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Music
toYourEars
Call ita lightguitar, call ita laserharp, but
don’t call it justanother
GuitarHero
wannabe.
ABeamz isauniquemusical instrumentyou
actuallyplaybypassingyourhands through
anyof six laserbeams.All youneedbesidesa
WindowsPCandaUSBconnector isabare
minimumofmusical talent.Breakingoneof
thebeamswithawaveof afinger triggersa
note,melody, orsoundeffect frommore than
100 instruments. It comeswithagalleryof 30
prerecordedplay-alongsongs, including top
hits frompop toclassical.And thesoftware
keepseverything inharmonysoeven ifyou’ve
nevermademusicbefore, youwillwith this.
Evenseriousmusicianswillfindcreativeplay-
groundsaplenty in thisbreakthroughdevice.
$200, thebeamz.com
GIFT GUIDE
Remote
Possibilities
You’ve just settled intoyour reclinerand
clickedon the tubewhenyou realizeyou left
thechannel guideacross the room.Exaspera-
tionsets inuntil you realizeyouhold inyour
handESPNTheUltimateRemote.This
sports-fan remoteputsyou inchargeofTV,
cablebox, satellitebox,DVR,TiVO,DVD,
andaudio receivers, andyoudon’thave to
fumble forconfusingdevicecodes tomake it
workwithyourcomponents.TheUltimate
Remotefigures itall out foryou.Evenbetter,
itgets the Internet throughaWiFi connection
soyoucanbrowseonline
TVGuide
listings,
checkFacebook, update fantasy-football
standings, andmore,without somuchas low-
eringyour leg rest. $200, espnremote.com
