June 15, 2006 4:00 AM PDT
5. Pioneer Inno (XM)
Watching TV while you're driving isn't smart. If you're planning a road trip, spice up the drive with some XM satellite radio and MP3s, all on the same device. The Pioneer Inno gets good XM reception wherever there's a clear view of the sky, and it can record up to 1GB of XM programming for later playback. And that's great for baseball fans, thanks to MLB's deal with XM. On the other hand, you can use up to 512MB of its hard drive for your own MP3s and WMAs. Alas, you'll also need an FM transmitter or cassette-deck adapter to listen to the Inno through your car stereo, because it doesn't come with a car dock.
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