Windows).
www.hammacher.com

DJ HERO – for the boys/men
From the team that brought you the best-selling Guitar Hero franchise, comes DJ Hero, available now in stores. DJ Hero has already been hailed as one of the most exciting games of the year! Complete with over 90 exclusive mixes from the biggest stars in hip hop, R&B, rock, pop and dance and created by some of the greatest DJs of all time, DJ Hero shows living room legends and budding superstar DJs alike how to start the party off right!
$119
www.DJHero.com

BAND HERO – for the girls/teens/moms
Another fun and innovative interactive music game from the makers of the best-selling Guitar Hero franchise, Band Hero comes packed with No. 1 hits, including Jackson 5’s “ABC,” Don McLean’s “American Pie,” The Turtles’ “Happy Together” and Taylor Swift’s “Love Story.”  Music fans will enjoy all of the critically-acclaimed innovations from Guitar Hero® 5 in the most social music gaming experience ever as they strum, drum and sing along to their favorite, popular tunes as a full band with any combination of four singers.
$199
www.BandHero.com

GUITAR HERO VAN HALEN – for the boys/men
Guitar Hero® returns with another band-focused title, Guitar Hero® Van Halen®. The game features 25 classic Van Halen tracks, three signature Eddie Van Halen guitar solos, and 19 hand-picked guest acts. Play as one of the four members of Van Halen or create your own personalized superstar with Rock Star Creator and watch your superstar party on stage.
$59.99
http://vanhalen.guitarhero.com