Tag: HGG-GADGETHEAD

Optimus Maximus (Gadget Hound, Under $5000) Quite possibly the closest your deep-pocketed geek will ever get to feeling like they're at the controls of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the Optimus Maximus is the ultimate keyboard, completely customizable to the every whim and pique of its owner. Beneath each key on the keyboard is a tiny color OLED screen that explains its function, and every key is ...

Beats By Dr. Dre headphones (Music Lover, Under $500) Noise-canceling cans have become the rage among frequent-traveler types, due to their ability to preserve one's sanity by blocking out the cacophony of the real world, at least for a little while. But they're also a great way to enjoy tunes in the best way possible by knocking out the interference of outside sound. High-end cable company ...

Mousenvy (Gadget Hound, Under $50) If you're going to have to fiddle with a mouse for 40 hours a week, it may as well be one you like. Mousenvy puts out a ridiculously tricked out line of cursor-movers that range from a chili pepper or valentine's heart to classic heartwarmers like a rubber ducky or ladybug. And then to bizarro headscratchers like the Toxic Brain, but to each his own. ...

Best Buy Insignia Internet GPS (Traveler, Under $500) As GPS devices have gone mainstream, so have most of their once-exclusive features?automatic rerouting, local points of interest, voice prompts, and so-on. What sets the Insignia apart is that it does all that, but it's also Internet-connected, bringing access to Google Local Search and Google Maps on-the-fly, up-to-the-minute gas prices, ...

Keitai Wooden Speaker (Man/Woman Who Has Everything, Under $100) One definition of a truly great product is one that you see and instantly, absolutely, have to have it, despite never even having known you wanted it. By that standard, Ketai's stocking-stuffer is a must-have for gadget aficionados?a tiny wood-boxed speaker on a keychain for hearing tunes from a cellphone, PDA and other ...