Turn your Jeep into something even more useful with the AEV Brute Jeep Pickup ($9,000). Made for TJ Wranglers, this complete conversion kit turns any average Jeep into a manly truck in just 60 hours. Winner of the Daimler/Chrysler Design Excellence Award, the kit includes mid- and rear-frame extensions, a hardtop with dual integrated skylights, a cab closeout, a complete bed assembly with tailgate, and more. [Thanks, Stu]
SaveLeave nothing behind on your summer travels with the Yakima SkyBox LoPro Titanium ($700). This quick-installing, low-profile cargo box is great for holding any type of luggage or goodies, whether it's backpacks for hiking, extra clothes for the beach, or tourist knick knacks that you got suckered into buying. In addition, it will fit crossbar spreads as short as 24 inches, so it fits on nearly any vehicle, and has the added bonus of a solar-powered lighting system, which kicks on as soon as you open the box.
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Keep track of your driving history with this Driving Activity Reporter ($230). Powered by an internal 16-channel GPS receiver, the USB device mounts anywhere in your car and records locations, routes, date/time, and speeds of every trip you take. It stores the reports — up to a 100 hours of them — on its built-in flash memory. When you're ready to see your stats, just pop into your computer and use the included software to examine it. Google Earth integration makes things really interesting. Also great for catching cheating lovers.
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Save your auto's flooring from the nastiness of winter with WeatherTech DigitalFit FloorLiners ($100/up). Made using digital laser measurements of interior surfaces and made from patent-pending High-Density Tri-Extruded material, these ultimate floor mats also feature channels to help keep fluids and debris off your carpet. [Thanks, Joe]
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Less than a month after crowd favorite Dash ceased making hardware to focus on software solutions, longtime software provider Telenav has announced its first full hardware solution the Shotgun ($300). The device is Internet enabled to receive up-to-the-minute updates on everything you might need to get you from point A to Z. While the device normally includes three months of free service, if you act today, you can get six months free as part of Telenav's Cyber Monday bargain.
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Get a better view of the road ahead with the Navigon 8100T GPS ($600). This brushed metal GPS offers a 4.8-inch display and Panorama View 3D, a new feature that offers a true 3D experience by leveraging NASA terrain height data and a built-in graphics accelerator to provide geographic guidance complete with digital elevations. Other features include free real-time traffic updats for life, voice recognition-driven destination entry, Bluetooth, a charger built into the car mount, visual lane guidance, Zagat ratings and reviews, and more.
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Want to get more diagnostic info than your car's built-in computer provides? Check out the Car Chip Pro ($120). This deceivingly-simple gadget plugs directly into your auto's OBDII port, recording all sorts of data about your car's performance, your driving styles, and more. When you're ready to review, simply unplug the dongle and connect it to your PC via USB to extract the data. No greasy car repairman required.
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Ditch your car's unwieldy (and sometimes unsafe) mini-jack and pick up a Titan Exhaust Air Jack ($120 and up). Available in three sizes, the Titan uses a hose connected to your car's exhaust pipe to inflate smoothly and quickly, lifting your vehicle up to 30 inches off the ground, and giving you plenty of space to work. It can stay inflated for up to 45 minutes, and can deflate in just 5 seconds, getting you back on the road in no time.
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Give your car's paint the protection it deserves with Meguiar’s NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 ($17). Featuring new Hydrophobic Polymer Technology, Tech Wax 2.0 provides protection against oxidation, corrosion, UV rays and surface degradation, and its hydrophobic properties make sure that water beads up and glides off your paint finish, wash after wash.
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Want to get more diagnostic info than your car's built-in computer provides? Check out the Car Chip Pro ($120). This deceivingly-simple gadget plugs directly into your auto's OBDII port, recording all sorts of data about your car's performance, your driving styles, and more. When you're ready to review, simply unplug the dongle and connect it to your PC via USB to extract the data. No greasy car repairman required.
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Save your auto's flooring from the nastiness of winter with WeatherTech DigitalFit FloorLiners ($100/up). Made using digital laser measurements of interior surfaces and made from patent-pending High-Density Tri-Extruded material, these ultimate floor mats also feature channels to help keep fluids and debris off your carpet. [Thanks, Joe]
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Keep track of your driving history with this Driving Activity Reporter ($230). Powered by an internal 16-channel GPS receiver, the USB device mounts anywhere in your car and records locations, routes, date/time, and speeds of every trip you take. It stores the reports — up to a 100 hours of them — on its built-in flash memory. When you're ready to see your stats, just pop into your computer and use the included software to examine it. Google Earth integration makes things really interesting. Also great for catching cheating lovers.
SaveTurn your Jeep into something even more useful with the AEV Brute Jeep Pickup ($9,000). Made for TJ Wranglers, this complete conversion kit turns any average Jeep into a manly truck in just 60 hours. Winner of the Daimler/Chrysler Design Excellence Award, the kit includes mid- and rear-frame extensions, a hardtop with dual integrated skylights, a cab closeout, a complete bed assembly with tailgate, and more. [Thanks, Stu]
SaveOutsmart your local speed and red-light cameras with the Cheetah GPSmirror ($250). Packing a built-in GPS that checks through a massive database of enforcement cameras throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia, the GPSmirror also offers voice, tone, and visual alerts, advisory speed limit announcements, a GPS-based speedometer display with compass, and the ability to give you your GPS coordinates should you need to call for help. [via]
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Get a better view of the road ahead with the Navigon 8100T GPS ($600). This brushed metal GPS offers a 4.8-inch display and Panorama View 3D, a new feature that offers a true 3D experience by leveraging NASA terrain height data and a built-in graphics accelerator to provide geographic guidance complete with digital elevations. Other features include free real-time traffic updats for life, voice recognition-driven destination entry, Bluetooth, a charger built into the car mount, visual lane guidance, Zagat ratings and reviews, and more.
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Give your car's paint the protection it deserves with Meguiar’s NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 ($17). Featuring new Hydrophobic Polymer Technology, Tech Wax 2.0 provides protection against oxidation, corrosion, UV rays and surface degradation, and its hydrophobic properties make sure that water beads up and glides off your paint finish, wash after wash.
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Less than a month after crowd favorite Dash ceased making hardware to focus on software solutions, longtime software provider Telenav has announced its first full hardware solution the Shotgun ($300). The device is Internet enabled to receive up-to-the-minute updates on everything you might need to get you from point A to Z. While the device normally includes three months of free service, if you act today, you can get six months free as part of Telenav's Cyber Monday bargain.
SaveLeave nothing behind on your summer travels with the Yakima SkyBox LoPro Titanium ($700). This quick-installing, low-profile cargo box is great for holding any type of luggage or goodies, whether it's backpacks for hiking, extra clothes for the beach, or tourist knick knacks that you got suckered into buying. In addition, it will fit crossbar spreads as short as 24 inches, so it fits on nearly any vehicle, and has the added bonus of a solar-powered lighting system, which kicks on as soon as you open the box.
SaveFrom the makers of Baconnaise and Bacon Salt comes a bacon-flavored product that you don't even have to eat. J&D's Bacon Lip Balm ($13/4-pack) will protect your lips with beeswax, aloe vera oil, Vitamin E acetate, and other ingredients, all while offering a subtle bacon flavor both you and your partner can enjoy.
SaveMost of us don't have the engineering, design, or architectural chops to recreate any of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterworks, but we can anyway, thanks to these new Frank Lloyd Wright Lego Architecture Building Sets ($TBA). Licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, these terrific sets — of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater — were developed in collaboration with leading architects to be as accurate as possible, and come with booklets that not only tell you how to build you own model masterpiece, but exclusive archival historical material and photographs of each building, as well. [Thanks, Kris]
SaveEver wish you could combine your dual-monitor setup into one behemoth display? Get ready, because your wish has come true in the NEC CRV43 Curved Widescreen Display ($8,000). Boasting a unique curved design that's sure to immerse you more than a standard two display setup, this beauty also features a 2880x900 double WXGA resolution, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, single link DVI-D and HDMI inputs, USB 2.0 ports, an on screen display, and the assurance that you have the most unique monitor in the neighborhood. [via]
SaveEver wish you could take a Jägermeister shot machine with you camping, tailgating, and partying? Now you can, with the Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler ($120). Available as a six-bottle value pack, the cooler has plenty of room for all six bottles, ice, and the requisite cans of Red Bull, and uses the same tech as the Jägermeister Tap Machine to deliver ice-cold shots straight from the external tap.
SaveShow your fang affiliation by stocking your fridge with Tru Blood ($16). Based on the synthetic blood drink favored by the more civilized vampires of HBO's True Blood, this carbonated real-world version packs a slightly sweet, slightly tart blood orange flavor and a rich red color that will have guests wondering if you're drinking the real thing.
SaveFlapjack lovers, rejoice. Now you can make fresh, 97% fat-free pancakes in as little as 30 seconds using the ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine ($3,500). This microwave-sized wonder uses no-mess batter pouches to crank out stack after stack of four- inch diameter pancakes, and doesn't even require supervision, letting you cook up breakfast for you and your crew while you get your other morning activities out of the way — like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, or downing a half-dozen mimosas.
SaveWe love bacon, and we've seen everything from Canned Bacon to Baconnaise, Bacon Salt, Bacon Floss — hell, even Bacon Lip Balm — so it was only a matter of time before we discovered Bacon Soap ($6). Made to both look and smell like frying bacon, this soap will get you clean while giving your appetite a jump-start on the day.
SaveTempted by the MINI's go-cart handling, but not a fan of its boxy exterior? The MINI Coupé Concept ($TBA) is for you. Ready to accept any of MINI's powerhouse engines, including the 1.6L twin-scroll turbocharged unit from the MINI John Cooper Works, this stylish two-seater pairs a decidedly MINI-like bottom with an aggressively designed upper half, including a swept back windshield, short contrast roof, hidden B-pillars, and more sexy than every other modern MINI combined.
SaveOne of the worst things about adding ice to a whisky is its ability to water-down the flavor. So chill your next drink down with Whisky Stones ($20). Milled in Vermont by some of the oldest soapstone workshops in the US, these stones chill quickly in the freezer, and won't impart any flavor to your favorite blend.
SaveBlack on black is in and on display with the TX Pilot Watch ($575). This striking timepiece features a unique modern black dial with calendar, tachymeter, and dual time zone functions, a matte black stainless steel case, a plain black leather strap with buckle closure, and water-resistance down to 100 meters.
SaveLeave it to the air maestros at Dyson to create a fan with no blades. The Dyson Air Multiplier ($300-$330) uses a fairly ingenious design to suck air into the base, accelerating it through an small aperture in the device's ring and then over a ramp to channel its direction. As it happens, this also causes the air behind and around the machine to be drawn into the airflow, creating a smooth stream of air amplified 15 times, without the unpleasant buffeting caused by the blades of a traditional fan chopping the air. The only downside? It's a $300 fan.
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Looking for a way to monitor your energy usage and cut down on power bills during the economic crunch? Check out the Black & Decker Power Monitor ($100). This easy-to-use device provides real-time electricity use, cost, and outdoor temperature readings, thanks to a wireless sensor that attaches to your electricity meter. Offering an Appliance Mode that isolates the cost of individual appliances or gadgets, it could save you up to 20% each month on your power bill — meaning it should pay for itself in no time.
SaveThink you've seen or read all the great books and films there are to digest? Think again. City Secrets Books & Movies ($14 each) are your guide to gems of cinema and literature that are mostly overlooked, compiled from recommendations given by some of the world's most well-respected minds on either subject, including Alec Wilkinson, Kenneth Turan, Marty Scorsese, and Sidney Lumet. Good luck finding copies of — and time to watch and read — all of them.
SaveKnown primarily for its sporty pro outerwear, the new line of Arc'teryx Veilance ($175-$1,000) tops, coats, and pants combines tough, outdoor-ready fabrics like Gore-Tex and Paclite with more traditional cuts and syling, letting you dress your best no matter what the weather's like outside. And no, we don't know how you're supposed to say "Arc'teryx."
SaveForget simulated wood grain — Shwood Sunglasses ($95) are handcrafted from actual wood. They're available in two basic styles, the Wayfarer-like Canby and the more squarish Govy, and can be ordered in a variety of different woods, all with your choice of Carl Zeiss lenses. Just remember: these probably aren't the best shades to wear to the beach, water park, or campfire — we're guessing they're at least a little flammable.
SaveWhat would you pay to be Don Draper or Roger Sterling? How about to look like them? The Brooks Brothers Mad Men Edition Suit ($1,000; October 19) pays homage to AMC's hit show with a medium gray sharkskin suit designed by Janie Bryant, the Emmy-nominated costume designer for the show, and is modeled after Draper's and Sterling's wardrobes. Features include a noticeably slim cut, diagonal pockets, narrower notch lapels, and side vents. Limited to just 250, the suit is made in a Brooks-owned factory in Massachusetts, and while it might be more classically stylish than your current attire, don't expect it to magically turn you into Jon Hamm.
SaveDitch your boring external or portable drive and pick up one of the new LaCie Starck Hard Drives ($100-$250). Available in capacities ranging from 320GB-500GB for the Portable and 1TB-2TB for the external, these gorgeous Philippe Starck-designed drives feature shiny, organically-shaped front surfaces with tough gray shells and USB 2.0 connectivity. In addition, the desktop version's front is touch-sensitive, allowing you to open applications with the touch of a finger, as well as a signature Stark status LED that glows green or orange based on activity. [Thanks, Matthew]
SaveWho needs buttons? Apple's Magic Mouse ($69) eschews mechanical buttons and scroll wheels, letting you navigate using the same Multi-Touch technology used on the iPhone and MacBook trackpads. The sexy, seamless, touch-sensitive device works as a single or multi-button mouse with advanced gesture support, allowing you to scroll, pan, or swipe with ninja-finger skill. Works for you freakish lefties too.
SaveOutsmart your local speed and red-light cameras with the Cheetah GPSmirror ($250). Packing a built-in GPS that checks through a massive database of enforcement cameras throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia, the GPSmirror also offers voice, tone, and visual... [More]
Turn your Jeep into something even more useful with the AEV Brute Jeep Pickup ($9,000). Made for TJ Wranglers, this complete conversion kit turns any average Jeep into a manly truck in just 60 hours. Winner of the Daimler/Chrysler Design... [More]
Leave nothing behind on your summer travels with the Yakima SkyBox LoPro Titanium ($700). This quick-installing, low-profile cargo box is great for holding any type of luggage or goodies, whether it's backpacks for hiking, extra clothes for the beach, or... [More]
Keep track of your driving history with this Driving Activity Reporter ($230). Powered by an internal 16-channel GPS receiver, the USB device mounts anywhere in your car and records locations, routes, date/time, and speeds of every trip you take. It... [More]
Save your auto's flooring from the nastiness of winter with WeatherTech DigitalFit FloorLiners ($100/up). Made using digital laser measurements of interior surfaces and made from patent-pending High-Density Tri-Extruded material, these ultimate floor mats also feature channels to help keep fluids... [More]
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Less than a month after crowd favorite Dash ceased making hardware to focus on software solutions, longtime software provider Telenav has announced its first full hardware solution the Shotgun ($300). The device is Internet enabled to receive up-to-the-minute updates on... [More]
Get a better view of the road ahead with the Navigon 8100T GPS ($600). This brushed metal GPS offers a 4.8-inch display and Panorama View 3D, a new feature that offers a true 3D experience by leveraging NASA terrain height... [More]
Want to get more diagnostic info than your car's built-in computer provides? Check out the Car Chip Pro ($120). This deceivingly-simple gadget plugs directly into your auto's OBDII port, recording all sorts of data about your car's performance, your driving... [More]
Ditch your car's unwieldy (and sometimes unsafe) mini-jack and pick up a Titan Exhaust Air Jack ($120 and up). Available in three sizes, the Titan uses a hose connected to your car's exhaust pipe to inflate smoothly and quickly, lifting... [More]
Give your car's paint the protection it deserves with Meguiar’s NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 ($17). Featuring new Hydrophobic Polymer Technology, Tech Wax 2.0 provides protection against oxidation, corrosion, UV rays and surface degradation, and its hydrophobic properties make sure... [More]
Yea. You read correctly. Prepare yourself for the coolest damn thing to come to the car since air conditioning. The Knight Rider GPS by Mio resembles the iconic Knight Rider HUD from the classic TV series. It features SiRFInstantFixIII GPS... [More]
Feel the need for speed? Then you probably need the best radar and laser detector you can get. The Cobra XRS R9G IntelliLink Wireless Radar/Laser Detector ($258) fits the bill with a myriad of features like GPS, an exclusive Speed/Red... [More]
If you're serious about your tailgating, you'll want to hear about the Party-A-CarGo ($2,900-$3,800). The hitch-mount unit is a complete CO2 beer kegerator/draft dispensing system with party extras like 6x9 speakers, a 10" subwoofer, 2 or 4-channel amplifier, and CD... [More]
Looking for an alternative to overpriced hybrid, electric, and hydrogen-powered cars? Grab yourself an old diesel and the Greasecar Vegetable Oil Conversion System ($TBD). The kit comes with everything you need to convert your diesel-powered car or truck to run... [More]
Get some juice while on the go with the Targus 100W Cupholder Style Auto Power Inverter ($50). It features one 120V AC plug and can deliver 100W of continuous and up to 150W of peak power. The space-saving inverter also... [More]
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