Jun 26, 2007 2:00 AM

Gear Gallery: Climbing Shoes for the Upwardly Mobile and More

Wired editors tout the latest, greatest gear (and torch the lamest stuff to hit store shelves).

Scarpa Expresso— Stronger than a Triple Cappuccino

Sprint Mogul by HTC— Need to Feel Like a Big Shot

MobiBLU Boxon Audio and Movie Player— Do Not Take Internally

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Digital Elph— Wee Willy Image Capture

Jawbone Bluetooth Handsfree Set— Talk Handsfree Guiltfree

Otterbox for iPod Nano— Coverage Like Kobe Dry Like Gobi

Saitek Obsidian Wireless Mouse— Media Control Freak

H2O Audio For Nano 2nd Generation— Keepin' Your iPod Dry Like Permanent Press

Brunton L5— So Bright it's Bat Cave Ready

Coast Revolution— Fussy Controls Dim Performance

Pelican HeadsUP Lite 2670— Dull Even in the Daytime

TaylorMade Superquad R7— Soft Touch Big Shots

Streaming Networks iRecord— Sweet Idea Sour Execution

Atech Flash iCarta— Make the Best of a Crappy Situation

ELP Vinyl Declicker— Dispatch Your Vinyls Scratch

Creative Zen Stone— Enlightenment for Your Ears Wallet

Olympus Stylus Zoom 770 SW— Shoot Underwater Keep Underfoot

Magellan CrossoverGPS—Getting You Out of a Mighty Tight Spot

Motorola MC35 Digital Assistant— Won't Crack Under Pressure

Casio G'zone Type S— A Phone so Tough it Calls You

Duel Systems DuelAdapter—Double Your Connection Pleasure

AudioTechnica ATHANC7— Pure NoiseCanceling Bliss

Craftsman 4.0V— The Only Thing it Screws is You

Black amp Deckers 3.6V Firestorm— Trying to Hang with the Big Boys

Hitachi DB3DL— Will Screw Screws Won't Kill Covenant

Dell 2707WPF LCD— Biggest. Display. Ever.

Review Look 585 BicycleRide the Lightning

Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH— Big Shots in a Small Package

Bosch PS10 IDriver— Clutch Performance Sans Clutch

Sony VAIO VGNUX380N— Tasty Extras Nasty Keys

AMD 690 Chipset Processor—All That and a Bag of Chips

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Bosch Litheon Impactor Cordless Impact Driver

Sprint Broadband USB Modem by Novatel Wireless Ovation U720

LaserShield Starter Kit Home Security System

Mimoco Star Wars Mimobot 1GB USB Flash Drive

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