End October 15 Column
Letters: Dern on Ethics, X-Men and Australian Bookstores, Dan Grobstein File

This Year's Hot Gifts

Bob Nilsson assures me these will be the hot gifts this year ;-)

Temperature Controlled Faucet Light

19.99

http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2150

 

 

Hillary Nutcracker

http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2358

24.99

 

 

 

29.99

USB Missile Launcher – there are actually a surprising number of varieties of this concept, here’s one:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/86b8/

 

 

Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000

http://www.automotoportal.com/article/Top_10_most_expensive_cars_in_the_world

Advertised as 1001 horsepower.

 

 

Smart Find Remote Control Key Locator

(Not sure what happens if you lose the locator. Maybe you can use a back up locator to find the main locator.)

$60

 

 

 

Handset for the cell phone $14.99

http://www.stupid.com/stat/PLEZ.html

 

 

1600rpm Internet Enabled Washing Machine 7kg (15lbs) with Direct Drive Motor

(In addition to Internet-based control and monitoring, future clothing smart tags will automatically set this machine for proper washing.)

http://www.lginternetfamily.co.uk/washingmachine.asp