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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW 2009: Five gadgets that could change your life

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW 2009:Five gadgets that could change your life

Garmin Approach G5

Who knows what golf purists will make of this highly sensitive GPS tool which will give you a precise distance to the pin. It is pre- loaded with maps of thousands of courses – although they are only in the US at the moment.

Zooz Beat

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Zooz Beat is a “gesture-based mobile platform for music- making and distribution”. Using a Nokia N95, iPhone or iPod Touch, you start with some raw music tracks and embellish them by shaking or tilting your phone. You can record audio tracks and share your creations using Bluetooth.

ATT Cruisecast

The US’s biggest telecoms provider launches a service that brings live broadcast TV to cars via satellite. Live viewing is intended for backseat passengers rather than the driver! Available across the US this spring.

Brother Quattro 6000D

The world’s first sewing and embroidery machine with built-in digital camera for a magnified view of the needle on a screen to help with really detailed work.

Victorinox Presentation Pro; Swiss Army Knife

Presentation Pro has a fingerprint scanner to provide security for your data, Bluetooth for connecting to your PC and controlling PowerPoint presentations with the up and down buttons on the back of the knife, as well as a red laser pointer so you can highlight elements of your slideshow. It also has a knife, scissors and a couple of other tools.