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What's better than a head unit with built-in GPS? How about a unit with detachable GPS. The Eclipse AVN2210p MK II ($600) offers a detachable TomTom portable GPS for your way-finding needs, and also offers a CD player with support for MP3 and WMA discs, a double-DIN design, sleek blue illumination, a low-pass filter for adding a subwoofer, 50W x 4 power, and built-in Bluetooth and USB. In-dash GPS on the cheap.
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Add the latest in-car navigation, iPod connectivity, Bluetooth, and voice activation technology to your ride with the Pioneer AVIC-F500BT ($TBA; Spring 2008). This semi-portable, do-it-all gadget integrates with your existing car stereo to offer voice-guided navigation, complete iPod control, and built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling. The 5.8-inch touch screen allows for simple controls, and VoiceBox allows you to keep your hands on the wheel, controlling the unit with your voice. Oh, and it also runs off battery power, so you can take it with you when you park your vehicle. Wowza.
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The Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go ($TBA) makes the in-car subwoofer sensible again by functioning as a dedicated subwoofer when it's docked in the rear of the car, and as a portable boombox when you arrive at your destination. Features include RMS power of 80 Watts, two woofers, two tweeters (for boombox use), auxiliary input, and aluminum and MDF construction.
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If you listen almost exclusively to your iPod in your car, you've probably been waiting for a head unit like this. The Alpine iDA-X001 ($450; April 2007) lets you hook up your iPod via a high-speed USB connection, and then browse it from the iDA's 2.2" screen, just like you would if it was in your hand. Plus the unit packs 45W x 4 maximum power output, a 24-Bit DAC, and is ready for Bluetooth, HD Radio, Sirius, and XM. Finally, pure iPod sound in your car, the way it was meant to be.
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If you're looking for an in-car receiver that can handle almost anything you throw at it, check out the Pioneer FH-P510MD Multi-Media DSP Receiver ($400). Along with the requisite CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 and WMA support, you also get a mini-disc player that can handle traditional MDs and has MDLP support. Other features of the double-din unit include an AM/FM radio, built-in 50x4 MOSFET amp, and a high-res OEL screen.
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Normally to get good bass in your car, you'd need to get a couple subwoofers and an enormous box to keep them in. Not anymore, thanks to the Pioneer TS-SW2541D Shallow Subwoofer ($180). It doesn't need the room of a normal sub (just 3" of depth), so you can stick it out of the way — in places like under a front seat, behind the rear seats, or anywhere else you can make it fit. It's about time clear, loud bass was available without turning your car into a roaming stereo.
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If your current ride didn't come with a GPS navigation system, you have two choices — buy a dash/windshield-mount system or replace your factory unit with a more advanced in-dash system. The Pioneer AVIC-D2 ($1,500) is definitely advanced. The DVD-based navigation system features an easy-to-read 6.5-inch touch-screen LCD, turn-by-turn voice guidance, and a sleek and understated double-din design that blends in perfectly with nearly any car or truck interior. [More]
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If you have a car that's slightly older or came with slightly less niceties than you really wanted, you can always go with an aftermarket stereo — but sometimes the upgraded tunes aren't the only thing that needs help. The Sony MEX-BT5000 ($TBA) takes things to the next level by providing Bluetooth handsfree integration right from the head unit, including browsing your phone book, contact storage, and an integrated microphone. No word on whether it's coming stateside yet, but we've got a home waiting for it when it does.
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Ever see a commercial for a sweet new car and think “Damn, that big screen would be really handy in my ‘98 Civic?” Well, you can bring some new car bling to your aged ride with the Alpine IVA-D310 DVD/CD Receiver ($1500). Apart from the super-cool, motorized, retractable 7” LCD touchscreen monitor, this puppy also features iPod integration, inputs for a/v equipment (like a PS2), a backup camera system, and navigation. If you should decide to add an Alpine amp to your setup, the Amp Link feature allows you to make adjustments to the amp’s settings from the screen. It’s like a little car-audio command center.
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Most factory car radios, well, suck. Replace the shoddy plastic controls of your factory unit with this receiver from Alpine. The CDA-9855 ($450) features GlideTouch control technology that allows you to navigate with just your finger, a Biolite display, is XM and Sirius ready, and perhaps most importantly, offers great integration with the iPod. Your only problem now should be what to listen to first.
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If you listen almost exclusively to your iPod in your car, you've probably been waiting for a head unit like this. The Alpine iDA-X001 ($450; April 2007) lets you hook up your iPod via a high-speed USB connection, and then browse it from the iDA's 2.2" screen, just like you would if it was in your hand. Plus the unit packs 45W x 4 maximum power output, a 24-Bit DAC, and is ready for Bluetooth, HD Radio, Sirius, and XM. Finally, pure iPod sound in your car, the way it was meant to be.
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Add the latest in-car navigation, iPod connectivity, Bluetooth, and voice activation technology to your ride with the Pioneer AVIC-F500BT ($TBA; Spring 2008). This semi-portable, do-it-all gadget integrates with your existing car stereo to offer voice-guided navigation, complete iPod control, and built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling. The 5.8-inch touch screen allows for simple controls, and VoiceBox allows you to keep your hands on the wheel, controlling the unit with your voice. Oh, and it also runs off battery power, so you can take it with you when you park your vehicle. Wowza.
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Normally to get good bass in your car, you'd need to get a couple subwoofers and an enormous box to keep them in. Not anymore, thanks to the Pioneer TS-SW2541D Shallow Subwoofer ($180). It doesn't need the room of a normal sub (just 3" of depth), so you can stick it out of the way — in places like under a front seat, behind the rear seats, or anywhere else you can make it fit. It's about time clear, loud bass was available without turning your car into a roaming stereo.
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What's better than a head unit with built-in GPS? How about a unit with detachable GPS. The Eclipse AVN2210p MK II ($600) offers a detachable TomTom portable GPS for your way-finding needs, and also offers a CD player with support for MP3 and WMA discs, a double-DIN design, sleek blue illumination, a low-pass filter for adding a subwoofer, 50W x 4 power, and built-in Bluetooth and USB. In-dash GPS on the cheap.
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If your current ride didn't come with a GPS navigation system, you have two choices — buy a dash/windshield-mount system or replace your factory unit with a more advanced in-dash system. The Pioneer AVIC-D2 ($1,500) is definitely advanced. The DVD-based navigation system features an easy-to-read 6.5-inch touch-screen LCD, turn-by-turn voice guidance, and a sleek and understated double-din design that blends in perfectly with nearly any car or truck interior. [More]
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If you're looking for an in-car receiver that can handle almost anything you throw at it, check out the Pioneer FH-P510MD Multi-Media DSP Receiver ($400). Along with the requisite CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 and WMA support, you also get a mini-disc player that can handle traditional MDs and has MDLP support. Other features of the double-din unit include an AM/FM radio, built-in 50x4 MOSFET amp, and a high-res OEL screen.
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If you have a car that's slightly older or came with slightly less niceties than you really wanted, you can always go with an aftermarket stereo — but sometimes the upgraded tunes aren't the only thing that needs help. The Sony MEX-BT5000 ($TBA) takes things to the next level by providing Bluetooth handsfree integration right from the head unit, including browsing your phone book, contact storage, and an integrated microphone. No word on whether it's coming stateside yet, but we've got a home waiting for it when it does.
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The Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go ($TBA) makes the in-car subwoofer sensible again by functioning as a dedicated subwoofer when it's docked in the rear of the car, and as a portable boombox when you arrive at your destination. Features include RMS power of 80 Watts, two woofers, two tweeters (for boombox use), auxiliary input, and aluminum and MDF construction.
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Ever see a commercial for a sweet new car and think “Damn, that big screen would be really handy in my ‘98 Civic?” Well, you can bring some new car bling to your aged ride with the Alpine IVA-D310 DVD/CD Receiver ($1500). Apart from the super-cool, motorized, retractable 7” LCD touchscreen monitor, this puppy also features iPod integration, inputs for a/v equipment (like a PS2), a backup camera system, and navigation. If you should decide to add an Alpine amp to your setup, the Amp Link feature allows you to make adjustments to the amp’s settings from the screen. It’s like a little car-audio command center.
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Most factory car radios, well, suck. Replace the shoddy plastic controls of your factory unit with this receiver from Alpine. The CDA-9855 ($450) features GlideTouch control technology that allows you to navigate with just your finger, a Biolite display, is XM and Sirius ready, and perhaps most importantly, offers great integration with the iPod. Your only problem now should be what to listen to first.
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Bring the sports bar experience home with The Man Wall ($14,900). This all-in-one chunk of awesomeness features room for four TVs — one 52" and two 26" units are included — a 1200-watt Panasonic home theater with integrated speakers and wireless surround units, two 25-cigar humidors with gauges, a 32-bottle wine rack, a microwave, a live 7-foot sports ticker at the top with built-in computer, a full-size kegerator with tap, an iPod docking station, DVD player, and the ability to control it all via a single remote control. Feel free to grunt in approval.
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From the makers of Baconnaise and Bacon Salt comes a bacon-flavored product that you don't even have to eat. J&D's Bacon Lip Balm ($13/4-pack) will protect your lips with beeswax, aloe vera oil, Vitamin E acetate, and other ingredients, all while offering a subtle bacon flavor both you and your partner can enjoy.
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Most of us don't have the engineering, design, or architectural chops to recreate any of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterworks, but we can anyway, thanks to these new Frank Lloyd Wright Lego Architecture Building Sets ($TBA). Licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, these terrific sets — of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater — were developed in collaboration with leading architects to be as accurate as possible, and come with booklets that not only tell you how to build you own model masterpiece, but exclusive archival historical material and photographs of each building, as well. [Thanks, Kris]
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Ever wish you could combine your dual-monitor setup into one behemoth display? Get ready, because your wish has come true in the NEC CRV43 Curved Widescreen Display ($8,000). Boasting a unique curved design that's sure to immerse you more than a standard two display setup, this beauty also features a 2880x900 double WXGA resolution, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, single link DVI-D and HDMI inputs, USB 2.0 ports, an on screen display, and the assurance that you have the most unique monitor in the neighborhood. [via]
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Show your fang affiliation by stocking your fridge with Tru Blood ($16). Based on the synthetic blood drink favored by the more civilized vampires of HBO's True Blood, this carbonated real-world version packs a slightly sweet, slightly tart blood orange flavor and a rich red color that will have guests wondering if you're drinking the real thing.
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Ever wish you could take a Jägermeister shot machine with you camping, tailgating, and partying? Now you can, with the Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler ($120). Available as a six-bottle value pack, the cooler has plenty of room for all six bottles, ice, and the requisite cans of Red Bull, and uses the same tech as the Jägermeister Tap Machine to deliver ice-cold shots straight from the external tap.
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Flapjack lovers, rejoice. Now you can make fresh, 97% fat-free pancakes in as little as 30 seconds using the ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine ($3,500). This microwave-sized wonder uses no-mess batter pouches to crank out stack after stack of four- inch diameter pancakes, and doesn't even require supervision, letting you cook up breakfast for you and your crew while you get your other morning activities out of the way — like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, or downing a half-dozen mimosas.
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One of the worst things about adding ice to a whisky is its ability to water-down the flavor. So chill your next drink down with Whisky Stones ($20). Milled in Vermont by some of the oldest soapstone workshops in the US, these stones chill quickly in the freezer, and won't impart any flavor to your favorite blend.
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Keep your arsenal of firearms safe, secure, and ready for a midnight invasion with the BedBunker ($2,200-$4,000). Boasting a powder-coated 10 gauge steel body, quarter-inch doors, a heavy-duty fire resistant sealing system, and high-security Mul-T-Locks, the BedBunker replaces your typical box springs, fitting into most normal bed frames with threaded legs for easy adjustments, and holds as many as 32 rifles and 70 hand guns, or more than enough firepower to last through the first few stages of House of the Dead 2.
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Blacked-out from fender to fender, the 2009 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 ($7,900) is an affordable, no-frills chopper that's begging to be customized. The latest Harley Dark Custom motocycle, the Iron 883 offers plenty of old-school, anti-plastic style, including front fork gaiters, a drag-style handlebar, side-mount license plate holder, a chopped rear fender, a straight cut shorty dual exhaust, and 13-spoke cast aluminum wheels (19-inch front, 16-inch rear) with a fat 150 mm rear tire. The bike is powered by the impressive Evolution 883cc V-Twin engine.
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Got something to hide? Grab yourself a Hollow Book Safe ($20-$34). Available with cutouts for money, flasks, a pistol, or even optical media, each book is hand-carved out of a different innocuous tome — so no matter whether you're hiding cash, drugs, or discs of information on the Matrix, you can rest easy that your stash is safe inside.
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Ditch the bags-hanging-off-your-thighs look and step up to the Nau Cargo Pant ($95). Made from heavy-duty organic cotton double twill with a hint of spandex for flexibility, the Nau features a regular fit cut, button fly, and zip-close thigh pockets that are hidden on the seams to blend into the sleeks lines of the pant when empty, providing all the utility of traditional cargos without the baggage.
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Get your weather updates the more natural way with the WoodStation Weather Display ($100). This nifty gadget displays a weather forecast icon, indoor temperature and humidity, the time, and the date, all with a clever motion-activated LED display that shines through the WoodStation's wood veneer front when activated, allowing it to look like a stylish wood sculpture when off.
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Tired of waking up to a grating alarm buzzer? Give the Philips Wake-Up Light ($200) a try. This combination bedside lamp and iPod/iPhone dock gradually wakes you up using light for a more pleasant experience, and also features a built-in dock to let you awaken or just play your favorite music. When it's time to go to bed, the light works its magic in reverse, gradually dimming the light and sound until you've drifted off for the night. [Thanks, Omari]
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As flat-screen TVs look more and more like works of art, why not give them a proper display on the TV Easel ($1,000). Built from solid hardwood to hold televisions up to 60 inches, the TV Easel also features a height-adjustable design, integrated component storage and wire management, a hand-applied, four-step antiqued ebony finish, and the ability to double as, well, an easel, for artwork, mirrors, or other display items.
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No matter what the job, the Leatherman Super Tool 300 ($70) is ready to handle it. This heavy-duty all-purpose tool offers both a clip point and serrated knives, both needlenose and regular pliers, several wire cutters, a wire stripper, a crimper, a host of screwdrivers, a file, a saw, both bottle and can openers, a ruler, and more. With rolled handle edges for a comfy grip and rock solid stainless steel construction, it's ready to help with your handiwork for years to come.
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Old meets new in the PF Flyers New Vantage ($80) sneakers. Originally launched in the 1940's as a tennis shoe, the kicks retain their basic shape, chevron detail and logo heelpatch, but have been updated for the new millennium with black or natural waxed osnaburg and suede uppers and thick rubber soles. Simple, understated, yet still classy after all these years.
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If you're going to be standing around, discussing international espionage on a regular basis, you're going to need a Globe Bar ($300-$2,045). Handcrafted in Italy, these spectacular den, office, or living area accents open on their equator to show a host of bar tools, accessories, and spirits hidden inside.
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Have a big, nasty mess that's more than your average Shop-Vac can hold? Give the BucketVAC ($TBA; Q4 2009) a try. This 7-pound commercial-grade wet/dry vacuum attaches quickly and easily to most 5 gallon buckets, snapping in place using the bucket handle, with a removable filter and a 2-inch diameter hose for less clogging. Bucket full? Just detach the vac and move on to the next one, until the job is done. [Thanks, Matthew]
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Kettle bells are great for a variety of strength training exercises, but not all require the same weight. So instead of spending a small fortune on a whole set, just pick up a PowerBell ($200-$250). This ingenious training device uses a set of weight plates that can be easily removed and reconfigured to create the ideal weight for your current exercise — from 5 to 20 lbs. or 10 to 40 lbs — saving you precious space in your home gym and a whole lot of cash.
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What's better than a head unit with built-in GPS? How about a unit with detachable GPS. The Eclipse AVN2210p MK II ($600) offers a detachable TomTom portable GPS for your way-finding needs, and also offers a CD player with support... [More]
Add the latest in-car navigation, iPod connectivity, Bluetooth, and voice activation technology to your ride with the Pioneer AVIC-F500BT ($TBA; Spring 2008). This semi-portable, do-it-all gadget integrates with your existing car stereo to offer voice-guided navigation, complete iPod control, and... [More]
The Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go ($TBA) makes the in-car subwoofer sensible again by functioning as a dedicated subwoofer when it's docked in the rear of the car, and as a portable boombox when you arrive at your destination. Features include RMS... [More]
If you listen almost exclusively to your iPod in your car, you've probably been waiting for a head unit like this. The Alpine iDA-X001 ($450; April 2007) lets you hook up your iPod via a high-speed USB connection, and then... [More]
If you're looking for an in-car receiver that can handle almost anything you throw at it, check out the Pioneer FH-P510MD Multi-Media DSP Receiver ($400). Along with the requisite CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 and WMA support, you also get a... [More]
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Normally to get good bass in your car, you'd need to get a couple subwoofers and an enormous box to keep them in. Not anymore, thanks to the Pioneer TS-SW2541D Shallow Subwoofer ($180). It doesn't need the room of a... [More]
If your current ride didn't come with a GPS navigation system, you have two choices — buy a dash/windshield-mount system or replace your factory unit with a more advanced in-dash system. The Pioneer AVIC-D2 ($1,500) is definitely advanced. The DVD-based... [More]
If you have a car that's slightly older or came with slightly less niceties than you really wanted, you can always go with an aftermarket stereo — but sometimes the upgraded tunes aren't the only thing that needs help. The... [More]
Ever see a commercial for a sweet new car and think “Damn, that big screen would be really handy in my ‘98 Civic?” Well, you can bring some new car bling to your aged ride with the Alpine IVA-D310 DVD/CD... [More]
Most factory car radios, well, suck. Replace the shoddy plastic controls of your factory unit with this receiver from Alpine. The CDA-9855 ($450) features GlideTouch control technology that allows you to navigate with just your finger, a Biolite display, is... [More]
Suddenly, we no longer want that gaudy 10-inch flip-up display in our truck. The JVC KD-AVX1 In-Dash DVD Player ($600) plays DVDs on a slick built-in 3-inch LCD screen. It also plays discs filled with MP3s and WMAs (in addition... [More]
We love car audio, but since the introduction of portable MP3 players with massive hard drives (namely the iPod), we’ve been disappointed that there hasn’t been more effort to try and integrate those players and the center of the car... [More]
We started the site you're reading right now for products like this. The Panasonic CQ-TX5500D ($950) is the only car stereo that we know of that features a built-in vacuum tube amplifier for all the retro-sounding overtones you so desperately... [More]
