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Tired of pressing the buttons on your game controller until your thumbs turn numb? Sony's new EyeToy: Groove is the first dance video game that uses a digital camera to track your movements and rate your rhythm. The EyeToy camera, right, attaches to your PlayStation 2's USB port and eliminates the need to use a game pad to control the game. Instead, you activate onscreen buttons with the wave of your hand. Choose from 23 songs (from Madonna's Music to Jessica Simpson's Forbidden Fruit), then follow cues onscreen that indicate where and when to move your...
...your own musical stylings by plugging in a keyboard, microphone or guitar. Apple is selling a $99 keyboard that plugs directly into the computer via a USB connection, and a $149 amp for guitar, bass, microphone and keyboard with midi connections. There are some 50 software instruments in GarageBand and an additional 100 in Jam Pack. And if you flub the recording off beat, even with the built-in metronome? Not to worry...
...futuristic hotel in space that has been attacked by aliens, Lifeline lets players do battle and solve riddles with voice commands. When a giant slug tries to eat you, start destroying it by saying "eye" or "head" to shoot bullets in its direction. Lifeline requires a USB headset (about $30) that plugs into your game box. --By Anita Hamilton
...create song playlists and photo slide shows. Hook the unit up to your home network, and you can access Media Mogul files on your PC too. The Media Mogul, available this summer for $995, has a DVD player, memory-card slots for all types of flash memory and USB and FireWire ports for importing images and video...
...which retails for $199, enables you to control your television, DVD player and stereo with a single device. Unlike earlier all-purpose models, it doesn't require you to have a computer-science degree to make it work. Just connect the remote to your computer through the USB cable included in the package, tell the Harmony Web page the make and model number of your gear, and let the software upload the relevant codes. Buttons labeled WATCH TV and LISTEN TO MUSIC allow you to switch functions quickly, and a 1-in. screen displays television listings...