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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2006: Ultimate luxuries

By Julie Wildhaber (11/2/2006)

Moderation? Forget it. The holidays are a time to indulge and to enjoy, even if you can afford only window-shopping. Let us be your fantasy-gift concierge: we've rounded up 15 ultimate luxuries that every tech connoisseur would love to receive. And for a closer look at some of this luxury gear, be sure to watch our video.

Hasselblad H3D

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Tang excepted, if a product's good enough for NASA, it's good enough for you, right? Hasselblad, whose cameras were the first to make a lunar landing, has now announced this planet's first 44mm digital SLR with--holy Hubble, Batman!--39 megapixels. That means sharp color and detail, even in low light, but also a lot of data per picture: the 2GB memory card will only hold about 40 images, so you may want to opt for the 100GB Hasselblad Image Bank or another external hard drive. Realistically speaking, you need that many pixels only if you're a professional photographer with deep pockets (at least $30,000, we expect). But hey, if you're an amateur with more money than sense, this may be the camera for you, especially if you need a carry-on for that space flight.

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