Gadgets: TRON- and music-lovers will appreciate Monster dock

Packed into the TRON Light Disc Audio Dock by Monster are four 1.5-inch drivers and a single 3.5-inch woofer.

The speakers are in a round casing, which is filled with 80 energy-efficient individually controlled LEDs on the inside and outside rims.

Before I talk about the unique light system features, I must say this system produces amazing sound, consistent with everything Monster produces.

TRON fans can download the free Monster Visualizer and Alarm Clock app to sync music with the LED visualizer effects, called Identity Disc rings.

According to Monster, the dock is "designed with sophisticated microprocessors to individually control the Light Ring's LEDs. With the Monster Visualizer, your music now controls the Light Disc's LED array."

When the volume is turned up the lights on the inside dance to the tunes and shut off when the music is turned off.

The outside lights also light up for design but both sets can be turned off with or without music playing.

A wireless remote is very responsive for full iPod controls (tested with an iPod touch) and there are controls on the dock itself.

I'm not a TRON fan, but I guess those who are will appreciate the lights more than me. Anyone wanting great sound from a small tabletop speaker needs to give this one a try.

Adapters to dock and charge iPhone, IPod Nano and iPod touch are included along with a 3.5mm line-in port for other portable music player.

 The HP Laserjet Pro 100 MFP M175 is another well-designed multifunctional all-in-one printer for home use.

It wasn't long ago that a home laser printer cost as much as a house payment, but this isn't the case with the reasonably priced printer, which can be found online for as low as $299.

The all-in-one desktop multi functional printer (MFP) measures 17.4 by 16.6 by 13.3 inches. Features include copy, fax, print and scanning capabilities from what HP called their smallest color laser.

As for printing, the speeds aren't the fastest but the quality was nice on tests done with both text documents and high-resolution photos from a MAC.