Ear Candy
Use the same professional noise-canceling earbuds that stars from J-Lo to Blue Man Group use while performing. The Ultimate Ears UE-5c ear monitors are painstakingly handcrafted from ear impressions that you make at the local hearing aid centre or audiologist, ensuring a fit more perfect than Big Macs and heart attacks.
$715CDN from www.ultimateears.com
The One
The Adidas One, touted as the world’s most technologically advanced shoe, controls the amount of shock absorption your foot needs with a magnetic sensing system. An embedded 20-MHz microprocessor then adjusts the sole to give you optimized cushioning, based on your specific weight and running pattern. After three years in stuck in a laboratory, it’ll finally be available this December.
$322CDN; www.adidas.com
High Rise
Featured once in Sex In The City, the Stokke Xplory is becoming the must-have eurostroller among the I’ll-Pay-$780-For-A-Stroller demographic. The revolutionary stroller sits your child high off the ground, above the heat of the pavement and exhaust fumes from cars, and allows Junior a better view of the surroundings.
$780CDN from www.backinaction.co.uk
Phone Home
Bang & Olufsen has applied their impeccable technology and crisp design to the sexy BeoCom 1, a 2.4Ghz digital cordless phone. Complete with a 200 name phonebook, the ability to connect to up to 8 handsets and to control the volume of all other B&O products you own, and the predilection to open a can of whup ass on your old cordless phone.
$795 base, $525 per handset from Bang & Olufsen
Solar System
With so many mobile devices around, the real estate of your pant pockets is becoming scarce. The Solar SCOTTeVest lightens the load by having compartments for your MP3 players, cell phones, PDA’s, digicams and other portable electronics. Going a step further, a removable solar panel on your back will recharge them all via USB cable within hours.
$700CDN from www.scottevest.com