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Prices this high are usually reserved for the haute handbags toted by Oscar nominees. Then again, this leather-clad carry-on could easily roll down the red carpet. Retractable titanium-and-rubber wheels give it a broad center of gravity while side-mounted rollers make it maneuverable, so it's ideal for hauling heavy loads down crowded aisles. But the Henk's best asset is durability: The carbon-fiber frame is tough enough to survive being tossed around, whether your getaway is from home or the paparazzi.
Henk: $20,000, www.henk.com
Leave mod hipsters in the dust as you roar off on Honda's Big Ruckus. The freeway-legal moto is engineered for urban streets: In addition to a potent 250-cc engine tuned for quick acceleration, its linked caliper system hits the front and rear brakes simultaneously for sudden stops, and the steel frame won't easily scuff like the exterior of lesser bikes. The backrest folds into a passenger seat, in case you aren't going home alone (again).
Big Ruckus: $5,300, www.honda.com
Take the road less traveled with Pioneer's new dashboard computer. Its GPS nav system uses real-time traffic data beamed from satellites to help you steer clear of jams. Streets are highlighted in green where the flow is 40 mph or faster and in red where cars are crawling. Touchscreen controls for the DVD system, MP3 player, and optional rearview camera keep your eyes on the road. A "vehicle dynamics monitor" tracks your rate of acceleration and the g-forces generated in turns and, unlike some navigators, doesn't comment on your driving.
AVIC N2: $2,000, www.pioneerelectronics.com
Beat the winter blues - and grays - with Artemide's freestanding lamp. It immerses a room in color by shining three 42-watt fluorescent bulbs through dichroic blue, green, and red filters. A microprocessor controls the intensity of 86 hue combinations and 10 preset atmospheres. Wake to the desert light of "Sahara" or fall asleep under "Starlight."
Yang Metamorfosi: $2,688, www.artemide.com
Nokia's 9300 is like a supermodel with an MBA. When closed, the svelte smartphone (6 ounces and 1.3 x 2 x 0.8 inches) looks cool on your ear. Flip it open, and it's all business inside. There's a 640 x 200-pixel screen for Web surfing and a QWERTY keyboard for tapping out email and Word-compatible documents. It lacks the Wi-Fi of its bigger brother, the 9500, but that's a small price to pay for such a hot bod.
Nokia 9300: $TBD, www.nokia.com
This Correlian freighter may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts. Hasbro's rerelease of the ultimate transporter for Star Wars action figures has all the amenities of the original: a boarding ramp for escaping imperial firefights, discreet cargo bays for stowing droids, and a cockpit that fits pilot and Wookiee. But it's also been updated with blazing light cannons, blue LED engine glow, hyperdrive sound effects, and even a missile you can fire. Sweet!
Millennium Falcon: $60, www.hasbro.com
- Brian Lam
Henk
Big Ruckus
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AVIC N2
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Yang Metamorfosi
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Nokia 9300
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