Catch It On Video
A great gift for exhibitionist action-sport enthusiasts, the Twenty20 wearable camcorder ($350) clips on to helmets, handlebars, etc. to record and store video just like a camcorder. The rugged unit is not much larger than a mobile phone and records onto an SD memory card.
www.twenty20camera.com
866.EXP.MY.2020
The Crown
George ($499) is the king of iPod docks and Macworld's Best of Show 2007. Five internal speakers deliver rich sound and the detachable control panel doubles as an intuitive remote control.
www.chillsound.com
617.618.1800
An Easy Upgrade
With stronger and lighter fiber texture polypropylene cones, the Kenwood KFC-1682ie Performance Series 3-ways ($70) can produce smoother and more natural-sounding midbass response. Image enhancer tweeter technology provides wider mid- and high-frequency dispersion for improved imaging and soundstage.
www.kenwoodusa.com
800.KENWOOD
Slim Packing
Dress up your Stiletto portable radio for Sirius with equally sleek accessories. Polk Audio's miDock Portfolio ($130) folds flat and comes with a protective traveling case. The auxiliary input allows you to connect other audio devices to your Portfolio.
www.polkaudio.com
800.377.7655
Concentrated Bass
You can still get the rumble of a movie theater in small rooms with JL Audio's Fathom f110 (satin black $2,000, gloss black $2,100). This powered subwoofer has a footprint of only 1.5ft2.
www.jlaudio.com
954.443.1100
Something Special
Splurge by wrapping up a Pioneer AVIC-N4 ($1,600) for that special someone. This double DIN does it all with a 7-inch touchscreen, XM NavTraffic integration, telephone number search, CD, DVD and compressed audio playback, iPod audio and video integration and expanded Bluetooth capabilities including wireless audio streaming.
www.pioneerelectronics.com
Step Up
For an easy installation and a shortcut to better sound, hook up Memphis' 6ix OEM interface ($199) to your factory head unit. It retains navigation and Bluetooth and features six inputs, six outputs and signal-sensing turn on.
www.memphiscaraudio.com