Techie ! HTC 8X PHONE

HTC 8X PHONE

Think Nokia's the only company cranking out brightly-color phones? Think again. The new HTC 8X Phone (is the company's signature Windows Phone handset, packing a 4.3-inch HD LCD screen with a Gorilla Glass 2 covering, Beats Audio for an improved headphone experience, a 2.1mp front facing camera, an 8 megapixel backside-illuminated sensor and f/2.0 28mm lens on the back, and, of course, Windows Phone 8. Arriving in November in a variety of colors, including blue, black, red, and "that's obviously not an iPhone" yellow.

AUTOGRAPHER

Wouldn't it be great if you had a photographer following you around, documenting key moments in your life without ever noticing he/she was there? The Autographer (£400; roughly $650) is designed to do something similar. Meant to be worn, it features a host of sensors — a GPS, accelerometer, thermometer, and motion detector among them — that work together to decide when it's time to take a picture. 8GB of internal storage ensures that you won't be needing to offload your 5 megapixel memories too often, but just because you don't need to doesn't mean you won't — it's got built-in Bluetooth so you can check out your shots instantly, no wires required.

Going Techie: NOOK HD & HD+

NOOK HD & HD+

2010 was supposed to be the year of the tablet. Then 2011. But it looks like 2012 might just live up to the billing. The Nook HD & HD+ ($200-$300) are the latest slates to be announced this fall, offering 7- and 9-inch HD displays, 1.3- and 1.5-GHz dual-core processors, 1GB of RAM, and between 8GB and 32GB of onboard storage. Of course, they also offer full access to Barnes & Noble's catalog of books, magazines, apps, and videos, and as a bonus, they offer a new Nook Profiles feature that lets you easily share your tablet with others without fear of them accessing personal content.

Going Techie:DIGITAL CONVERSION TURNTABLE

ILP DIGITAL CONVERSION TURNTABLE
If you're still trying to get your vinyl collection converted over to an iPhone-friendly format, A) What's taken you so long? and B) You might want to pick up an iLP Digital Conversion Turntable ($100). This handy gadget features an iPad, iPhone and iPod dock built-in right next to the turntable, letting you convert your records straight to the device. Of course, there's a USB port for connecting it to a computer if you'd rather go that route, and RCA outputs mean you can still enjoy your vinyl via a home stereo when you feel like jamming out old-school.

MOLESKINE SMART NOTEBOOK

EVERNOTE MOLESKINE SMART NOTEBOOK
Ever wish there was a way to easily, seamlessly digitize everything you've poured into your trusted notebook? Now there is. The Evernote Moleskine Smart Notebook  has been specially designed to let you quickly and easily snap a photo of each page using the Evernote app, making all your words and notes instantly searchable and sortable. Included Smart Stickers let you automatically tag pages and passages, and Skitch arrows to draw attention to important things on the page. It's as close as you can come to writing on your iPhone with an actual pen and paper.

Budnits Bicycle Model No. 3 Honey Edition

Model No.3 Honey Edition is our ultimate all-around city bicycle with an elegant makeover, including a Brooks titanium-rail honey-leather saddle, matching honey grips, and German-made creme tires. Titanium seatpost, badges, and handlebars.

Paul Budnitz conceived of No.3 as a very fast bicycle that would be ideal for urban riding, with two big 29-inch wheels and wide tires that comfortably fly over rough roads.

Model No.3’s frame geometry is aggressive enough so that the rider has real power behind the pedals but does not sacrifice elegance or comfort.

Two 29-inch wheels with 2.0” tires roll over bumps, gravel, jump curbs — just about anything you’ll encounter on a city street. The lightweight cro-moly steel No.3 cantilever frame is gorgeous, absorbs road shock, and handles magnificently as a good steel frame should. Optional titanium stem and a specially made titanium Chris King headset.

Carbon belt drive is lightweight, silent, and requires no grease — so you won’t get your pants dirty. Your choice of single speed or the latest clean & quiet Shimano Alfine 11-speed internal transmission.

Powder coated cro-moly steel with brushed titanium badges. Includes our unique lifetime theft replacement policy at no extra cost.

Handmade in the USA with top-end components by Chris King, Paul Components, Velocity, Yakazuno, Thomson.

http://budnitzbicycles.com/bicycle/no-3-honey-edition

BUDNITZ NO. 3 HONEY EDITION BIKE

Budnitz Bicycles has given the ultimate all-around city bike an elegant makeover with their model No. 3 Honey Edition. The lightweight cro-moly steel Model No. 3 is handmade in the U.S.A. and includes a Brooks titanium-rail honey-leather saddle, matching honey grips, titanium handlebars and German-made creme tires. Cantilever frame absorbs road shock and handles magnificently, while the 29-inch wheels with wide 2-inch tires comfortably fly over rough roads. It also has a silent carbon belt-drive so you won't get your pants dirty. This bicycle is aggressive enough for urban riding without sacrificing the comfort or style required for weekend cruising. $2600.

Most Wanted: TREADWALL

TREADWALL

Everyone knows that climbing is a great workout — but installing a climbing wall in your house isn't exactly a viable idea. Enter the Treadwall . This innovative machine offers a 4 foot-wide climbing area and acts just like a treadmill, only for climbing instead of running. If a vertical climb sounds too dull for you, pony up for the Pro model and tackle inclines/declines of +5 to -20 degrees — or as we like to call it, Spidey-training.

SAMUEL ADAMS OCTOBERFEST MILKSHAKE

We've had plenty of beer-based concoctions before, but a milkshake? The Samuel Adams Octoberfest Milkshake  is here to make us believers. Available through November 11 at Red Robin, this unique drink is a blend of soft serve ice cream, Samuel Adams Octoberfest draft, vanilla, and caramel, and pairs well with the chain's warm pretzel bites and Pub Crawl Tavern Burger, which boasts beer cheese spread, beer mustard-onions, and bacon.

Cars

AUDI QUATTRO CONCEPT

Created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Audi Ur-Quattro's debut in 1980, the new Audi Quattro Concept  is a fitting, if not overly derivative, tribute. Powered by a turbocharged inline five-cylinder engine — like the original — good for 408 hp, the Quattro Concept also features a six-speed manual gearbox, leather-lined Sparco seats, a modified MMI infotainment system with a rally racing twist, LED headlamps that adjust direction both vertically and horizontally, and, thankfully, a futuristic angular body that no one's going to confuse with the boxy stylings of the original.

AUDI CROSSLANE COUPE CONCEPT
It might look like a cross between an SUV and an A1, but according to the company, theAudi Crosslane Coupe Concept puts an extreme stress on the "Coupe". Built atop a Multimaterial Space Frame, it's powered by a plug-in hybrid drive that pairs a 1.5L three-cylinder TFSI engine and two electric motors, giving it 177 hp, a 0-62 mph time of 8.6 seconds, and astonishing 213 mpg fuel economy. Other features include a 2+2 seat layout, a unique electrically-powered trunk, trapezoidal LED headlights, and a stylish interior.

watch

TAG HEUER CARRERA 1887 SPACEX WATCH

Built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a Heuer watch's first trip into space — aboard the wrist of John Glenn — the TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 SpaceX Watch ($5,800) pays tribute while looking to the future. It's based on the stanard 1887 Carrera, and features an in-house caliber 1887 movement, a white dial with custom anthracite hands and hour markings, a polished stainless steel case, a brown perforated leather strap, and a smoked-sapphire case back with the SpaceX logo and an illustration of the company's Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft. Limited to 2012 individually-numbered examples. 

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Rapid Ice Instant Wine Cooler Drinking chilled white wine is a joy, but chilling it can be a pain. The Rapid Ice Instant Wine Cooler helps this problem by freezing it, then slipping it over the bottle for 5 minutes. It can keep your vino cold for up to 3 hours without the need for a dedicated, and sometimes messy, ice bucket. It apparently also works for beer, but if it takes you three hours to finish one of those you're drinking way too slowly.