NOVEMBER 2007: BIZ LIFE
Gotta have it
Glitzy gizmo gifts for the holidays
The favorite gift many business executives would love to find
wrapped up this holiday season with a bow on top is something
high tech. It’s a great time to consider getting gadget
lovers something to feed their gizmo passion. From an iPod to a
leather-bound laptop, here are a few ideas for your favorite
tech geek.
NINO MARCHETTI
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Lenovo ThinkPad Reserve Edition
$5,000, lenovo.com
For the ultimate in laptop luxury this holiday season, we
think the limited edition ThinkPad encased in high-grade,
handcrafted leather looks great. Only 5,000 lucky souls
will get this notebook with 24-hour specially trained
customer support, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of
RAM. Did we mention it looks great?
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Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones
$99.99, shure.com
Shure knows how to do great noise-canceling earphones, and
the entry-level SE110 model is no exception. You’ll
be able to listen to your iPod as the world noisily goes by
via a fit kit that creates a seal inside your ear,
eliminating most sounds.
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Apple iPod touch
$299 to $399, apple.com
Apple recently unveiled its new iPods, and the best of
them has to be the touchscreen iPod. This cool player is
like the iPhone without its phone ability. We like the fact
it looks gorgeous, lets you do wireless Internet surfing
and can belt out up to 22 hours of music before it needs a
recharge.
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Sony HES-V1000
$3,499.99, sonystyle.com
Who says you can’t serve media in style, especially
when it’s streaming from the Sony HES-V1000 media
server. There’s a built-in Blu-ray Disc player, which
holds 200 discs and also plays DVDs, a 500GB hard drive for
music storage, HDMI output and that good old Sony buzz.
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Nikon CoolPix S51c
$329.95, nikonusa.com
Sharing digital photos is made easier when you find
the
CoolPix S51c in your Christmas stocking. This compact
camera offers wireless Internet so you can send your
vacation shots to others — nice for when you are
kicking it at Starbucks. We also like the three-inch LCD
and the 8.1 megapixels of picture-taking power.
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Bang & Olufsen Beo5
$560, bang-olufsen.com
The unique Beo5 from Bang & Olufsen is our new
favorite remote. It’s customized to match your
specific home theater needs, letting you control gear and
systems such as air conditioning. Other great features
include a touchscreen display with two types of touch-based
controls, ergonomic design and a long battery life.
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