It’s a Wrap!
Perfect gifts for the traveler in your life
BEACH
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BUSINESS
1 LACIE MOSKEYTO, COOKEY AND RIKIKI GO
LaCie, the master of memory stor age, has been scoring heavily lately with inven tive drives like the tiny MosKeyto, the camouflaged CooKey and the tough yet lightweight Rikiki Go. $28 (8GB MosKeyto), $100 (32GB CooKey), $140 (1TB Rikiki Go); www.lacie.com
2 PRATESI ITALIAN LEATHER TIE CASE
For something so important, ties get some pretty poor treatment (rolled up and shoved into suitcases with all the other riffraff). Why not treat them like the showpieces they are, safe and flat in an Italian leather case? $179; www.forzieri.com
3 ZOOM H1 HANDY RECORDER
Record meetings with the same attention to sound quality usually reserved for concert bootleg gers. This 2-ounce powerhouse packs two mics for stereo recording. It can also accommodate more than 50 hours of recording time. $99; www.samsontech.com
4 SWIFTPOINT MOUSE
For light packers, a computer mouse can feel more like an elephant. Not so with this super small wireless wonder, which works well on a laptop’s palmrest and comes with a magnetic “parking accessory” to secure it while you type. $70; www.americas.futuremouse.com
5 ATHAS!.. GOLD PEN
There’s something undeniably familiar about this engravable pen — and unless you’re Donald Trump, it isn’t the 18-karat gold plating. The Brazilian company behind it used the iconic hexagonal Bic shape as its foundation. Just don’t lose the cap. $257; www.athas.com.br/src
6 BILLYKIRK NO. 155 CARD CASE
Sure, the other guy pressed a button on a small tin box, and a lid sprung open. If cute and conventional was the intended impression, job done. Your card was pulled out of a soft yet rugged case handcrafted by Amish leather workers in Penn sylvania. Job done better. $85; www.billykirk.com
7 MILI POWER PICO PROJECTOR
Unfold projector, attach iPhone and wham: multimedia presentation. (Or movie projector, complete with a speaker.) But be warned: Its why-didn’t I-think-of-that-ness may overshadow the intended take-away messages. $599; www.iphonemili.com
ADVENTURE
1 BAMBOO BOTTLE
Finally, a water bottle that’s stylish and has every quality you want—taste-free, chemical-free and virtually indestruc tible. The glass core is protected by a sheath of hand-selected, hand-cut bamboo that’s as renewable as the water you fill it with. $25; www.bamboobottleco.com
2 VOILE MOJO RX
The latest and greatest from the backcountry experts who manufactured the first splitboards has powder-friendly features like a rockered nose and tapered tail. Simply split it in half to cross-country ski up a trackless alpine ridge, reassemble to snowboard the empty powder canvas and repeat. $895; www.voile-usa.com
3 NPOWER PEG
Don’t let a cloudy day rain on your tech addiction. This generator converts your kinetic energy from hiking or running into electricity that powers more than 3,000 handheld electronic devices. That should put a hop in your step; no sunshine required. $150; www.npowerpeg.com
4 ZEAL OPTICS TRANSCEND GPS
Move over Robo Cop. The heads-up display in the bottom corner of these high-tech goggles shows real-time stats—like speed, altitude and location—while you ski down the hill. The only thing it doesn’t show is what’s coming in front of you, so pay attention. From $399; www.zealoptics.com
5 GOPRO HD HELMET HERO
Need to prove you bombed that gnarly singletrack or survived those raging Class V rapids? This go-anywhere, attach-to anything camera is your solution. It’s impossible to miss the shot with the ultra-wide angle lens that shoots 1080p HD, which means you can relive every adventure in thrilling detail. $300; www.goprocamera.com
6 WILD COUNTRY ALPINE SHIELD
This sleek number is two helmets in one adaptable package. A lightweight, vented lid takes the bumps and bangs of summer climbing, but when icefall danger calls for something sturdier, a single screw attaches a clear plastic outer shell. Now that’s using your head. $90; www.wildcountry.co.uk
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