Gadgets
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Light My Fire Firesteel Scout Fire Starter
Knowing how to start a fire without a match makes you sexier.
$12 at Amazon
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Balanzza Digital Luggage Scale
Packing by pound means you can avoid fines without agonizing over whether you really needed to leave that last pair of shoes at home.
$22 at Edward's Luggage
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LED Mini Menorah Kits
From Makezine’s 20 and Under Electronics Gift Guide.
Desk menorah.
$10 at Evil Mad Science
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Incipio iPhone 3G Feather Case
A super-slim iPhone cover. Keeps the pieces together when you drop your phone outside the cab and then step on it.
$18 at Amazon
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Olivetti Manual Typewriter
This is the last manual typewriter in production, and it requires no power. Use it to write love notes, a novel, or give it a place of honor in the front room so guests can leave you messages.
$125 at fred flare
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Magno Wooden Radio
NPR sounds so much more profound coming from a handmade wooden radio.
$239 at Park Life
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The Zodiac
A celestial globe that lights up, and maps out the constellations. Also, it will continue to look cool on a shelf for years to come.
$40 at Geomart
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Leatherman Multitool with Small Pliers
A key-ring sized tool with lots of functionality. Plus, they’ll want a new one every year because airport security will certainly have claimed this one by the time the holidays roll around again.
$24 at Amazon
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EGo Waterproof Sound Case for iPod
A waterproof speaker system for your iPod that has a click-wheel membrane, so you can navigate without exposing your iPod to the elements.
Great for apres-ski hot tubbing in winter, and lazy days rafting in the summer.
$100 at LL Bean
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Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder
We have one of these, and it’s so intuitive our toddler could use it. It has about three buttons, and a little USB arm that flips out so you can plug it right into your computer to download. No memory cards, no battery pack, no cables. Suddenly, I’m a big fan of the single-use gadget.
$129 at Amazon
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JetPack
Flight or invisibility? Who the hell chooses invisibility?
via Inventor Spot
$155,000 at Jetpack International
(Price does not include extensive JetPack training.)
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Cubist Cherry and Mahogany iPod Stand
This artist has a few cool accessories for iPhones and iPods.
This is a stand that lets you, or a fidgety toddler, watch video hands free. There’s a more compact version for travel, and he even has mahogany cases, if that’s your thing.
$40 at Dinsmore's Workshop
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Chargepod
Yesterday your cat got into the drawer of charging cables, and it took you three hours to free her.
This lightweight charger quenches up to six gadgets, with your choice of adapters. It’s also compatible with 120/240 V outlets, so you can take it on the road.
And your cat can go find some twine.
$100 at Callpod
(Price includes base and six adapters.)
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3 Pod Charging Station
Your devices fit in the slots, and the base hides a power strip and all the gadget cords. Ahh.
$45 at Kangaroom Storage
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Smart Strip Power Strip
When computer peripherals (like scanners and printers) are plugged in, they still suck power down even if they’re turned off. This Smart Strip senses when your computer is turned off and shuts down your peripherals too. Saves cash, saves the world, and so forth.
$40 at Smart Home
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Atari 2600 Video Game System Package
Rad.
An original Atari 2600 game system that comes with twenty game cartridges. If the Wii is giving him tennis elbow, this will make him feel young again.
$110 at Atari.com
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Handpresso
Espresso in the wild? Now you have zero excuse to avoid camping. Wait, except for bears. And sleeping on the ground. And outhouses.
Whew. That was close.
$155 at Charles & Marie
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