Archos 3 Vision 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Red)

The ARCHOS 3 vision media player is a full-featured, affordable media player packed with a bright and sharp 3-inch LCD touchscreen, 8 GB of storage, and an FM transmitter. Just the ticket for making all your photos, music, and videos, truly portable.

Ultra-thin design with a sharp, bright 3-inch LCD touch-screen. Click to enlarge.

Matte red back metal plate for added visual flair.

Browse music by title, album, artist, genre, or your own favorites. Click to enlarge.

Enjoy your videos in landscape. Click to enlarge.

3-Inch LCD Touchscreen
The ARCHOS 3 vision screen is big and bright enough to show off your best photos and videos, but the device will still fit into your pocket. The touchscreen interface boasts a virtual scroll dial that lets you quickly zip through long lists of music files.

Your Music
The ARCHOS 3 vision is perfect for music fans, with up to 14 hours of music playback before recharging and support for MP3, WMA, and WAV formats. The music library shows music by title, album, artist, genre, or your own favorites. With 8 GB of disk capacity to store over 4,000 songs, you'll have no problem saving tons of music and podcasts onto your device. And with the lyrics function, you can actually see song lyrics display right across the screen.

Your Video
ARCHOS has always been the leader in portable video. This device is able to read a number of video file formats meaning that most everything you throw on it will play without conversion--MPEG 1/2/4, WMV, FLV, AVI, RM, and RMVB.

Your Photos
The ARCHOS 3 makes a great little photo wallet. Display them one by one or play as a slide show. For a little more fun, add a soundtrack--your favorite song.

FM Radio
The ARCHOS 3 vision has a built-in FM Radio. Set the radio presets to your favorite stations and your music, news or other programs are just few screen-taps away.

FM Transmitter
With the FM Transmitter you won't need any cables in your car. Just select the frequency you want to transmit, lay your ARCHOS on your dashboard, and it will transmit your music or podcasts to your radio, for enjoyment right through your car's speakers.

Voice Recorder
Need a voice recorder for a classroom lecture or personal notes? The ARCHOS 3 vision has a built-in microphone that will allow you to record audio for hours if needed.

Stopwatch/Calendar
The ARCHOS 3 vision also includes stopwatch and calendar applications to round out the list of functions.

What's in the Box
ARCHOS 3, headphones, USB cable (for charging and file transfer), user manual

Price: $69.99

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On an Island

David Gilmour's solo career hasn't exactly been creatively restless; this is but the third album by the Pink Floyd guitarist, and first in 18 years. But that seemingly lackadaisical career ethos hasn't prevented Gilmour from producing some of his finest work here, an album whose soaring, lyrical guitar lines will be familiar to Floyd fans, yet one also blessed by often surprising nuances and delicate musical textures. Gilmour's Division Bell collaborator Polly Samson is credited with most of the writing, helping conjure a moody, texturally rich "island" that's as much musical as it is personally and lyrically metaphorical. "Castellorizon," the impressionistic opening instrumental collage, presages much of what's to come in subtle ways, with Gilmour's emotionally-charged guitar lines climbing into realms usually staked out by contemporary Jeff Beck.

Gilmour's choice of collaborators is equally compelling, from the evocative orchestrations of Polish classical modernist Zbigniew Preisner and expected contributions from Floyd (Richard Wright and proto-Pink mate Rado "Bob" Klose) to a host of guest turns that span both decades and styles: Georgie Fame, Phil Manzanera, Jools Holland, Caroline Dale and Robert Wyatt. The title track is graced by the stately harmonies of David Crosby and Graham Nash while the instrumental "Then I Close My Eyes" spins a hypnotic, bayou-meets-boho ethos where Dale's gentle cello lines meet the melancholy cornet flourishes of Wyatt to challenge the very notions of genre itself. "This Heaven" finds Gilmour in unexpected R&B territory, weaving playful riffs with `60s London scenester Fame's Hammond organ and finding its lyrical spirituality in simple, personal intimacy, a subtext that wafts through the upbeat airiness of "The Blue" to the spare "Smile," spinning a surprisingly romantic elegy that co! mes satisfyingly full circle on the closing "Where We Start." No man may be an island, but Gilmour has nonetheless crafted a rewarding artistic oasis on this, his finest and most gently personal album. -- Jerry McCulley

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Love You Forever

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Memorex MKS-SS1 SingStand Home Karaoke System

Memorex SingStand is revolutionizing the way you interact with music--now you can be a star! Memorex SingStand microphone speaker system allows you to sing along with music from iPod or any MP3 device with a headphone jack. Impress your friends and family with voice control and echo effects, giving them a stellar vocal performance, then connect your own musical instruments for a truly amazing show. The full-range speakers, built into the base, offer quality sound, and if you feel like sharing the spotlight, SingStand comes equipped with dual microphone inputs for duet performances.

Sing along with music from iPod or any MP3 device with a headphone jack. Click to enlarge.

Two four-watt speakers built into base.

Includes dynamic mic.

Line Input
Sing along with music from iPod device or any MP3 device with a headphone jack using the 3.5mm line-in connection. The convenient holder keeps your device's controls front and center.

Auto Voice Control
Auto Voice Control (AVC) is your built-in vocal guide, reducing the song's original vocals while you're singing, and leaving them untouched while you're not.

Vocal Effects/Controls
Enhance your vocals with the built-in echo effect, and get just the right ratio of voice to music with the balance control.

Room-Filling Sound
Two four-watt speakers are built right into the SingStand's base, providing great sound whether you're singing along or not.

Instrument Amplifier
Why not use the SingStand to enjoy your instruments? Plug in a keyboard for practice or for a mini-recital.

Duet Time
The SingStand features dual microphone inputs, so you can have twice the fun and sing some duets. One dynamic microphone included--add another and you're set.

What's in the Box
Memorex MKS-SS1 System, Dynamic Microphone with 10-Foot Cable, User's Manual

Price: $99.99

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Rampage Women's Lyric Flat

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