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Are you shopping for a child this holiday season (or an adult who sometimes acts like one)? We've hand-picked a variety of gifts for kids – everything from a laptop designed specifically with children in mind to great family games and even a t-shirt that's a fully playable drum machine (and that's just naming a few). Read on…

Toshiba Satellite L735D Kids' PC
Available exclusively at Best Buy, the Satellite L735D Kids' PC is a full-size laptop made specifically for children. Complete with features that help parents feel better about leaving kids to compute on their own, the laptop includes built-in parent-friendly apps like The Internet for Kids, Kidzui and LEGO Harry Potter: The Video Game.

The laptop features a unique wipeable keyboard, allowing for easy cleaning of smudges left by messy hands and a no-gloss Neo X textured finish that helps resist fingerprints. Even though it’s kid-ready, the laptop still has the power of a standard PC with a 13.3-inch diagonal HD display, 320GB hard drive with a Hard Drive Impact Sensor, built-in webcam, DVD drive and an AMD E-Series processor.Read more

Long before iDevices made their debut, SDI Technologies was creating audio solutions all the way back to 1956, and in fact, its Soundesign brand created the first clock radio telephone!

Now, the folks who brought you iHome are bringing back the Soundesign legend with the SD63 Retro-Style Hi-Fi Stereo Headphones- a new audio solution that captures the sleek, clean aesthetic of yesterday and combines it with the advanced technology of today.

With the new SD63 headphones, there are some design elements that remind us exactly of the 1960s old Soundesign brand. The SD63 Retro-Style Hi-Fi Stereo Headphones boast 40mm neodymium drivers, a volume knob on the outside of the ear cup, and a coiled six-foot cord.Read more

When I work out, I like my new gadgets to help me out with the monotony of the treadmill. You know what I'm talking about.....mp3 player, heart-rate monitor, headphones, etc. I've had to buy a larger gym bag these days to accommodate the electronics store I tote off to the gym.

New Balance, in conjunction with iHOME, just released the NB639 fitness headphones that promise to consolidate some of your gear, and make life a little easier. For starters it's a pedometer that accurately measures your running or walking steps. It's also a chronograph that you can use to time your workout, which eliminates the need for a stopwatch. The NB639 also has a built in heart rate monitor, where you just place your thumb over its sensor and it delivers real-time information.

Since the NB639 Fitness headphones don't have a digital display, it delivers your fitness information to you by talking to you. While you plug these babies into your media player, the NB639's also announces your pedometer, chronograph and heart-rate information. It can tell you not only your heart rate, but the number of steps you've taken, the calories you've burned, or the distance you've traveled without ever having to pause your music or stop your workout. It's a great feature, and works discretely with your music playing.Read more

Gone are the days when your space-saving, mini speaker upped the volume on your new gadgets and … well, that's basically it.

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Cost: $99
Where to buy: Amazon

Enter the iDM15 Rechargeable Portable Bluetooth Stereo Speakers w/ Speakerphone capability, by iHome. You know iHome. They're the makers of famous Apple-compatible clock/radios, and their speed at which they develop new products places them in the gadget news almost on a monthly basis. Read more

The iHome iA91 App-Enhanced Dual Alarm Stereo Clock Radio for iPhone/iPod with AM/FM Presets packs a host of new features into a more nightstand friendly design

iHome just announced the new iA91 Alarm clock. It's an app-enhanced dual alarm clock that's designed specifically for Apple's iPhone and iPod. It has AM/FM presets, and full app-enhanced functionality for use with the free iHome+Sleep App and iHome+Radio.

The iA91 can charge, play and help you wake to iPhone/iPod custom playlists or AM/FM radio. It includes a remote, time sync, and twin passive subwoofers for enhanced bass response.

I played with one a couple of days ago, and the bass sounds like "Bose Wave"-like sound, all for a fraction of the cost at $99. Trebles are crisp and snappy, and the App-integrated functionality is a very cool feature that will have you playing around with this thing for hours. It has dual alarms, 7-5-2 alarm settings, programmable snooze, gradual wake and even a sleep volume setting.Read more

iHome announced that their AirPlay speaker system, the iW1, will be available on September 26, 2011.

Thanks to AirPlay wireless audio streaming technology, you can listen to music anywhere you have a home Wi-Fi network. The iW1 can receive music from AirPlay sources such as iTunes, iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad and also supports charging and local audio playback via USB by using the USB sync cable that comes with new iPods and iPhones.

Compact in size, the iW1 boasts Bongiovi Acoustics Digital Power Station (DPS) technology and includes four active speakers, giving the system premium audio performance.

iHome's iW1 AirPlay speaker system will be available for $299.99 on September 26, 2011. AirPlay requires iTunes 10.1 or later and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.2 or later. Get more information at www.ihomeaudio.com/iW1BC.

iHome has a new portable and rechargeable stereo sound bar speaker system that just hit the marketplace, the iP46. Available now, the system includes four speakers in Reson8 speaker chambers, SRS WOW sound enhancement and a rechargeable lithium ion battery.

Great for taking to the pool, park, or wherever life takes you, the iP46 features a pivoting retractable dock for iPhone and docking iPod models. It also has and a line-in jack to play MP3's or music from your CD player.

"The iP46 is for the music lover on the move who wants a portable solution without sacrificing superior sound," said Evan Stein, Vice President of Marketing, iHome. "The rechargeable battery and streamlined design really enhances the overall portability of the unit."

iHome has a new addition to its Studio Series line, the iP49 Portable Rechargeable Audio System for iPhone/iPod. iHome's first portable alarm clock radio with a rechargeable battery, the iP49 also features Bongiovi Acoustics' Digital Power Station technology – so not only do you not have to worry about batteries, you know you're getting good sound in a portable device.

The iP49 Portable Rechargeable Audio System with Alarm Clock Radio for iPhone/iPod lets you charge your iPhone or iPod, listen to music, and wake to either a custom playlist, FM radio or buzzer, with 7-5-2 (weekly, daily, weekend) alarm settings. It has 20 watts of power and folds for travel. The iP49 also comes with a remote control.

The iP49 is now available at retail stores and on iHomeaudio.com for $159.99.

Listening to music with headphones is usually a private affair, but what if you want to share your tunes with your friends? iHome has the solution with their new iHMP5 2-in-1 Stereo Speaker/Headphone System. These new over-the-ear headphones feature an inline pre-amp that when activated, turn the headphones into a stereo speaker for everyone to hear.

The iHMP5 has a lightweight, adjustable headband and 360-degree padding on the ear-cups for noise isolation. However, for those times when you want to share your music, simply turn on the battery powered amplifier and the stereo sound is there for everyone.

The iHome iHMP5 comes in three colors and is currently available at The Apple Online Store and on ihomeaudio.com for $69.99.

iHome just announced that their new Studio Series speaker system for the iPod/iPhone is now available -- the iP1. The iP1 is different from your standard iPod speaker system – it features Bongiovi Acoustics' Digital Power Station (DPS) technology: a processor that scans your recorded material and compensates for any deficiencies across the audio frequency spectrum, restoring it to the sound that was originally intended to be heard.

Listen to the iP1 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone's 100 watts of sound through custom designed 4" woofers and 1" silk dome tweeters. The iPl comes with a remote control, component video outputs, and is available now at Apple, Best Buy and iHomeAudio.com for $299.