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"8 Gadgets That Stand Out -- At Any Price\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Denon Exercise Freak Earphones\n\n\nPrice:  $149\nWhat it does:  A $149 price tag is pretty huge for headphones, but these do something most don't -- get rid of that dangling cable. Denon's Exercise Freak in-ear headphones are wireless, relaying music from your phone over Bluetooth 3.0 technology.\nWhy it's worth it: Besides being wireless, the Freak 'phones are \"sweat-proof\" and have articulating earpieces for the best fit. Denon also designed the buttons with an air cushion on the other side, so when the adrenaline is pumping you won't hurt yourself if you tap the controls harder than you mean to.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Google Nexus 7 Tablet\n\n\nPrice: $199 (8GB); $249 (16GB)\nWhat it does: The Nexus 7 is absolute best tablet you can buy for $199. It outclasses its closest cousin, the Amazon Kindle Fire, with a faster quad-core processor (Nvidia's Tegra 3), the latest Android software (version 4.1 \"Jelly Bean\") and access to the main Android app market, Google Play.\nWhy it's worth it: Google designed the Nexus 7 for media consumption, putting convenient apps for magazine and book reading, movie watching and music listening front and center. But it's also a first-class Android tablet, able to run any app -- from Facebook to Photoshop -- with aplomb. And even though its 7-inch screen is smaller than the iPad's, it's very comfortable to hold in one hand.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Touchfire Screen-Top Keyboard for iPad\n\n\nPrice:  $49.99\nWhat it does:  There are no end to keyboard accessories for the iPad, but they all include, you know, a keyboard. That means one more thing to carry and keep charged. The Touchfire instead is a flexible piece of transparent rubber that overlays the iPad's onscreen keyboard -- sporting key-shaped bumps to give you tactile feedback as you type. It attaches magnetically, so it's easy to slip on and off. It even fits nicely underneath one of Apple's Smart Covers\nWhy it's worth it: The Touchfire was created with three kinds of people in mind: touch typists, email addicts and those who don't like to carry a lot of junk. If you're just two of those, it's a contender for your favorite iPad accessory.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Samsung WB150F Smart Wi-Fi Camera\n\n\nPrice: $229.99 \nWhat it does:  Why should cameraphones have all the fun? Samsung's Smart cameras can share photos with friends thanks to built-in Wi-Fi. You can share pics via email, social sites or cloud services as long as you've got a wireless connection. You can even use the Wi-Fi to control the camera with your phone (good when you want to be in the shot) and send pics to your PC (good when you can't find a cable).\nWhy it's worth it: In addition to its many wireless abilities, the WB150F has an impressive 18x optical zoom and an excellent fully automatic mode, taking great photos in most situations without the need to pore over camera settings. The 14-megapixel sensor helps, too.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe New Acura ILX\n\nThe Hot List highlights tech products that are worth splurging on, and it's presented by the new Acura ILX. With technology centered around your life and a design that pushes all the right buttons, luxury starts here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Eton Grundig G2 Reporter Short-Wave Radio\n\n\nPrice: $150\nWhat it does: Radios may be the most common gadget ever made. Stereo radios that can tune to the short-wave band and record broadcasts to internal memory or an SD card, however, are much more rare. Eton's Grundig G2 Reporter packs an impressive amount of tech into a 10-ounce gadget, putting AM, FM and short-wave tuners inside -- with a signal-strength indicator. And anything you hear, you can save in MP3 or Windows Media Audio (WMA) format.\nWhy it's worth it: Eton designed the radio with world travelers in mind, equipping it with 20 language settings and a whopping 248 station presets. The G2 can also access Radio Data System (RDS) data when available, displaying programming information on the monochrome screen. There's also a mic if you need to record your own voice in a pinch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Pioneer XW-SMA3 Wireless Speaker\n\n\nPrice:  $399\nWhat it does: Play music, of course. But what the Pioneer XW-SMA3 does that other speakers don't is play all that music from your iPhone or HTC device (via HTC Connect) over a wireless connection with no loss in quality. That's because the speaker connects over Wi-Fi, not Bluetooth, which also gives it greater range. Even when there's no Wi-Fi access point nearby, you can still connect your phone with Pioneer's Wireless Connect tech. And the speaker has the goods for good sound: A pair of woofers, a tweeter and a bass-reflex port for deeper bass are more than you get with most iPod docks.\nWhy it's worth it: Did we mention it's portable? The speaker's lithium-ion battery will keep you rockin' for up to six hours wherever the party may take you. It also has a rugged exterior in case things get a little too crazy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. SolarFocus Solarmio Kindle Lighted Cover\n\n\nPrice: $59.99\nWhat it does: You've seen Kindle covers. You've seen Kindle lights. But you haven't seen a lighted Kindle cover that's solar powered. The beauty of the cover, made for the Kindle Touch, is that it absorbs energy during the day, storing it in the reserve battery, which lets the folding LED illuminate your reading at night. When it's full, the battery will power the light for up to 50 hours -- more than enough to let you motor through that novel all day and night.\nWhy it's worth it: That battery can charge your Kindle, too. It gives the Kindle an hour's worth of charge (good for 10 days worth of reading) before shutting off to save power for the lamp.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Garmin Fenix GPS Watch\n\n\nPrice: $400\nWhat it does: The Garmin Fenix is a GPS in a watch, and it's made with the outdoorsman in mind. The watch's LCD can graphically show you the trail you're on, or just keep track of your position with GPS breadcrumbs. Along the way, it'll monitor the pressure and altitude, and there's a compass if you ever need to stop and get your bearings. The sturdy casing is built to withstand scratches from troublesome branches and water pressure up to 50 meters (164 feet).\nWhy it's worth it: The Fenix really gets good when you pair it with another device. Connecting to your phone via Bluetooth, you can share your hikes, waypoints and geocaches. It's also compatible with Garmin heart-rate monitors and bike sensors.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy is the iPad such a success for Apple? Marketing, company reputation and design are all factors, certainly, but there's also something about it that makes it rise above the now-massive competition among tablets, many of which are priced much lower than Apple's latest tablet.\nFor all the competition, though, the iPad does something no other tablet does: It's capable of displaying graphics at 2,048 x 1,536 \"retina\" resolution. While other tablets can sometimes brag about faster processors, more storage or a lighter design, none of them can touch the iPad on display resolution.\nThis is what's generally called a differentiator, and the iPad is far from the only product with one. Once you look around a little, you can see lots of gadgets with features that make them stand out. Some even create unique categories by themselves.\nDifferentiators often turn an otherwise uninteresting or overpriced product into something desirable. After all, if nothing else fulfills the same need, that commands a premium. And it's usually worth it.\nAnd sometimes the differentiator is the price. By putting industry-leading features into a well-made package that's priced lower than the competition, a company can quickly (and deservedly) create brand presence. The most stark recent example of this was last holiday's release of the Amazon Kindle Fire.\nWe're immersed in gadgetry every day here at Mashable. Here's a selection of devices that are \u2014 either through price or uniqueness \u2014 well worth what you'll pay for them."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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