DJ Jazzy Jeff’s wildest fantasy just came true.
Available at bestbuy.com, $500.
Lady Gaga teamed up with Polaroid as creative director on the stashable fifteen-ounce mobile printer (more to come from her later this year). Connect it via USB or Bluetooth to your computer, most mobile phones, and PictBridge-enabled digital camera — and leave a paper trail wherever you go.
Available at polaroid.com, $170.
Will your flight be on schedule? Only time will tell. Well, and FlightBoard, the app that turns your iPhone or iPad into a real-time arrivals and departures board.
Available at itunes.com, $4.
This pocketable picture-taker packs 12.1 megapixels of punch, and GPS tags your photos so you can map out your adventure postupload with the included software. Our favorite part: shooting stunning pics in lowlight settings sans flash.
Available at canon.com, $330.
This Wi-Fi-enabled eReader is a real touch-screen page-turner. Slightly smaller than the competition and much chicer with a quilted back, the device allows you to choose your font (serif or sans) and text size on its ultra-clear screen.
Available at borders.com, $130.
Bust piddling pups and destructive cats with Panasonic’s pet cam. It keeps an eye on your furry friend (sometimes frenemy) when you can’t.
Available at amazon.com, $80.
You don’t leave home without your phone or iPad, so why leave behind your digital library of movies, music, photos, and documents? Take the GoFlex Satellite storage gadget with you, and your mobile device can wirelessly access 500 gigabytes of data.
Available at seagate.com, $200.
For those ready to graduate from Angry Birds (it’s played out a bit, no?), Nintendo’s dual-screen, picture-taking 3DS makes it a cinch to enjoy 3-D gaming effects sans glasses.
Available at amazon.com, $250.
Carrying cash is passe. Square, on the other hand, is plastic fantastiqué. The sleek little device plugs into your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Android, so you can accept payment from anyone via credit card. Just sign up, and the company ships you the card reader free.
Available at squareup.com.
Yes, that is an HD, 3-D-ready portable projector in our pocket, and, sure, we’re happy to see you. The Qumi LED projector is a mere pound and a half and about the size of a 250-page book.
Available at amazon.com, $499.
Jawbone’s Jambox will likely be your gadget BFF. The tiny, lightweight device packs a huge punch with amazing sound that amplifies conference calls, dance tunes, and any other sharable audio via Bluetooth.
Available at jawbone.com, $200.
Finally, early birds and late sleepers can nest in harmony. Lark’s quiet, vibrating alarm wristlet wakes you up and delivers deets on how long it took you to fall asleep, snooze duration, and numbered REM interruptions.
Available at store.lark.com, $189.
Haven’t abandoned paper for a digital tablet yet? The Echo Smartpen will keep you in the tech game. It records audio and pen strokes on Livescribe dot paper, then easily uploads the data to your computer for convenient, searchable, and sharable digital text and audio.
Available at livescribe.com, $100.
Sometimes the only thing that will ease your business travel blues is some good bad television. Flip off the hotel TV (it usually sucks anyhow) and tune into your home setup and DVR on your laptop, iPad, or iPhone with the Slingbox Pro-HD.
Available at amazon.com, $259.
Board games are so two thousand and late, but digitized Scrabble tiles are A-W-E-S-O-M-E right now.
Available at amazon.com, $24.
Broadband at the beach? Clear gives new meaning to “mobile office” with a 4G, at-home Internet connection and add-on portable modems. So you can take the WWW with you wherever you go.
Available at clear.com, from $20 per month.
No matter how extreme your adventure gets, the ContourHD will capture things from your point of view — literally. Use it as a handheld or mount it to your goggles/helmet/handlebars/horse/whatever, and the tiny device will record in 1080p.
Available at contour.com, $250.
Tivoli’s travel radio is like your car stereo, alarm clock, and iPod dock in one tight, little, transportable package. It’s also splash proof and comes with rechargeable batteries, making it ideal for the beach and beyond.
Available at tivoliaudio.com, $200.
This iPod/iPhone mounter/charger/FM transmitter allows hands-free tune control. So you can spend your road trip doing more important things like, you know, driving.
Available at griffintechnology.com, $100.
Just when we thought our iPhone was the diggity, this splash-proof radio/cell charger/USB outlet/barometer/compass thingamajig enters our life. It comes in three color options with a built-in bottle opener. Cheers.
Available at shopetoncorp.com, $150.
Make your directorial debut in HD 1080p with Sony’s 3-D Bloggie (records 2-D, too, naturally), immediately upload with built-in USB, then share. Be warned: Everyone’s a critic.
Available at sonystyle.com, $250.
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