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Geared
Up for
Giving
ByMarkHenricks
WINTER 2009
celebratedliving.com
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These
gadgets
willmake
life
easier
,
happier
,
and lots
more
fun
forthe
tech
lovers
in
your life,whether
they’re
sports
fans,
music lovers,
or
gamers
.
GIFT GUIDE
Virtual
Virtuoso
Karaoke?That’sso ’90s.Today, the trend is
towardmakingyourowndigital voice re-
cordingsdirectly intoyourcomputer,where
theycanbemanipulatedwithaudio-editing
software, patchedontomultitrackmusical
recordings, e-mailed todeserving friends, or
burnedontoaCD. SamsonTechnologiesG-
TrackUSBcondensermicrophonedoes just
thatwithonboard featuresallowing forsi-
multaneous recordingofvocalsand instru-
mentals. Justplug it intoyourPCand,with
thedistinctiveoptional shockmount, your
living roomwill both lookandsound likea
real recordingstudio. Suddenly, remotecar-
olingbecomesapossibility, and theholidays
mayneverbe thesame.G-Trackmicrophone,
$149, shockmount, $40, samsontech.com
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