One thing that most people can't leave home without are the shades. Now combined with an MP3 player, these high-end Oakleys are the envy of your musically obsessed pals. The sound quality is good with adjustable ear phones mounted on a piston and hinge system. Also, it comes in a variety of styles to better suit your personality. It does come at a price however, ranging from $400-500 a pop.

Fins SwiMP3 is the latest in the 'take your music with you anywhere' craze. It is MP3 headgear to wear during your swimming workouts. They have some unique sound transfer technology utilizing bone conduction - sound vibrations from the cheek bone into the inner ear - to provide sound clarity. How they keep this sucker waterproof and running is beyond me. The first time somebody gets in the pool with one of these things and I have to listen to Van Halen throughout my workout, a smackdown is gonna happen.

For more information, check it out at Swim Outlet.

So you still think that Rap music is just a fade nearing the end of its shelf-life? Not only has the genre thrived for 30 years, but it has crossed over into movies, television, clothing lines and most recently the gaming industry. You've already been hooping it up with the Wu-Tang Clan, and soon you'll be able to have target practice on 50 Cent. Read more.

Check out this new mp3 player from Cowon that comes fully equiped with a bright 1.8-inch LCD color screen, FM tuner and recorder, and MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, and FLAC audio file capability. iPods may be the "In" thing to have, but this little gadget should give it run for it's money and then some! Check it out for yourself!

Do you ever get tired of looking at all those silly letters, numbers and squiggly lines on your keyboard? I mean shouldn't we have them thoroughly memorized at this point? Well if you think you are all that, there is a new keyboard for you that come complete without inscription on the keys. Yes be the envy of your cubicle farm with this season's hottest new tech accessory.

Check out Das Keyboard for more info.

Whatever you can do, I can do better. That must be Sony's theory when competing with the recently unveiled new Xbox 360 from Microsoft. Don't expect PS3 on the shelves this holiday season. Sony's latest console is due out Spring of 2006, and this first glimpse is to wet our gaming appetites. Read the full article on CNN.

Microsoft Corp. says its next version of Xbox will thrill hard-core gamers with mind-blowing graphics and lure in newcomers with free online games, slide shows, music and video chats with friends.

Xbox 360 looks nothing like its bulky, black predecessor. It's sleek and white, and it can stand on one end like a book or lie flat like a DVD player. Its 20-gigabyte hard drive and three powerful processors will enable high-definition graphics and surround sound, making games seem more like movies.

Read the full article at MSNBC.

The Real Network's Rhapsody division, in an effort to compete with the extremely popular Apple music store, will offer 25 free songs each month to users who download the proprietary software. This is another attempt to steal market share from Apple, which has proven successful with previous price reduction efforts. Read the full article on CNN.

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past week, you know that the most incredible thing to hit handheld gaming has landed. Sony's PSP is the sweetest little convergence device on the market. It plays MP3s, movies and of course games. A co-worker of mine let me check this out and take a spin on "Ridge Racer". The graphics are unbelievable, the sound is crisp and the responsiveness is dead on. Sony has basically wrapped up their Playstation into a handheld without sacrificing anything. Gamers, this is a must have.

Read the IGN review and be the first kid on your block to have your own.

With Airport Express, you can enjoy your music library in virtually any room, access data files throughout your home from one PC/Mac to the next, and share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without inconvenient and obtrusive cables. Create an instant wireless network on the go. Extend the range of your current wireless network.

Get it at NOW or watch the Amazon video.

Apple Computer has cut prices and introduced new models to its iPod Mini and iPod Photo families in a bid to expand its range of digital media devices.

Read the full Article here.

We found a great new reel-to-reel skin for our beloved Winamp. Features included new color/brightness themes. New mini-band animated visualisations (7 selectable views). Big Analog VU-meters component with six selectable visualisations.

Try it out!