12. Plantronics Voyager 520 $100
We’ve loved Plantronics’ audio technology
over the years, and are just as
pleased with the Voyager 520, which is
perfect for mobile professionals on your
list who can’t live without their Bluetooth
phone. The Voyager 520 has noise
cancellation, a windscreen that reduces
noise outdoors, and multipoint technology
that lets you connect two Bluetooth
cell phones to the headset. The earloop
makes the phone extremely comfortable.
You’ll probably forget you have this
headset on, it’s that comfortable.


16. Netgear Digital Entertainer HD
(EVA8000) $350
This is how a network-equipment
vendor can transform the home entertainment
space. Netgear’s EVA8000
provides a wireless connection to your
digital media stored in another location
(an attached network server or another
PC), as well as to the Internet, to access
such things as weather reports, RSS
feeds, news items and YouTube videos.
Advanced connections let secondary
devices (a USB hard drive, for example)
join in the fun of providing digital
entertainment. Once it grabs the digital
media, it can play them on a high-definition
TV (via HDMI cables) or through a
stereo system