Saturday, November 25, 2006 - We start with a couple of high tech musical gift ideas.  First, the whole family can enjoy Yamaha's DGX-620 Digital Portable Grand Piano.  The DGX-620 has full-size keys and more than 400 instrument voices.  You can record your songs on a five song, six-track on-board sequencer.  Yamaha's Performance Assistant will have anyone playing a song in just minutes, even if you've never played piano before and even if you hit the wrong keys.  The DGX-620 retails for $800.   Get more information at this link: http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail/0,,CNTID%253D451231%2526CTID%253D205200,00.html

Want to learn how to play guitar?  iPlayMusic offers beginning guitar lessons software for Windows or Mac computers.  The lessons teach you all the basics.  You can download the lessons to your Video iPod and take them with you anywhere.  Once you've mastered a song, you can upload it to iTunes.  The software costs $49.95 for the Mac version or $59.95 for the Windows version.  Get more information here:  http://www.iplaymusic.com/

Take pictures of your budding musician with Leica's D-Lux 3 digital camera.  The camera has 10 megapixel resolution for incredibly sharp and detailed photos, a 4x optical zoon, and Leica's Optical Stablizer.  It gives you sharply focused pictures even if you don't have a lot of natural light.  Shoot photos in .jpeg and two other file formats.  The D-Lux 3 retials for $599.  Get more information here: http://www.leica-camera.us/photography/compact_cameras/d-lux_3/

Finally, print out those pictures on Epson's Stylus Photo R380 printer.  This ultra high definition printers gives you 4x6 color photos in as little as 13 seconds.  Epson's Claria ink gives you rich color photos that are smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant.  You can also print directly onto CD's and DVD's.  The R380 can also adjust your photos before you print, so you can get rid of that dreaded "red-eye" or improve the contrast if the photo is too dark.  The R380 retails for $200.  Get more information here:  http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/Landing/UltraHiDefinition.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes