Remember the ghetto blaster? The street-savvy, over-your-
shoulder, does-it-all tape deck that could pump out tunes
wherever you wanted and was the darling of students.  It's back;
Sony's latest makes a similar stab at streetwise with its RDH-
SK8iP, but despite its iPod prowess it can't quite match the
'blaster in some key areas. There's no batteries and no handle
to carry the SK8, and nothing ground-breaking about its design;
two 30W speakers dominate the product either side of a small
iPod dock, although there's something strange and very colourful
going on in between.  The SK8 introduces the idea of
customisation. At its most basic this approach entails two
cardboard fascias sporting reversible - and very colourful -
designs that can be swapped at will. To fit them, simply twist
the two speaker cones anti-clockwise and a transparent plastic
shield flops off.  There's a total of four designs in the box,
though their graffiti-esque style is perhaps a little over-
designed and hopeful; can a major global conglo