Jun 5, 2007 12:00 AM

Gear Gallery: Mighty Magellan GPS, Heavenly Headphones and More

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

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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