Gadgets Gift Guide (Maybe)
1. "Gizmo puts cold callers on hold"
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7682111.stm>
"The TrueCall device acts as a buffer between the phone and the outside
world and learns to distinguish between welcome and unwelcome callers."
2. "Denon jumps in the vinyl-to-MP3 turntable game with high-end DP-200USB"
<http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/21/denon-jumps-in-the-vinyl-to-mp3-
turntable-game-with-high-end-dp/>
"The DP-200USB enables deep-pocketed DJs to rip vinyl straight to MP3,
and you can even save the digital files to a USB drive thanks to the
built-in USB socket."
3. "Cheat tracker?: Brazilian markets GPS lingerie"
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/31/2406756.htm>
"Lingerie maker Lucia Lorio says her new design targets the modern,
techno-savvy woman, but the GPS-equipped 'Find Me If You Can' line has
raised the hackles of feminists who call it a 21st-century chastity
belt."
4. "2009 Bubble Calendar"
<http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3261>
"A poster-sized calendar with a bubble to pop every day"
5. "The Pony eReader"
<http://booksellercrow.typepad.com/the_bedside_crow/2008/09/the-pony-
ereade.html>
"As you can see, it is a very slim piece of kit right at the cutting
edge of new technology. I was particularly taken by the soft matte
finish."
6. "The make-your-own-universe kit"
<http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/10/the-
makeyourownuniverse-kit.html>
"The kit, created by Jonathon Keats - a conceptual artist from San
Francisco - relies on the multiverse theory of the universe that
arises from quantum mechanics."
7. "iYo YOYO Induction Charger lets you enjoy your tunes sans AC"
<http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/26/iyo-yoyo-induction-charger-
lets-you-enjoy-your-tunes-sans-ac/>
"While playing with the charger as you would an ordinary yo-yo, a
small lithium-ion battery is charged inside, which in turn powers
your device."
