The PSP 4GB Memory Entertainment Pack includes:

— Updated Piano Black PSP system

— 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo — Store more photos, music, videos,

downloadable games and game saves.

— Everyday Shooter PLAYSTATION Network voucher* — A colorful and

music-driven arcade shooter, Everyday Shooter won three awards at the

Independent Gaming Festival at the 2007 Game Developers Conference.

Unlike traditional arcade shooters, in Everyday Shooter each on-screen

interaction is a note, chord, or riff that plays in harmony with each

level's unique music track. The title is available for PLAYSTATION(R)3

and will be making its debut for PSP. Download Everyday Shooter for

PSP from PLAYSTATION Store to your Memory Stick PRO Duo with the

included voucher.

The mixer hooks up to special DVD players that scratch DVDs the same way your grandma used to scratch records. The DJ previews the video on a small LCD screen in the center of the mixer, and uses loops, cues, and cross fades to mix video the same way audio is blended today. While it seems like there is a steep learning curve to the product (Roonie said it took three months to prepare this 15-minute set, and he's been DJing for 25 years), as seen above, the end results can be awesome.[Pioneer Pro DJ]

I got very excited when my fabulous colleague Charlie White passed this thing from Duracell and Xantrex* on to me, saying that the write-up would need my touch. "Ah, it's a clunky, chunky boombox for hunky construction-worker types that plays CDs and never breaks, even when you drop something builder-y and heavy on it," I thought. (Yes, my idea of home decoration is painting my nails in front of reruns of Dallas, although I'm good with the vacuum cleaner and spirit level when my man is drilling holes in walls.)

Anyway, this is a battery pack. The Duracell Powerpack 300 is an 18-hour battery (is that any relation to the 18-hour girdle? Just asking, like.) with jumper cables, a flashlight, air compressor and two AC power outlets. So, no CD player, then.

And then there's something below that I thought might be a portable solarium, but I am big enough to admit my mistakes. The Powerpack Solar does the same thing as the Powerpack 300 and, by harnessing the fabulous discoball of the sky that is the sun, it will charge your electric-y things. I guess this is useful if you're a Bedouin warrior living in the Sahara Desert, far from a socket. Isn't that right, Charlie? – Ad Dugdale

*Isn't Xantrex a tranquilizer? Now then, I'm sure I left my nail file somewhere round here...

Duracell/Xantrex Power Devices [CrunchGear]

But Monster's biggest claim is their "activity-based control", which is essentially a fancy name for lighting controls. Now, one-button theater setup can include dimming the lights, which will really get her in the mood before you watch A Knight's Tale for the 30,000th time. Because the remote uses RF frequencies, you can control lighting and media devices throughout your entire home (as long as they are hooked up to Monster dimmers and switches). Wow, Monster may have invented something noteworthy other than a bajillion dollar cable. – Mark Wilson

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