I gotta get me one of these. One of the best things about technology is its ability to enhance and modify more traditional ways of doing things. Anyone who has scanned their household receipts and documents and rid themselves of a filing cabinet of dead trees, knows exactly what I'm talking about.

File this one in the 'wish they were shipping to Canada' category. Soon to be available in the US, and internationally "a few months" afterwards, Fitbit is like a personal trainer in your pocket. The tiny system features a 3D motion sensor that measures the intensity and duration of your physical activities. It will tell you how many calories you have burned, how far you have travelled, and even how long it took you to fall asleep, and how often you woke up during the night.