Yes, we’re on a bit of a game kick this week, but ’tis the season to dust off your favorite games as friends and family come home to roost (and get their butts kicked). If your life is dotted with music aficionados or you happen to be a bit of a music snob yourself, the iNo could keep someone unbearably smug… or might knock them off their throne.
Here’s how it works — iPodders gather around and plug their own iPods into the central iNo dock where each player takes turns queuing up songs from their playlists. The other players, using one of four wireless remotes to “buzz” in, do their best to guess the name of the song, artist or album (pick your poison) til the group can’t take it anymore and the player with the highest score makes off with the Music Genius title.
The iNo unit features a built in speaker, color coded remotes with matching LED scoreboards, and comes ready to play with iPod connectors for you and your foes — and when you’re not in the playing mood, it’ll sit there quietly and charge up your iPod. Sad word of caution though: for some reason the designers only thought to make the iNo compatible with the 30GB, 80GB, and Nano iPods, so any other models aren’t allowed to play. Still, for $79.99 from Target, it’s a great game buy that’s only available online (so don’t bother scouring through your local store, they just won’t have it).
