Prissy Girl's Guide to Gadgets 2012
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| Who needs electronics? |
My closest friends wouldn’t describe me as a gadgety person. In the last 10
years I have had two phones and the same old laptop since high school. My
boyfriend, on the other hand, has been the happy owner of two lap tops, a
tablet, and a few smart phones in the last three years. Maybe it’s because
secretly (or overtly) every man wishes they were Batman or James Bond taking out villains, bedding women and doing super spy stuff. Then reality jerks them back only to tell them "Hey. You're not an orphan billionaire."
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| Leg up. |
(Side note: Because computers, smart phones, ebooks, and apple products are so in our face, I've decided to not include them and go a bit more quirky route).
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| That's right. It even pulls my finger. |
#1 Motorola Motoactv
I enjoy
running. Nothing says good morning like the sound of crunching sand and leaves
under my feet as the sun slowly wakes up over the horizon. Because I love
running, the Motorola Motoactv speaks to me (imagine the voice of the Kool-Aid
pitcher with a bit of Peter-Pan). This awesome piece of workout attire provides tunes and blue tooth
capabilities on my arm, which means that I can keep my cell phone and iPod
at home without feeling naked or like I can’t get in touch with someone if I
need to. Along with playing tunes and recommending playlists, this grandiose
timepiece tracks your physical fitness goals. Which is awesome when I want to feel bad about my progress. Sure it’s large and in your face,
but I wouldn’t wear it on a date or to a company dinner. It’s water proof and
sweat resistance nature further solidifies this technical nugget as a must have
for the fitness conscious Prissy Girl.
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| That was a good drum break. |
#2 Turntable ION iLP (a not so dead conveyor)
If you live life according to Beck, having two turntables
and a microphone is where its at. And honestly, I have to agree. Because of the
turntable we have been able to produce synthesizers, baselines and even further
advances in musical technology that I have yet to discover. Besides, about
99.2% of people think music sounds better on vinyl (I totally made up that
figure, but it sounds good). This featured ION iLP, combines old with the new
allowing you to convert vinyl to your iPod. Perhaps one of the few
versatile electronics that actually works with Apple products. In that spirit,
click the link for a few modern twists on the classic turntables for the
musically gifted Prissy Girl.
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| Don't know why I'm adding a caption. The sticker says it all. |
#3 Camelbak All Clear
I have an old school Camelbak with a hose leading from a
pouch and delivers delicious liquid into my pie hole to quench my thirst. This camelback has been with me on many
adventures and nights out (camelbaks are awesome for pre-gaming). With this in
mind, it hurts to think of upgrading it to the totally awesome purification
water bottle. This Camelbak All Clear uses UV rays to purify almost all water.
Don’t even think/joke about purifying your waste in the hardest of times. That’s
just gross and it won't work. This is even a great option for work as it purifies tap water as well as clear natural water sources. For us outdoorsy Prissy Girls, this is a must
have for the trail.
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| Even if I wanted to hear you, I can't |
#4 Coverage Headrockers ®
Whenever I see someone walking around with full coverage head phones, I can't help but think of Spaceballs when Princess Vespa removes her braid ear muffs. Its a shame most people look ridiculous when they wear full coverage headphones as it is a bit over the top. This is a bit shameful as I'm definitely from the all over ear cover headphones and hip huggers generation. I was happy when head phones upgraded from tiny ear buds to padded ear muffs. These highlighted blingphones are sure to get the point across "You like music." I haven't found a way yet to prevent headphone head, but check the link for options that can double up as a hairband. |
| The pic says it all! |
#5 Parrot AR Drone 2.0
Now this little gadget is for the still young at heart
Prissy Girl. Remote control cars and helicopters are usually reserved for the
male sex, but with this sleek parrot ar drone you can have fun with this new
fashion accessory. Equipped with mini-cams you can aerial record anything and
everything. Keep the snooping down to a minimum because… well… it’s not nice to
pry.
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| So sleek. So tiny. So... 3D? |
#6 Lytro Light Field Camera
So this one is 10 degrees of awesome and expensive, which means it's cool, right? Not really. What makes this lytro cool is the ability to take 3D pictures from the standard 2D pics. That alone is pretty neat, but then you can refocus the angle of the shot after you taken the picture. See, the lytro captures all of the light fields instead of a single field of light which basic cameras capture. For the Dianna Agronites, here is your ultimate photo gadget. Check the prices!
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| Upgraaaaade! |
#7 Jump Drive Edge DiskGO SuperSpeed 3.0
As a nice follow up to the lytro camera and for the business focused Prissy Girl, here is a silly take on the jump drive that comes from the old, genuine 3mm film canisters. To add a bit of quirky to your daily coffee, this USB flash drive holds 4GB of data which contains a whole bunch more memories than the original film. Plus, these are recycled. You can't go wrong with recycling.
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| Gotcha, Bitch! |
#8 Smile for the camera!
For the bond girl in all of us or perhaps the snoopy girl in all of us, this next gadget is one of my uber faves! It's a smiley-face-button-camera! What the cheese puffs!? You can get all sorts of super spy with this button that captures 60 minutes of video, stills and records sound. This makes me want to be a P.I. and catch people stealing cats and stuff. Don't worry about batteries, this fun little smile charges with a usb and holds all data on a micro-SD card.
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| You're tellin me! |
#9 Solar Power Spinning Globe
To make sure you're never without global thinking, this cool concept keeps the world turning. For us green minded Prissy Girls this spinning globe is solar powered and, depending on which one you get, can get you out of bed. This totally kicks the ass of my lame stationary globe.
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!!!!Bonus!!! Chic Helmet
This next one isn’t really a gadget, but it is necessary for a few of us Prissy
Girls. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen girl cyclist after girl
cyclist wearing big bulky plastic head gear while cruising down the road
avoiding cars like Frogger. Is this some sort of ritual that guarantees
happiness and freedom? If not, I have no idea why someone would voluntarily
take up this as a hobby, but to each their own. To help out my mobile
sisterhood, check the link for chic helmets. Some are really nice and denim,
plus protect your head… which is the main goal afterall.
