Beatbox by Dr. Dre ■■■■◧
While we're still waiting for his Detox album to ship, hip-hop honcho Dr. Dre continues to rock domes with his signature bass-heavy brand of headphones. Now expanding into premium iPhone speaker docks, homie's latest invention likewise gets the party started right (and quickly) with 5.25-inch bass drivers and two-inch high-frequency drivers that'll make your coffee table jiggle. A portable earthquake in a box, it doesn't come cheap, but can fill an entire room with sound and make booties wiggle.
Monster / $399.95 / www.monstercable.com
Gorillatorch Blade ■■■◧□
Whether working under the hood or hunting for escaped dates, it helps to keep a high-performance flashlight handy-especially a hands-free one capable of being easily panned to illuminate hard to reach spaces. Mounted on a flexible tripod with magnetic feet, simply turn on and tilt this LED beauty, which comes with an AC adapter and USB rechargeable lithium-ion battery, as the situation dictates. Hang it upside down or wrap it around objects to let the experiments in DIY tuning (or proctology) begin.
Joby / $59.95 / www.joby.com
Wireless Headset F540
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Pimp your PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 gaming experience with a set of wireless cans that lets you connect up to three audio sources-including DVD/MP3 players and multiple consoles-and enjoy superior smack-talking voice chat. Convenience comes at a steep price, but there's no faulting the pleasures of enjoying high-quality shrieks, explosions, and friends' off-color remarks without tripping over cords. Capable of stereo sound, it offers up to 10 hours of solid playback or "yo mama" jokes via rechargeable battery.
Logitech / $149.99 / www.logitech.com
Roku XDS ■■■◧□
Despite all the hype behind 3D movies and television, streaming media presently remains the top watchword in home entertainment. See for yourself with a wireless audio and video extender that lets you skip the PC and beam thousands of tunes, television shows, and movies on-demand right to your living room TV. It supports 1080p high-definition viewing, dual-band Wireless-N speeds, and a USB input so you can instantly access thumb drives chock full of (totally legal, natch) tunes, photos, and video content.
Roku / $99.99 / www.roku.com
ZX6951 Series ■■■□□
Struggling to find space around your desk or dorm room? Give yourself more room to breathe with an all-in-one PC that packs a 23-inch touchscreen monitor, a beefy Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a Blu-ray player into one trim form factor. You even get a built-in tuner if you'd like to toss the old boob tube to the curb. Albeit better suited to apartments than McMansions, the system packs considerable power and versatility into a Feng Shui-friendly industrial aesthetic.
Gateway / $999.99 and up / www.gateway.com