IPAD CHAIR, ELITE HOME THEATRE SEATING
For the geek who has everything, the ergonomically designed iPad chair. By Vancouver company Elite Home Theatre Seating, this is the height of iPad luxury, with a iPad holder that can swivel and pivot 360 degrees or position your iPad in any way that seems handy. Once ensconced in your iPad chair, you can run your home entertainment system using apps like the Crestron Mobile Pro G app that lets you select movies, adjust the volume, check your security cameras, adjust the lights and room temperature. This could seriously upgrade your couch potato status. Elite custom builds its furniture, so check the company's website at www.elitehometheaterseating.comto configure your new iPad chair.
IA100ZE IPAD/ IPOD/IPHONE DOCK, IHOME, $200 US
An iPad compatible MP3 player and clock radio, this new docking station from iHome also works with iPhones and the iPod touch. It has an integrated iHome+Sleep app that lets you customize your alarm, sleep stats, weather and other features. And it has an FM radio with 10 presets. It's also Bluetooth-enabled so if you don't want to have your iPad or iPhone docked, you can still listen to music. www.ihomeintl.com
TRANSCEND GOGGLES, RECON INSTRUMENTS, FROM $400 US
A Vancouver company has taken skiing and snowboarding to new techno heights with the world's first GPSenabled goggles with a head-mounted display. The goggles, first announced earlier this year and just released this month, give skiers and boarders instant feedback to a tiny LCD screen. The new Transcend Goggles deliver real-time measurements on everything from speed, to vertical distance travelled. The goggles come in two models: The Transcend SPPX with SPPX polarized and photochromic lens at $500 US and Transcend SPX with SPX polarized lens at US$400. The goggles connect to your computer via USB to transfer data and for charging. For the skier or snowboarder, the micro LCD display appears to be about six feet away and Recon promises the navigation buttons are "glove-friendly" for operation on those freezing slopes. www.reconinstruments.com
EDITION 10 HEADPHONES, ULTRASONE AG, $2,749 US
For the audiophile who has everything, special edition headphones have a price to match. A list of features that put those little white earbuds to shame: Zebrano wood ear cup inlays -- coated with eight layers of clear lacquer, Ethiopian sheepskin leather ear cup pads, titanium-plated drivers and Kevlar-coated cables. Don't dawdle, only 2010 pairs of these special-edition headphones will be sold. www.edition-10.com.
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