Word: cd
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...only reader bewildered by essayist Michelle Cottle's "My Roving Barcalounger" [Aug. 1], in which she complains about all the distractions in her new minivan? No one made her get a car with bells and whistles like a DVD player, a satellite radio, a five-CD changer and three cell-phone outlets. Whether, deep down, Cottle wanted all those gadgets or just gave into the snob appeal of the fanciest model, she has only herself to blame for filling her vehicle with so many distractions...
...Still, when I heard about RCA's new contraption, I was intrigued. Like VCR/DVD combos and camera-docking printers, it's an innovation designed not for early adopters but for late adopters. The stereo comes with a tiny 128MB MP3 player that connects at the top. Pop in a CD (or five), press Record and the songs load themselves onto the portable player as you listen to them...
...stereo does have a few other talents. The card slot takes cards you fill with music from your PC, and the CD players can play CDs full of MP3s that you burn on your PC. You can make a mix fast, and enjoy the benefits of a boomin' system...
...launched the hip-hop-themed biblezine. It wasn't an easy sell: Thomas Nelson's white evangelical execs weren't exactly up on Usher's latest hits. "You should have seen their faces after we played one of the songs," says Perry Moore, laughing, referring to the Christian rap CD that comes with Real. "They were, like, 'How can this be Christian?' And some religious leaders question the biblezines' decorum. "The Bible is a word that stands on its own," says Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. "Packaging it surrounded by tips on cosmetics...
...girl. I can sacrifice a little hipness for the sake of my offspring. Besides, whatever my new midnight-blue ride lacks in exterior flash it more than makes up for with interior luxuries: huge leather seats, lightning-quick seat warmers, individual climate control, DVD player, satellite radio, five-CD changer, three power outlets for my cell phone, "conversation mirror" (to facilitate chats with backseat passengers), voice-activated navigation system and, of course, 15 cup holders for those mornings when I feel the need for several different flavors of Frappuccino. Throw in a wet bar and a shower massage...