April 24, 2007
HOME TRUTHS: Check out these three alfresco gizmos
In Category: Electronics
 Groove to your iPod inside and out with Eos' Wireless Home Audio System. |
| Eos' Wireless Home Audio System Listen to your favorite tunes while sunbathing thanks to the Eos, an indoor-outdoor wireless iPod system. Dock your iPod in the base station (which plugs into a standard outlet); your music will be beamed to four weatherproof speakers up to 150 feet away. Speakers also need to be plugged in. $299 (docking station plus one speaker); $149 (each additional speaker). In black, shown, and white. 877-465-3927, eoswireless.com. |
 Shine some light on the festivities with these colorful floating Solar Orbs from Hammacher Schlemmer. |
| Hammacher Schlemmer's The Place Anywhere Outdoor Solar Orb Light Float these water-resistant orbs in the pool or set them into the ground (aluminum bases included). A solar panel inside the 10-inch plastic cuties continually recharges itself; the units, which change colors from pink to green to blue, automatically turn on at night to provide eight hours of illumination. $40 each. 800-321-1484, hammacher.com. |
 The tiniest computer to date, this device slips right into a pocket or a purse. |
| Oqo Model 02 Can't bear to leave your work at the office? Now you don't have to—this mini computer goes wherever you go. Use the 1-pound, palm-size gadget, which runs on the new Windows Vista operating system, to wirelessly surf the web and write e-mails. The Bluetooth-enabled device runs various applications at once, so you can work on different documents; it also features a 60-gig shockproof hard drive, a 5-inch LCD screen, and a backlit keyboard. $1,849. 877-676-6688, oqo.com. |
—Inspectress Gadget
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