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Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets: Tagg Pet Tracker

On the seventh day, David Pogue's gift goes to the dogs: the Tagg Pet Tracker.

Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets: Sound Oasis Sound Therapy Pillow

A pillow with speakers inside -- just what Santa ordered. Day 6 in Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets.

Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets: PowerTrip Charger

The PowerTrip charger can be charged from three different sources: a wall outlet, a computer's USB jack or the sun. Yes, there's a solar panel on the back for topping off the charge.

Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets: Pop Bluetooth Handset

The ingenious Pop Bluetooth phone ($50) is a full-sized handset, looking like it's been freshly snipped from the cord of some rotary phone of old (except that it's available in a choice of bright colors).

Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets: CardNinja Cellphone Case

David Pogue gives on Day 3: CardNinja, a clever, stretchy-silky backpack for your cellphone. It holds cash and credit cards. Choice of colors, $18.

Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets: The Zooka Bluetooth Speaker

Carbon Audio's Zooka speaker is designed like a foot-long tube, made of hard silicone rubber. It pops onto the edge of a tablet or laptop and gives better sound than those devices' tiny speakers.

Pogue's Christmas Gadgets: The Zooka Bluetooth Speaker

Carbon Audio's Zooka speaker is designed like a foot-long tube, made of hard silicone rubber. It pops onto the edge of a tablet or laptop and gives better sound than those devices' tiny speakers.

Pogue's 12 Days of Gadgets: Monopoly, the Zapped Edition

Here's the first entry in the first week of the first year of a new feature: David Pogue's 12 Gadgets of Christmas. Today's entry: Monopoly Zapped, a version of the game that lets an iPad or iPhone count the money.

Pogue's Christmas Gadgets: Monopoly, the Zapped Edition

Here's the first entry in the first week of the first year of a new feature: David Pogue's 12 Gadgets of Christmas. Today's entry: Monopoly Zapped, a version of the game that lets an iPad or iPhone count the money.

Apple Rolls Out a Cleaner iTunes

Apple has introduced the free iTunes 11 for download. It's still the front end for music, videos and iGadgets, and its features and personality are much the same. But the design has been overhauled - deeply, controversially, but, in general, successfully.