High Tech Holiday Gift Guide

We've got all the latest high-tech gifts at PopSci.com. Choose from the list below to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner and Joe Brown Posted 10.31.2005 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

THE EARLY ADOPTER
iRobot Scooba

iRobot Scooba
In a chassis only a couple inches larger than a dinner plate, iRobot engineers stuffed a vacuum, scrub brush, waste and wash tanks, squeegee, assorted pumps, a propulsion system and a computer, making it the world's first robotic mop 'bot. $400

irobot.com

I-House Smart Hydro
Control this Ethernet-connected bathtub via the Web or your cellphone. Call up or log onto the I-House site, enter your tub's ID number, and tell it what temperature water you'd like. The tub will call you when your bath is ready. $10,000

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Linksys CIT 200 AIM Phone
It's like a VoIP telephone, but it uses AOL Instant Messenger's voice-chat function. The phone, connected to your PC via Wi-Fi, downloads your buddy list and lets you navigate it with the handset. Select a friend and talk to him as though you were chatting on a landline. $150

linksys.com

Bowflex Revolution
This home gym system was developed for use in zero gravity. Heavy-duty elastic bands are wound tight around a coil inside a cartridge that resembles a weight plate. Slide one or more onto the machine's spindle; as you exercise, the machine twists the spindle, stretching the already taut band to provide resistance. $2,400

bowflexrevolution.com

Hearth & Home Aqueon
The world's first consumer hydrogen-burning fireplace electrolyzes water to harvest its hydrogen. The combustion's by-products are heat and water vapor, so you don't need to install a chimney. $50,000.

heatnglo.com

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