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Good news for fans of The Boss: E Street Radio has returned to SIRIUS Satellite Radio through March '08. Until then, Channel 10 will be dedicated to playing all Bruce, all the time. With guest DJs like E Street Band members Clarence Clemons, Nils Lofgren and Roy Bittan, giving you an insider's look into live in the band.

Huge Bruce fan and don't own a satellite radio? You can win one here. SIRIUS and I will be giving away a Sportster 4 radio (pictured) and a copy of Springsteen's latest studio CD, Magic, on Friday, December 28th. Click here to enter.

Even if you don't win, you can still get yourself some free Bruce. And a free radio. Head over to www.sirius.com/estreetradio to get ...There's more
GADGETS
December 21, 2007



Back in the day, guys used to make their own seltzer or soda water to drink - or to mix into drinks - by shooting CO2 into water bottles. (If you've ever seen a Three Stooges movie, you've seen the device they used.) They could control the amount of fizz depending on how many squirts of gas they put in, and add flavors to punch up the taste.

If you want to do the same at home, for about half of what it costs to buy soda, try the Soda-Club. We gave one a shot at the BG Test Kitchen and found it's pretty quick and easy to mix up a batch of homemade soda.

Simply fill the carbonating bottle with water, screw it into the machine and press the button to release a shpritz of CO2. The more you press, the fizzier the water. ...There's more
GADGETS | DRINK
December 11, 2007



You put all that money and effort into building a tricked out home theater. 56" flat screen hooked into a blu-ray player. Top-end surround sound system so you can feel the explosions as well as hear them. And big, comfy seating so she can curl up next to you during the movie. So when she wants popcorn with her double feature, shaking some Jiffy-Pop over the stove, or tossing a bag of popcorn into the microwave, kind of ruins the whole "theater" illusion.

Instead, use the Retro Popcorn Maker, a counter-top sized replica of the diner-style poppers from the 50s. Just measure the right amount of poppable corn in the measuring cap, pour it in and turn the unit on. In a few minutes you'll have a large bowl of fresh, hot, non-microwave-tasting popcorn.

And it uses hot air instead of oil ...There's more
GADGETS | FOOD
December 07, 2007



Corkscrews have gotten so high-tech lately, that there's barely any effort needed to pull a cork. Notice I said "pull" and not "pop". With all the new technology being put into removing corks from bottles smoothly and effortlessly, the satisfying "pop" that used to announce the opening of a new bottle has become as rare as the bell-induced ring of an old phone.

Over at Built NY, they missed the sound of corks popping, and the days when opening a bottle of wine was as much a part of the experience as drinking it. So they developed the Wine Ratchet Magnum. It's half ratchet wrench, half old-school corkscrew. With some updated touches.

Because having the right tool for the job stops you from tearing the cork in half (corkscrew was too short), or piercing the bottom of the cork and getting fragments in the wine (corkscrew too long), the Magnum let's you choose your weapon ...There's more
GADGETS | DRINK
December 06, 2007



Gas is inching closer and closer to $5 per gallon. How has this affected your gas buying habits?
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