Celebrity Tech Gift Guide 2008

Bring on the Celebs!

I saw Angelina Jolie at a Starbucks near Union Square! At least, it looked like her. I didn't see Brad or the twins anywhere, but I swear, it looked just like her. She got a latte, I got one of those new salted caramel hot chocolates (which was super-yummy); we almost bumped into each other when we both reached for the Splenda.

So what do you think I should get her for Christmas?

2008 Cool Yule Tools Gift Guide

I bring it up because, many of us have a tough enough time buying holiday presents for friends and relatives--and most of those people aren't nearly as glamorous as Brangelina, Jenniber, or Mary-Kate and Ashley. Celebrities are people, too--they need affirmation just as much as, say, Emile Coue did, and probably more so because--tchsa, they're really famous. These are our suggestions for gifts to make those special someones feel even more special than they already undoubtedly do.

Lindsay Lohan: AlcoHawk PT500

Lindsay Lohan has been in more scrapes with the law than a curb in front of a doughnut shop. Her alcohol- and cocaine-fueled driving mishaps are legendary, even by Hollywood standards. So tarnished has her reputation become that, when she offered her services to the Obama for President campaign, she was rudely rebuffed. What do you get a gal like that?

We suggest the AlcoHawk PT500, a portable breathalyzer that utilizes fuel-cell sensor technology to eliminate false positives, according to the maker, and better accuracy than traditional semiconductor sensors. It measures blood-alcohol concentrations of up to 0.4 percent (at which point your blood qualifies for use in indoor/outdoor thermometers). The $190 standard version comes with 55 disposable mouthpieces; a Professional Kit costs $40 extra and adds a hard case with foam protection and 50 additional mouthpieces.

Paris Hilton: Infrared Thermometer

Wouldn't it be great to have a catch phrase--something that people would forever identify with you and only you? As matters stand, mine would probably be something like "When's dinner?" Ultrawealthy socialite and sometime-TV star Paris Hilton, on the other hand, enjoys being the owner of the cool (or at least tepid) catchy phrase "That's hot." She may not whip it out very frequently anymore, but everyone knows who made it popular.

The trouble is, how does she know? I think she needs an OSXL450 Infrared Thermometer with Circle/Dot Laser Sighting. Its range of measurements extends from -4 degrees to 608 degrees Fahrenheit, it has a backlit display for night use (handy when you're out partying until dawn--especially in unusually warm conditions), and it includes a laser sight to help you determine what you're actually measuring. That's hot!

Heather Locklear: Self-Parking Lexus LS460

In late September, Melrose Place star Locklear was observed "driving forwards and backwards over a pair of sunglasses and revving her engine" in a Montecito, California, parking lot. Soon thereafter, police found her in her car, which was stopped but obstructing traffic on a city street. Locklear was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of a controlled substance (scroll down to page 2).

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