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Travel throughout North America without loading any more maps with the Garmin nüvi 680 Personal Travel Assistant with MSN Direct. Plus, you can receive door-to-door directions while staying on top of local weather, traffic, and more with nüvi 680. The device features a colorful widescreen, hands-free calling, and an FM transmitter, then takes it up a notch by adding dynamic content from MSN Direct, as well as a convenient digital travel kit that includes an MP3 player with sample MP3s, audio books, a picture viewer, a world clock, currency and measurement converters, a calculator, and more. We have this GPS and it is excellent.

To Purchase from Amazon:Garmin nüvi 680 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

Along with its time alarm and snooze function, this wireless weather station provides a wide range of useful information in an easy-to-read format on a large LCD display. The unit’s radio-controlled time and date is set by the U.S. atomic clock, automatically updating for Daylight Saving Time (with an “on/off” option). There’s also an option for setting the time manually and 12- or 24-hour time display. The unit monitors indoor and outdoor temperatures in degrees F or C, plus it records minimum and maximum indoor and outdoor temperatures and humidity levels with a time and date stamp.

To Purchase from Amazon: The Weather Channel WS-8035TWC Wireless Weather Station

The Black & Decker VEC192 20 million power series 3335 lumens spotlight can be used in either cordless or corded modes. In the cordless mode, the spotlight offers up to 25 minutes of use when fully charged. To charge the battery or extend the spotlight’s use, simply plug it into any 12-volt DC outlet. This spotlight generates 20 million candlepower with dual replaceable 120-watt Phillips halogen bulbs.

To Purchase from Amazon: Black and Decker 20 Million Power Series 3335 Lumens Spotlight #VEC192

The perfect combo for photo gear and notebook computers just got better! Perfect for location photographers or photojournalist, the CompuTrekker Plus AW has extra room for large professional SLR camera and still meets airline carry-on requirements. Carefully designed to withstand all the use and abuse you can give it, this pack’s reinforced construction, shock-absorbing, closed-cell foam and water resistant materials provide the highest level of protection.

To Purchase from Amazon: Lowepro CompuTrekker Plus AW Camera Backpack (Black)

The Etymotic Research ER-6i Isolator is a compact, earbud-style set of earphones that are ideal for travel and personal listening. If you’ve ever been a skeptic of earbud sound quality, the ER-6i will shatter the headphone myth that bigger is better. These earbuds are superior to the noise-cancelation headphones, and significantly more comfortable.

To Purchase from Amazon: Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones (White)

These days, it seems that wireless Bluetooth headsets are a dime a dozen, but Aliph’s Jawbone stands apart from the pack not only due to its unique looks but also thanks to some seriously amazing noise canceling technology. Originally developed for DARPA (The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to create a communication headset that would pick up voice in hostile environments, the Jawbone offers some of the best clarity from a Bluetooth headset we’ve experienced. This version comes in gray, but it’s also available in red and black.

To Purchase from Amazon: Aliph Jawbone Noise Shield Bluetooth Headset

If he is a devoted mariner or serious outdoor enthusiast, the Garmin GPSMAP 76S is the GPS/mapping unit for him. The “S” in the product name stands for “sensors,” referring to the GPS receiver, barometric altimeter, and electronic compass the GPSMAP 76S incorporates to deliver precise location, elevation, and bearing information. The unit also contains a basemap of North and South America, including major highways, thoroughfares, rivers, lakes, and borders, with plenty of memory (24 MB) for downloading MapSource data. It’s also waterproof and floats in water–and its larger screen, increased readability, bigger buttons, and rugged design make this unit at home in even the harshest conditions.

To Purchase from Amazon: Garmin GPSMap 76S Handheld GPS Navigator

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The Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16:9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4:3 ratio for basic television programming.

To Purchase from Amazon: Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control

iPod nano is the small iPod with one very big idea: Video. Now the world’s most popular music player lets you enjoy TV shows, movies, video podcasts, and more. The larger, brighter display means amazing picture quality. It features an anodized aluminum top and polished stainless steel back. It’ll wow you for hours. Play up to 5 hours of video or up to 24 hours of audio on a single charge. iTunes provides music, movies, TV shows, games and more.

To Purchase from Amazon: Ipod Nano

The Sony PSP is a great gift for a guy, especially if he travels a lot. You can play games (obviously), watch movies, download MP3 or Podcasts, etc. What also makes this a great gift is that you can buy games, movies, etc. as future gifts. Highly recommended.

To Purchase from Amazon: Sony PSP

Gadling reports the Trackstick II is “designed specifically for integration with Google Earth, Trackstick II is a GPS device that lets you “keep a satellite scrapbook of all your travels and record your explorations.” It’s like having a trail of live map pushpins follow you wherever you go!

There’s no configuration or setup to fiddle with – just turn it on and go. Once you get back to civilization, plug it into any USB port and view the live map of your entire journey via Google Earth.

Low power GPS technology will keep the Trackstick II gps vehicle tracking device running for up to a full week and the 1 MB Flash Memory ensures that the Trackstick II will log weeks or even months of travel histories (up to 4,000 waypoints).

To Purchase from Amazon: Trackstick II GPS Vehicle Tracking Device WITH FREE MAGNETIC MOUNT & BATTERIES