Your holiday gift guide starts here with goodies ranging from tiny laptop chargers to cozy blankets by a former Apple designer.
Personal accessories like watches, cameras, and jewelry can seem like unoriginal gifts to give over the holidays. But not if they come with a twist. Here are 15 products we came across in 2014 that offer unexpected spins on everyday objects: clocks that shift your perception of time, inverted umbrellas, cameras that fuse analog and digital photography, sneakers printed with surrealist paintings, and more.