Atlantica - 01.10.2006, Page 15

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Hi and Lo
More feats of technology from around the world. Compiled by Sara Blask.
GET YOUR SLEEP ON
You can finally roll – and walk – out of bed. We spend
nearly 30 percent of our lives sleeping, which means
comfort is compulsory. The greatest obstacle sleeping
bag users face is compromised movement, which is
why the selk’bag allows you to rest with your sleeping
bag, allowing for maximum comfort and mobility
either inside a tent or, well, pretty much anywhere.
The selk, which is named after the Selk’nam, nomads
who lived in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego, comes in three
different temperature ratings, the beefiest of which
is rated to –15 degrees C. Though you may look like a
clown walking through the airport, at least you’ll sleep
better on your trans-Atlantic flight than everyone else.
From USD 117. musuchouse.com.
HELLO?
Stop getting nailed with your standard USD .99 per minute international
roaming fees and pick up a phone. No, not that phone. As long as you
have a PC or laptop with a USB port, access to a high-speed Internet
connection, and a Vonage service subscription, you can put down your
Raz’r (or your string and dixie cups) and plug in Vonage’s new V-phone.
It’s the size of a keychain and has the same features – voice mail, call
waiting, and caller ID – as a cell phone. Users can check their voicemail
from any computer and send voicemail attachments directly to an email
account or even a Blackberry. And best of all, when you do the math,
even after purchasing the USD 39.99 phone, you’ll feel that your wallet
is a lot heavier than usual. vonage.com.
FORGET COLD FEET
If you’re picky about your post-shower rituals, you’ll be glad to find Paolo
Ulian’s cotton Matwalk. By integrating slippers into a bathmat, Matwalk
keeps feet clean, warm and cozy when you step out of the shower. Now you
can shuffle over to the sink to brush your teeth without getting grit between
your damp toes. But before you do, be sure to clean up the puddles at the
base of the shower. Just because you get to keep your feet dry, doesn’t mean
everyone else wants to get their bare feet wet.
Available at greenergrassdesign.com. USD 38.
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