Wristwatch acts as caller ID
When your cellphone rings, you can see who is calling by glancing at the Fossil Caller ID watch. Designed to work with compatible Bluetooth phones, the watch displays the name or phone number of incoming callers. It also vibrates when a call or text message comes in, and it has a button that can mute the phone or reject an incoming call. The Fossil Caller ID watch will go on sale in late October for $250. A similar model, the MobileWear by Abacus, will cost $200. Both brands are compatible with many Sony Ericsson phones as well as new phones from other manufacturers, including Nokia and Samsung. No matter which phone you use, it’ll be hard to lose: The watch vibrates if you walk off without it.
www.fossil.com, www.abacuswatches.com
Healthy mouse fights germs
Nervous about germs? Iogear’s Germ Free Wireless Laser Mouse can ease your mind. Designed with an auto-disinfecting surface, the mouse can rid itself of disease-producing bacteria and viruses. Here’s how: The outside of the mouse is covered with a coating of titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles, which, Iogear says, restrains, cleans and eliminates parasites from the mouse. The mouse costs about $40.
www.iogear.com
Packing portable power
Your gadgets will get a charge out of XPower’s hand-held power system, the Xantrex XPower PowerSource Mobile 100. Equipped with a lithium-ion battery, an AC outlet, two USB ports and a 100-watt DC-to-AC inverter, the portable device can power and charge most any gadget, including laptops, MP3 players and cellphones. When it’s fully charged, it can extend the running time of a laptop up to two hours, a portable DVD player by three hours and an Apple iPod by 44 hours. It costs $130.
www.xantrex.com
Portable radio delivers Sirius and more
Satellite-music fans can extend their listening reach with the Sirius Stiletto 100, a portable radio with 2 gigabytes of memory. The radio can play live programming picked up from satellites or from a wireless Internet connection. It also can play recorded programming and downloaded MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) tunes. Measuring 4.7 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch, the radio comes with a 2.2-inch display, a standard battery, a slim battery, an AC power adaptor, a headset antenna, ear buds, a PC cable and music management software. It costs $350. A subscription is $12.95 a month.
www.sirius.com
