Tech '09: The Hottest Rock Gadgets on the Horizon

• Palm Pre: A touch-screen smartphone employing the new multimedia- and online-friendly WebOS operating system, designed to let you shuffle active program windows like a deck of cards. Potentially capable of unseating rivals the iPhone, BlackBerry and G1, it offers wireless on-demand song downloads from the Amazon Music Store.

• Sirius MiRGE: The best two-for-one deal on satellite radio yet: Meet the first receiver with the ability to seamlessly jump between XM and Sirius broadcasts.

• Samsung P3 Media Player: Tap or swipe the 3-inch, touch-sensitive 16:9 widescreen display on this portable audio, video and photo player to literally feel good vibrations while accessing digital content, FM radio and voice recording options. The slick-looking models will ship in 4-32GB sizes.