Towers of Power
Standard stereo speakers have a sweet spot; Bang & Olufsen's latest pair has a sweet field. The cone-shaped towers bounce highs and mids off a series of aluminum discs, radiating sound 180 degrees horizontally and eliminating ceiling and floor reflections. The result: killer audio everywhere in the room. With 4 amps per speaker cranking out a total of 2,500 watts, these bad boys are ready to rumble.
BeoLab 5: $16,000, www.bang-olufsen.com
Dub Master
Rip MP3s without a computer. The 15-gig drive features digital and analog ports, so you can copy songs directly from any stereo component with audio out, or transfer files the old-fashioned way from a PC. (A standard cable is included.) The next time you hear your favorite DJ blowin' it up on the airwaves, nab the mix on the HDD100 and tune in again and again.
HDD100: $399, www.philips.com
Lookout Below
Half the fun of kayaking is scoping out wildlife, yet the typical rig obscures the world below it. Enter the Napali. Its see-through shell allows for underwater viewing. But don't sweat those hungry sharks circling beneath you: Though it looks fragile, the one-seater is made of military-grade urethane supported by a Kevlar carbon frame - the kind that keeps race cars from crumpling in crashes. When you're finished exploring, the sea kayak collapses into an easy-tote bundle the size of a suitcase.
Napali: $4,289, www.clearbluehawaii.com
As Seen on Phonecam
Flipping through phonecam candids is fun for one, but why not share them with the rest of the party? Nokia's Image Viewer turns your television into a Bluetooth-enabled scrapbook. Plug the peripheral into any TV and wirelessly beam snapshots from your phone to the tube. Select images of, say, your drunken coworkers manually, or let the good times roll with a slide show: one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor!
Image Viewer: $129, www.nokia.com
Road Show
Addicted to C-Span? Take it - and 300-plus other channels - with you on the road. The TracVision A5 packs a magnetic lens and hundreds of antennas into a 4.5-inch-thick satellite dish that easily mounts to your roof rack. KVH is already streaming video and audio, and it promises to roll out high-speed Internet access, giving new meaning to life in the fast lane.
TracVision A5: $2,995, www.kvh.com
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Evolution Of Species
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