![The Owle Bubo attaches to your iPhone for a full-size lens, allows for hands-free photography, and includes an external microphone so you can share audio as well. Consider it a cheap alternative to buying a new camera. Owle, $169.95 ($159.95 for the iPhon](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_bubo.jpg)
The Owle Bubo attaches to your iPhone for a full-size lens, allows for hands-free photography, and includes an external microphone so you can share audio as well. Consider it a cheap alternative to buying a new camera. Owle, $169.95 ($159.95 for the iPhon
Owle Bubo Photograph by WantOwle
![While the iPad continues to try to be the tablet that does everything—including acting as your handy book app—the Kindle 3 has a feature the iPad will never match: a monthlong battery life. Amazon brags that it weighs less than a paperback but can hold up](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_kindle.jpg)
While the iPad continues to try to be the tablet that does everything—including acting as your handy book app—the Kindle 3 has a feature the iPad will never match: a monthlong battery life. Amazon brags that it weighs less than a paperback but can hold up
Kindle 3 Photograph by Amazon
![Like a Slingbox, the Orb allows you to stream TV from the Internet (or Internet services such as Hulu) or materials saved on your computer to your television. In a nice twist, you can download the Orb controller app to your smart phone and use it as a TV](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_Orb-TV.jpg)
Like a Slingbox, the Orb allows you to stream TV from the Internet (or Internet services such as Hulu) or materials saved on your computer to your television. In a nice twist, you can download the Orb controller app to your smart phone and use it as a TV
The Orb Photograph by Orb
![Hold onto your Code Red Mountain Dew, World of Warcraft players! Life just got easier. With an ergonomically correct keypad that includes programmable buttons, hopping off the computer and heading into the three-dimensional world seem almost unnecessary.](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_razer-nostromo-gallery4.jpg)
Hold onto your Code Red Mountain Dew, World of Warcraft players! Life just got easier. With an ergonomically correct keypad that includes programmable buttons, hopping off the computer and heading into the three-dimensional world seem almost unnecessary.
Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Photograph by Razerzone
![In this third incarnation, available for the Xbox, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and Playstation 3, rocker wannabes can try their hand at tracks by more than 80 bands from around the world. Pray for another three feet of snow this winter so you have an excus](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_rockband3.jpg)
In this third incarnation, available for the Xbox, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and Playstation 3, rocker wannabes can try their hand at tracks by more than 80 bands from around the world. Pray for another three feet of snow this winter so you have an excus
Rockband 3 Photograph by Amazon
![This new tablet may be a viable competitor for the iPad—or at least Apple haters will appreciate something that Steve Jobs didn’t make. It makes use of the Android 2.2 platform, weighs less than a pound, and supports a front-facing video camera for video](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_samsung-galaxy-tab1.jpg)
This new tablet may be a viable competitor for the iPad—or at least Apple haters will appreciate something that Steve Jobs didn’t make. It makes use of the Android 2.2 platform, weighs less than a pound, and supports a front-facing video camera for video
Samsung Galaxy Tab Photograph by Samsung
![The Cuts+More Scissors promise to slice through everything you’ve ever forced your scissors to cut without blistering your hands in the process. The secret? A titanium-coated upper blade. Fiskars, $20.](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_scissors.jpg)
The Cuts+More Scissors promise to slice through everything you’ve ever forced your scissors to cut without blistering your hands in the process. The secret? A titanium-coated upper blade. Fiskars, $20.
Cuts+More Scissors Photograph by Fiskars
![It’s water-resistant, has no cord, and holds two gigabytes of music. For the workout enthusiast who appreciates sound technology (pun intended), this gift wins hands down. Sony, $60.](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_sony-walkman-mp3-player.jpg)
It’s water-resistant, has no cord, and holds two gigabytes of music. For the workout enthusiast who appreciates sound technology (pun intended), this gift wins hands down. Sony, $60.
Sony W-Series Walkman MP3 Player Photograph by Sony Style
![Forget Wii wands—the future of gaming has arrived. In the “it” electronic gift for 2010, there are no buttons to push, no levers to maneuver, just your body to move. Xbox, $149.99.](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_xbox-kinect.jpg)
Forget Wii wands—the future of gaming has arrived. In the “it” electronic gift for 2010, there are no buttons to push, no levers to maneuver, just your body to move. Xbox, $149.99.
Xbox Kinect Photograph by Xbox
![Earbuds for most MP3 players tend to get tangled about 15 seconds after you remove them from their packaging. This ingenious product uses a zipper to keep the cords from getting jumbled up. When you’re ready to use them, all just unzip the cords. Zipbuds,](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/standard_zipbuds.jpg)
Earbuds for most MP3 players tend to get tangled about 15 seconds after you remove them from their packaging. This ingenious product uses a zipper to keep the cords from getting jumbled up. When you’re ready to use them, all just unzip the cords. Zipbuds,
Zipbuds Photograph by Zipbuds