The best ... stocking stuffers at any price

last updated 10 January 2015

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.”

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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