Scott Tharler
Jetsons Gizmos from the Consumer Electronics Show
Strolling down the Champs-Élysées in a pleasant post-croissant haze, you're suddenly gripped with a strong urge to meet the Mona Lisa face-to-face. You could use your Ectaco iTRAVL TL-6 talking translator to hear the proper phrase for asking directions to the Louvre, but you decide to bring up a map of Paris on its color touch screen and navigate the old-fashioned way.
Later, in front of your date, the TL-6 will prove handy again. This time you launch its media player and listen to a history of the creation of da Vinci's masterpiece. With your Comply NR-10 noise-canceling earphones snugly plugged in, drowning out the surrounding babble, it's just you and the world's most mysterious smile...
Jetsons Gizmos from the Consumer Electronics Show
Strolling down the Champs-Élysées in a pleasant post-croissant haze, you're suddenly gripped with a strong urge to meet the Mona Lisa face-to-face. You could use your Ectaco iTRAVL TL-6 talking translator to hear the proper phrase for asking directions to the Louvre, but you decide to bring up a map of Paris on its color touch screen and navigate the old-fashioned way.
Later, in front of your date, the TL-6 will prove handy again. This time you launch its media player and listen to a history of the creation of da Vinci's masterpiece. With your Comply NR-10 noise-canceling earphones snugly plugged in, drowning out the surrounding babble, it's just you and the world's most mysterious smile...
Scott Tharler Jetsons Gizmos from the Consumer Electronics Show Strolling down the Champs-Élysées in a pleasant post-croissant haze, you're suddenly gr... more
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Ectaco iTRAVL TL-6 Multilingual Talking Electronic Translator
The TL-6 packs the 2007 Fodor's Travel Guide, covering 50 cities; the CIA factbook on over 180 countries; and a media player pre-loaded with walk-through audio narrations for the Louvre, Orsay Museum and Versailles. Its voice-driven menus access over 14,000 contextual audio phrases per language pair (English to French, for example) and a talking dictionary boasting up to 5 million terms and expressions.
$499.95; www.itravl.net
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Joby Gorillapod Camera Accessory
Gumby meets tripod. A whole new world of fun vantage points develops when this flexible tripod stands on, bends around or grips onto a nearby surface or object. Although weighing only 8.5 ounces and standing less than 10 inches high, it's capable of holding a video camera or SLR with zoom lens assembly weighing up to 6.6 pounds. It's also available in two smaller sizes for compact and regular SLR cameras.
$49.95; www.gorillapod.com
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CEIVA 8-inch Digital Photo Frame
Watch your friend's trip to Rome in (almost) real time! Connect this digital photo frame to a phone line -- or via an optional adapter to a wireless network -- and invited friends and family everywhere can send pictures to it from a PC or camera phone. Two interchangeable faceplates and three months of PicturePlan service included. Other sizes, optional plans and multiple frame packages available.
$199; www.ceiva.com
4
HydraBrush Express Electronic Toothbrush
Two heads are better than one. This futuristic toothbrush uses eight micro-brushes on opposing twin heads to simultaneously clean your upper and lower sets of teeth teeth. HydraBrush operates at lower speeds that have been "clinically proven more comfortable and effective than higher-speed brushes, in some cases in just a third of the time." Fully charged, the totally trip-ready unit can provide as many as 40 revolutionary uses. Includes travel case, two extra brush heads and the obligatory tongue cleaner.
$99.95; www.hydrabrush.com
5
Innovative Sleep Solutions Sleeptracker Smart Watch
Rise and shine at just the right moment. Utilizing a tiny internal accelerometer, Sleeptracker detects and logs periods of restlessness throughout the night. According to a user-specified alarm window, the watch sounds off when it senses the first "almost awake" moment in a light sleep stage. Ideally, the wearer wakes up in a more alert and refreshed state, ready to hit the road.
$149; www.sleeptracker.com
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MFUEL Universal Power Bank
Downtime is so 2006. Universal Power Bank's compact high-capacity lithium-ion battery extends a notebook's runtime up to 12 hours. Two bundled 6-foot retractable cables can charge a cell phone as well as transfer data. Twenty-eight interchangeable tips provide out-of-the-box compatibility with a vast majority of current notebooks and other mobile devices. The package also includes a global power outlet adapter and, quite appropriately, a travel bag.
$399; www.mfueldirect.com
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HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System
Paging Captain Kirk: This futuristic media visor displays 2D and 3D video from any source. Its 18-bit color Liquid Crystal on Silicon micro-display simulates a vivid 52-inch screen at 6 feet. The futuristic-looking visor offers multiple independent eye focus controls, plus comfortable and secure adjustable outer straps for long-term immersive viewing. Accessories include power adapter, protective case, S-Video adapter, flash card and earbuds. Available April 2007.
$499; www.headplay.com
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Comply NR-10 Noise-Canceling Earphones
Standard issue for U.S. Army helicopter crews, the NR-10's soft memory foam tips fit comfortably and securely. By conforming to the ear canal, they provide superior passive noise reduction by an average of over 48 decibels (better than most brand-name over-the-ear active noise-reduction products). Perfect for listening to music -- or just enjoying the silence. Includes earphones with volume control, two sizes of Comply Canal Tips and a carrying pouch.
$79.95; www.complyintheear.com
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PlanOn Systems Solutions DocuPen RC800 Portable Color Scanner Ki
A quick swipe of this half wiper blade-sized device captures full-page hardcopy documents, photographs, periodicals and more in monochrome, greyscale, 12- or 24-bit color. The super portable pocket-sized RC800 has a built-in processor, 8MB on-board flash memory and a MicroSD memory slot. The Executive Kit's wealth of accessories includes a Universal Mobile Charger, Universal Memory Reader, MicroSD card, PaperPort SE software, retractable USB cable and leather case.
$399.99; www.planon.com
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i.Tech Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard
The Virtual Keyboard's laser projects a full-size 63-key QWERTY layout onto any flat, opaque, non-reflective surface. Another laser detects up to 400 characters per minute. The 3.5-inch high, 3-ounce unit connects wirelessly to a compatible Bluetooth-equipped desktop, laptop, PDA or smartphone. And its power-saving rechargeable lithium-ion battery can deliver more than two hours of continuous typing -- complete with sound effects.
$179.99; www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com
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