Gifts for Kids & Families
Who it's for:
Families who want to stream personalized music to every room.
Why they'll like it:
This sleek wireless music player and alarm clock streams audio from networked PCs, Macs and hard drives, as well as Internet radio and Rhapsody. The remote control and large display make it easy to control from across the room, and you can place multiple Squeezeboxes in different rooms, all accessing the same database.
Who it's for:
Families who want to stream their music, photos and high-def videos to the home theater.
Why they'll like it:
If they've got gigs and gigs of photos, music and video on their PC, but no way to get it to their home theater, the MediaLounge is the answer. They can display directories of virtually all media types on a TV, then play them back right on the big screen in high definition. No wires required.
Who it's for:
Online gamers who like to hang out at hotspots.
Why they'll like it:
The Nintendo DS Lite takes portable gaming to new heights with its dual screens, touchscreen, and voice control, not to mention built-in Wi-Fi capability, which users can access for free at most McDonald's locations. In addition to compelling new games like Nintendogs, the DS Lite comes with a slew of online multiplayer games.
Who it's for:
Kids (and their parents!) who want the latest in high-def gaming.
Why they'll like it:
Have your kids have been slipping pictures of this red-hot game console into your briefcase? Indulge them. With 60GB of storage, a Blu-ray high-def DVD recorder and built-in Wi-Fi, this third generation console is ready for high-definition online gaming. We bet you end up using it almost as much as they do, for watching high-def movie DVDs or sneaking in a game of your own.
Who it's for:
Cable-impaired digital camera cognoscenti.
Why they'll like it:
If they're always forgetting their USB cable, get them this Wi-Fi-enabled 6MP camera. They can sync with their laptop anywhere, and the pocket-size camera has typical Nikon-quality color reproduction. With Wi-Fi, they can even stream new pics directly from camera to computer as they are taken, eliminating the need for a large memory card.
