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Gadget enthusiasts were deeply disappointed in the proprietary nature of Apple’s Nike + iPod SportKit, a $29.00 iPod accessory that allows you to monitor your workout using an attachment to the iPod’s dock connector and a wireless transmitter in your shoe. It’s a great idea, and cheap as dirt, and that’s likely because it has been necessary to purchase a $100 pair of Nike tennis shoes to accompany your bargain apple gadget.

That has all changed now, thanks to the -$12 SwitchEasy RunAway AnyShoe Adapter which lets you use your SportKit without having to shell out a WholeLottaCash for ShoesYouCan’tJustify!

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Watches for your wrist, perhaps becoming obsolete due to the ubiquity of cell phones with clocks, are still cool. Reason: James Bond doesn’t fish a cell phone out of his pocket in order to tell the time. He has an expensive watch, probably with some sort of explosive built into it. Also, if James Bond does it, it’s cool. Personally, I prefer telling time on my $40 Timex rather than my $300+ Motorola RAZR, but that’s just me, and I’m weird like that.  John over at CrunchGear compiled a list of geeky watches to look out for this holiday season.  Take a look at the list below and hit the read link for more.

2006’s craziest & sexiest geek watches:

• Tissot T-Watch - $375
• TokyoFlash PIMP - $190
• Nooka ZubZot - $125
• Tissot PR-50 - $150
• Casio PAW1200-V Pathfinder Triple Sensor - $169
• Seiko Orange Monster - $200
• D.Freemont Sapphire Power Reserve Diver - $975
• Yes Zulu Watch - $795
• Omega Seamaster Professional 300M 2225.80.00 Chrono Diver - $2,686
• Einstein Relativity Watch - $29.95

Read [CrunchGear]

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In January, two of my best friends are traveling to Europe. One friend is backpacking around the continent with no specific plans, and the other is studying as a foreign exchange student in Wales. Both friends have gigantic powerhouse laptops. What is the end-all gadget for people who won’t want to carry around their laptops, but need portable communication with friends overseas? A cell phone? No, too expensive. A Mylo!

Okay, at $350, the Mylo isn’t cheap, but it offers some very unique features:

• Skype, Google Talk, and Yahoo Messenger
• Opera web browser
• 320x240 2.4” screen
• 802.11b Connection
• Slide-out Querty Keyboard
• fText Editor
• Support for Atrac3, WMA, and MP3
• Support for JPEG images and MPEG4 video playback

Thoughts: the Skype connectivity almost makes this a viable phone replacement, and the ability to avoid lugging around a laptop all the time seems like a great idea. I do think a built-in camera would be nice, though, as well as more storage.

Learning Center [Sony]

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