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Get the Best Gadgets of 2007

Posted Nov 30, 07 11:56 AM CST in Technology 

(Newser) – Popular Science combed through the year's new tech products to find the top 200 items worth your holiday dollar. Selections include a wetsuit from Patagonia made of environmentally friendly merino wool, recycled polyester, and Japanese neoprene. Also on the list is a travel-friendly guitar from Black Bird that weights just 3 pounds and costs $1,600.

Other choice items include:

  • Trifecta from OCZ Technology: A memory card that works in digital cameras, cellphones, and music players, and even functions as a flash drive.
  • Sidekick iD from T-Mobile: A cheap iPhone alternative.
  • Earbud Enhancer from Comply in the Ear: Pop these onto bud headphones to prevent bass leak while blocking ambient noise.
  • Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N100 from Navigon: GPS navigation device illustrates major highways, right down to individual lanes.

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