Stomp
With everybody and their goldfish burning CDs these days, professional-looking labels for your discs and jewel boxes will help your recordings stand out from the crowd. Available in PC and Mac versions, Stomp’s Click ’N Design CD-labeling software has templates and graphics for labeling CDs and DVDs, 3-inch discs, jewel box covers, Zip discs, and even videocassettes. You can import your own images or use the 5,000 supplied photos, backgrounds, and clip-art images. If you want to jump right in, the label wizard will get you producing graphics in minutes, and aspiring entrepreneurs can even put bar codes on their designs. Price: $20. www.stompinc.com, 949-250-6771

Definitive Technology
In debuting its StudioMonitor 450 and 350 speakers and SuperCube I and II subwoofers, Definitive Technology has combined them with existing models to create complete home theater systems. The StudioCinema 450 system (shown) has a pair of Model 450s, a SuperCube II, a C/L/R 2000 center speaker, and a pair of BP2X surrounds. The magnetically shielded Model 450 speaker has a 1-inch aluminum-dome tweeter, a 6 1/2-inch midrange driver, and a 10-inch woofer. It measures 8 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 13 inches and has a gloss black finish. The SuperCube II, with its 8-inch active driver and dual 8-inch passive radiators, is said to take the system down to the sub bass-ment, going as low as 14 Hz. Price: $2,707. www.definitivetech.com, 410-363-7148

Blaupunkt
It’s like having a car CD changer, only without the CDs or the changer — Blaupunkt’s MDP-01 mini hard drive can store up to a gigabyte of MP3 music for the road. You download files from your PC using the supplied USB reader/writer; the drive has a proprietary connection to your Blaupunkt head unit. At only 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches, it should be easier to install than any changer, and its brushed-aluminum sides and acrylic cover make it look better, too. Ripping software is included. Price: $849. www.blaupunktusa.com, 800-950-2528

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