This is definitely for the food and music connoisseurs out there. Enter the Philips DCD778 Docking Entertainment System. Perfect for your posh kitchen.

The Philips DCD778 Docking Entertainment System features an 8.5-inch widescreen LCD display, where you can watch DVDs, MP3 CDs, and VCDs. It has a ATSC/NTSC TV tuner, AM/FM tuner, plus it's compatible with fourth and fifth generation iPods - along with iPod mini and nano - to play both audio and video.

Since it's bound to be mounted underneath one of your kitchen cabinets, it also sports a cooking timer and clock (just so you don't lose track of time and burn whatever you're cooking), wireless remote, and two 2-inch speakers.

Anyway, the Philips DCD778 Docking Entertainment System starts shipping next week and will retail at around US$ 400.

I-O Data has provided a device that would revolutionize the way we see and use the Mac.

Okay, that was exaggeration, but this new device really is interesting because it's going to transform the Mac into a real Media Center.

I-O Data has just presented its GV-1394TV/M3 which is a case with an integrated TV tuner that will allow you to record TV broadcasts straight to the Mac. This unit also has a software compatible to iDVD, iMovie 6 and iLife 6. Recording videos in MPEG4/H.264 which you can use for the iPod Video is also easy.

Take a look at the GV-1394TV/M3 (although it's not really an attractive device) I'm sure it'll be an important instrument for the Mac soon.