Nifty Gadgets For Modern Peeps

A person's home is his castle, but sometimes a person needs to leave one's castle. If such a situation does arise, far be it from a modern person to leave home without the support of the gizmos and gadgets that let one maintain our standard of living.

We live in a wired world, and there's absolutely no reason why we shouldn't be as fully entertained on the road as we our in our living room. Whether you're running, walking or surfing, Steve Greenberg showed us some high-tech goodies that will help you get there faster and easier. For more on the gadgets, log on to www.gadgetnation.net or www.stevegreenbertv.com

VIDEO & GADGET LIST AFTER THE JUMP...

Products featured:
- Rear View Mirror Bluetooth Speakerphone- This mirror displays incoming
calls on the mirror and has a removable wireless earpiece--so you can use
this mirror as a speakerphone or for in-ear use. It will also record voice
memos ($140) www.hammacher.com

- New phone technology called Crystal-Talk available in Razr-2 cell phone AND
they have a NEW 18K gold edition from Motorola www.motorola.com

- BlackLine GPS – GPS Snitch By combining high-sensitivity GPS technology
with the wireless data capabilities of the cellular telephone system, GPS
Snitch provides real-time location tracking over the internet. GPS Snitch
is completely self-contained, requires no installation, and is small enough
to be hidden within any car, truck, motorcycle, ATV or snowmobile. Simply
arm GPS Snitch, hide it, and then track it through www.gps-snitch.com, or
through text message from a mobile phone.

Life+Gear Personal Safety Device: PSDTOOLS: Magnetic 6-Bit Tool Kit
Included Inside Flashlight. One minute of cranking will yield approximately
1 hour of flashlight power. Innovative Technology- never needs replacement
batteries. Powercrank can be turned either clockwise or counterclockwise.
Generate power anywhere, anytime. The PSDTools provides a reliable source of
light, a reliable method of recharging your cell phone, radio access to
emergency messages and information or just music. ($50)
www.lifegearcompany.com

- iRecord: Take movies, TV shows off your DVR and put them on your iPod
http://www.irecord.com/ ($200)

- The Accelerometer: much better than a pedometer (which measures steps taken)
this actually calculates calories burned from physical movement. Has 9-day
memory feature so you can track progress

- Ropeless Jump Rope: allows you to skip rope in limited space and will not
interrupt your workout routine by getting caught in your feet. Perfect for
travel/suitcase. Let's you know calories burned and has "talking" mode to
let you keep track of your progress. 10-minutes of jumping rope burns about
the same calories running an 8-minute mile ($60)

- USB FAN: on the road, slaving over your laptop--its hot--but not if you plug
in your USB Fan. Just plug it into your USB port and you have a cool breeze
while you work ($15) www.techotoys.com (OPTIONAL and I need a laptop with USB port to demo)

- Re-pillable card: Let's you take your pills with you in your wallet
www.repillable.com (6-pack for $15 and a 2-pack for $6)

- TAKE-OUT TIME-OUT Mat: Invented by a mother of two boys, it let's parents
bring their "time-out" spot with them anywhere http://www.take-out-time-out.com/

Both products and the inventor story behind them are in the book, GADGET NATION or www.gadgetnation.net