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ROCKS STEADY With the shape and sheen of polished river stones, Samsung’s 1GB S2 “Pebble” MP3 players (samsung. com) are about as unobtrusive as they come. If you’re feeling quiet, they also make a great addition to any raked-sand Zen garden.

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PUNK AS WHAT? Looking for a refresher on the punk/not punk debate? Punk’s Not Dead (MVD Visual) features a wide range of interviewees—from U. K. Subs’ Charlie Harper to Benji Madden—pontificating on the meaning of “punk.”

ALL THAT JAZZ ECM Records is an avant-garde jazz label in Munich, so it’s a surprise to see its stark (and elegant) album covers on a series of T-shirts at Uniqlo, the so-called “Japanese Gap.” If only its albums could get this kind of distribution…

NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND Part oral history, part photo essay, No Wave (Abrams Image) is the clearest window yet into the apocalyptic, noise-mongering scene that bubbled up in the angry wake of late-’70s New York punk.

SPEAKER FONE Essentially a small ceramic phonograph horn, the Phonofone II (charles andmarie.com) amplifies your iPod earbuds up to 55 decibels with no power source whatsoever. For modernists and steam-punks alike.

MOVING PICTURES The card-deck-size Zink ( polaroid.com) prints snapshots directly from your camera or cell phone onto special inkless paper. It emulates the instant gratification of old Polaroid pictures; just don’t shake it like one.

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