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Who needs the sun when your flashlight could make Apollo himself wince? Generating a blinding 2,000 lumens, SureFire's godlike flashlight is roughly 120 times brighter than a typical D-cell model without being heavier (about 3épounds) or bigger (it's just over a foot long). The xenon gas bulb is powered by 20 lithium batteries stowed inside the military-spec aluminum handle. With no filament and a heat-resistant Pyrex lens, it's tough enough for the US military to mount a version of it on heavy machine guns. Better set your sights on one quickly - only 85 will be sold to civilians.
The Beast: $2,900, www.surefire.com
Ditch those pesky little DV tapes without losing image quality. JVC's pint-size Everio is the first hard drive-based digital video camera to use separate red, green, and blue CCD sensors for pro-quality color accuracy and low-light detail. The included 4-Gbyte microdrive can hold an hour of DVD-caliber footage - including Dolby Digital audio - or thousands of 5-megapixel stills. And all this pro-imaging prowess comes squeezed into a 3.2 x 2.2 x 4.7-inch shell.
Everio GZ-MC500: $1,800, www.jvc.com
Put 50 Cent on hold whenever your phone rings. Pair X2's Bluetooth-enabled MP3 player with your similarly equipped cell, and it'll show you who's calling on its 1.5-inch OLED screen. If you pick up, the tune tote pauses the music and reroutes the phone's audio to your earbuds. Click End and the player switches back to the songs stored in its 1égig of flash memory (or on your SDécard). You'll be back "In Da Club" in no time.
Mega Player 522BT: $249, www.x2usa.com
Texting is cool, but getting thumb blisters 5UX. Samsung's newest cell gives your opposables a break. Aim its 2-megapixel cam at a business card and - snap! - built-in character-recognition software grabs the info from the still and enters it into the address book. And when you're weary of tapping out SMS messages, just speak into the mike: The A800's voice-translation function will relay when you're LOL and when you GGN.
A800: about $250, www.samsung.com
Forget label makers and Sharpies. The VersaLaser burns custom images or words into metal, marble, ceramic, glass, or stone with a 10-watt CO2 beam. It'll even cut through wood, fabric, or plastic up to a–inch thick. PCs see it as just another USB printer, so you can sear off designs from Photoshop, Microsoft Word, or CAD software.
VL-200: $7,995, www.versalaser.com
There's nothing like driving with the top down: the smell of fresh air, the sun on your face, the roar of 200-plus-miles-per-hour wind whipping past your head. Tearing off in this Lamborghini is like riding a lightning bolt - you'll be scared and electrified (and totally soaked if it rains). A 12-cylinder, 580-horsepower engine makes it the fastest roadster on the market. Extra-strength hair gel sold separately.
Murciélago Roadster: $319,250, www.lamborghini.com
credit Craig Maxwell, styled by Shannon Amos/Artist Untied
The Beast
credit Craig Maxwell, styled by Shannon Amos/Artist Untied
Everio GZ-MC500
credit Craig Maxwell, styled by Shannon Amos/Artist Untied
Mega Player 522BT
A800
credit Craig Maxwell, styled by Shannon Amos/Artist Untied
VL-200
Murciélago Roadster
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