Tech gadgets may stimulate buying
ShoppingProducts fill need for practicality, geekiness

BY DAVID ZIZZO

Published: December 2, 2008

With a nip in the air and a credit card in your pocket, it’s the season to go shopping. And what’s better than a gadget to stimulate your personal economic stimulus package? Here are a few to consider. Check them out at the Web sites listed:

The Reactor Solar Backpack produces juice to charge your iPhone, GPS, MP3, and even even your laptop. Features portal exit for headphones and common 12-volt charging outlet. It also carries stuff. Luggage.com. $117.

No eyes in the back of your head? Put one on your license plate. Mount the Wireless Backup Camera on your vehicle and the LCD monitor on your dash or visor, and see what you’re backing into. Amazon.com. $90.

Attach a RoamEO GPS locator to your pet’s collar and track him within a one-mile radius. See distance, speed and movement of your four-legged pal on a color screen. Catching him is up to you. Roameoforpets. com. $419.

Fight Bluetooth nerd-osity with the Retro Cell Phone Handset. Plug it into your cellphone jack (adapters available) and look weird. Entertainmentearth.com. $26.

Pop the top of the Magnifier Watch and read fine print with its 3X magnification and LED light. Features water resistance to 165 feet, compass, calendar, alarms and less squinting. Herringtoncatalog. com. $70.

HitchSafe slides into a standard 2” hitch receiver and stays put. Four-digit combination gives access to spare keys, credit cards or whatever you can fit inside. Dealsofsteel.com. $70.

Attach the Pet Eye View Camera to your pet’s collar. Snaps and stores more than 40 photos at intervals of one, five or 15 minutes. Download to computer and see what your pet has been up to. Petco.com. $40.

The TV-B-Gone remote hangs on your keychain and turns off most TVs. Point and push, wait while it scans codes, then enjoy the peace and quiet. Officemax.com. $15.

The Wi-Fi Detector Shirt has glowing bars that show wi-fi signal strength. Detector is removable for washing, but the geekiness remains. Thinkgeek.com. $30.

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