Special Gadgets/JVC GC-PX10 Hybrid Camera

And you thought the line between still and video cameras was already blurred. The JVC GC-PX10 Hybrid Camera ($900) aims to stir the imaging pot further with its unique design that merges aspects of a point-and-shoot and a digital camcorder, 12-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, 32GB of internal storage with SD expansion slot, tiltable 3-inch touch panel LCD display, Konica Minolta 10x optical zoom lens, dedicated mode dial, Falconbird imaging engine, 60fps 8.3-megapixel still capture, and 1080/60p, 300fps slow-mo and time-lapse video recording modes. It looks a little unwieldy, but since it's taking the place of two items in our gadget bags, we'll let it slide.

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The Best $20 Earphone

JVC HA-FR36 Marshmallow Remote + Mic headphones: $19.95

Comparing standard iPod earbuds to JVC's new Marshmallow HA-FR36 earphones isn't fair. It's like comparing a kid's toy piano to a concert-worthy baby grand. While the familiar white buds sit on the outside of your ear struggling to do their tinny best, one of the Marshmallow's two sizes of super-soft and secure memory foam tips slips comfortably into your ear canal, blocking outside noise and maximizing your music experience.
Their 11mm Neodymium magnet drivers are 29 percent larger than those of the previous Marshmallow model. This helps them to deliver an amazing 8Hz to 20kHz freqency range, so you may hear sounds in your most listened-to tracks that you hadn't ever heard before. This model comes in eight iPoddy colors. And it features a cord-mounted single-button control that works with Apple players and some Blackberry models to pause, play and skip the music, as well as answer/initiate calls through its built-in microphone. If you don't need the remote/mic, you can get the same sound and otherwise identical earphones for five bucks cheaper.
Credit: JVC America

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