Spotlight Gadgets

Eating with your fingers while traveling will never be an issue for you again with this fork, knife, spoon and bottle opener that you wear around your neck.

When space is a premium, mount your fishtank on a wall like a painting. Complete aquatic system with digital thermometer and interchangeable frames.

Two-way RF remote for your iPod (3rd gen and newer) that displays current song/artist or current song/next song. Comes in Black or White.

If you own a Nokia 6230, 6680, 6600, 6630, 7610, or 6681, you can replace the back shell of your phone and attach this 6x zoom lens. Not bad for $19.

Waterproof headphones that use the bones in your skull to conduct sound. Pair them with a waterproof MP3 player and you’re ready to swim with your tunes.

I know it’s almost July (i.e. hot weather here in the US), but for those of you with cold feet, you might want to consider a pair of USB heating slippers from USBGeek.com.

No, it doesn’t play music… It’s a USB flash drive in the form of an electric guitar. It even comes with a guitar case. Too cute!

Here’s a little gizmo that will help you match paint colors. Just place it over a color that you want to match, press a button and then the name of the Benjamin Moore paint that most closely matches it, will be displayed on the LCD. Too bad it costs $299.

A new take on something we use every day. The Yoropen is supposedly the best ergonomically designed pen in the world. It looks pretty wild, I’d love to give it a try.

I gotta have one of these! This cable plugs into the audio jack on your passenger seat to give you USB power. Great for recharging your PDA in flight.

And here I thought SPOT watches were on the way out… Here’s a new watch from Citizen.

USB dongle that enables you to bridge two-way radio traffic across the Internet. Extend your 2-way radio range past the 5 mile barrier.

KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) extender that can send a DVI display, USB keyboard/mouse, and RS-232C up to 6.25 miles (10km) from your DVI source to another computer. Too bad it costs $2000!

For the truly paranoid comes a handheld wireless camera finder. It scans all commonly used video frequencies up to 500 feet away and displays the image on its 2.5 color TFT screen.

Kid friendly computer housed inside a ballpoint pen that reacts to what you write. I wish they had one of these when I was a kid!

Monitor your household with wireless cameras, communicate with intercoms, and turn your cell phone into a second line so you can utilize your free nights/weekend minutes. The system from Motorola is totally customizable, so only buy the components you need.

Protect your camera from rain or glare with this nifty little umbrella.

Connects to your iPod dock port to provide a 5 LED flashlight or flasher.

This watch features two faces – one white, one black. Great for travelers.

Powernapping device that combines Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), enchanting music, sound effects and a binaural beat to achieve a wonderfully relaxed state in the listener, similar to that experienced during the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage of sleep.