LOOK MA, NO PC! Until now, adding new music to your MP3 player meant plugging the device into your computer and transferring songs off the hard drive. But next-generation audio players like the Digisette DUO-DX E-Cassette ($189) can record songs directly from a stereo system without computer software--or, for that matter, a computer. Just pop the DUO-DX into a stereo tape deck, hit the record button and automatically convert CDs, tapes or radio tunes into MP3 files.
NOTHING BUT NET Because this year's World Cup soccer tournament is being held in Japan and South Korea on the other side of the...