This week's gadget news isn't just about e-readers – the new Barnes & Noble Nook Color 2 and next week's release of Amazon's Kindle Fire. Lost in the e-book backwash are these half dozen gizmos, including a unique wristband+app from Jawbone that helps you live healthier and a psychedelic radio.
Wireless connections in hotel rooms are often, shall we say, less than speedy. You'd like to jack into the room's wired Internet connection, but your Ethernet cable – if you remembered to bring one – doesn't reach that far. And if it did, who wants to be tethered to the wall? Instead, tote along this Belkin router ($80) – it jacks into a hotel's wired Internet connection and floods your hotel room with speedy Wi-Fi just for you and your bunkmates (if any), and you only have to pay for a single connection. Sweet!