The Peek
A cutting-edge device for those who aren’t obsessed with the latest “bells and whistles” and want something more simple. The Peek, a sort of BlackBerry without the phone, “delivers e-mail, and that’s all, folks.”
Price: $99.95, plus $19.95-per-month service fee
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Contact: Getpeek.com
Source: O magazine
Pacemaker
The first portable digital music player that can mix two songs together on the fly. Amateur DJs can “speed up or slow down a pair of songs” to match their beats and “adjust the pitch” to put them in the same key. Holds up to 30,000 songs.
Price: $875 Contact: Tonium.com
Source: Popular Science
Zero Gravity Micro Wall Racer
This remote-control microcar “shreds the laws of gravity” with its “suction-inducing fan” to transform “wall hangings and light fixtures into a vertical obstacle course.”
Price: $30 Contact: Airhogs.com
Source: Popular Mechanics
Huh Duh Argh stickers and notepads
Air your primal frustrations with these bare-bones notepads.
Price: $18 Contact: Fredflare.com
Source: New York
PoGo
This pocket-size, easy-to-use printer connects to your digital camera or cell phone and instantly “turns out richly colored 2-by-3-inch photos.”
Price: $150 Contact: Polaroid.com
Source: Popular Science
Stylus Classic Game Pens
Don’t expect to get any work done with these pens, each topped with a classic game such as Operation or Etch-a-Sketch.
Price: $5.50 Contact: Vat19.com
Source: Real Simple
Louis Vuitton City Guides
Let Louis Vuitton be your jet-setting docent. The fashion house’s handy travel companions cover urban destinations from Miami to Tokyo.
Price: $53 each Contact: Louisvuitton.com
Source: Town & Country
