Toshiba TDP-FF1AU Mobile Projector
$699 direct
www.toshiba.com

A portable powerhouse, the TDP-FF1AU weighs only 1.7 pounds; it combines DLP technology with an LED light source for a great picture in a tiny package. Unlike other projectors in its class, it has a portable screen.
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Logitech Harmony 1000
$499 direct
www.logitech.com

This state-of-art remote control will connect you to all of your electronics with a beautiful, bright, color touch screen. Its brushed-aluminum, high-end look may be intimidating, but the 1000 is very easy to program and use, a few minutes after opening the box you’ll be all set up.
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Sony HDR-HC3 HDV 1080i Handycam
$1.499.95 direct
www.sonystyle.com

Take your home movies to the next level with this high-def digital camcorder The HC3 has a 10X optical zoom and a widescreen 2.7-inch touch screen, and it shoots in beautiful 1080i. Its exceptional images will look great on both an HDTV and a computer monitor.
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HP Pavilion Media Center TV m8000n PC
$949 list
www.hp.com

Unlike some media center PCs, the M8000n isn’t just a low-end PC with a TV tuner. This “media server” is a robust PC with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 and GeForce 6150 graphics card. Consumers will be able to store, record and serve all their digital content and play some system-taxing games
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Samsung BD-UP 5000 Duo HD player
$999 list
www.samsung.com

Are you among the millions of people who are still on the fence in the DVD format wars? Now you don’t have to choose between HD DVD and Blu-ray: The 5000 plays both formats at 1080p and 24 fps.

iRobot Looj 150
$169.99 direct
www.irobot.com

This gutter-cleaning gizmo, from the makers of the Roomba, will keep you off the roof and out of harm’s way. The Looj crawls through gutters and churns out muck and debris with an auger, spinning at roughly 500 rpm. Its hard plastic fins and bristle brushes will finish this dirty job in no time.
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Nokia Vertu Signature Rose Gold Pink Diamond Edition
$73.000 list
www.vertu.com

Every gift guide needs at least one absurd item, right? This luxury handset, with 923 stones (rubies, pink sapphires, pink diamonds, and white diamonds) totaling 72 carats, costs more than most cars, so you might need Santa's help. All we can say is. Don’t leave it in a cab
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Griffin iKaraoke
$39.99 list
www.griffintechnology.com

Plug this microphone into your iPod and, voila, you have your own personal karaoke machine. The iKaraoke lets you sing along with your favorite tunes or mutes the song’s vocals so only your lovely voices heard. Your one-person concert can then be transmitted over an empty FM band or via a stereo-out connector.
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Brookstone SportsCast Wireless Football Scoreboard
$99 direct
www.brookstone.com

Are you the kind of football fan who needs constant updates on your team, no matter where you are? The SportsCast will give you the score of “Every team. Every game. Every quarter” Best of all, it’s battery-operated and updated via satellite, so you don’t have to hook it up to the Internet.
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin iPod Speakers
$599.95 list
www.bowers-wikins.com

Despite its name, this-of-the-art iPod dock is definitely not full of hot air. The oblong speaker houses two woofers, two tweeters, and a subwoofer behind its soft-cloth, nonremovable grille. It pumps out room-filling, crisp sound with well- defined bass and will look great on your mantle.