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Saver
Fashionistas have long snubbed laptop
carriers for their lack of style. They have a point: Who wants to
put a chic G4 Titanium in a glorified padded envelope? Enter the new
computer bag from Tod's. Sure, it could cost you more than the computer.
But to run a hand over that luscious leather (red, black, brown, green,
or natural), unlock the zipper, and check out the inside compartments
is to fall in love. A bag this beautiful is bound to get a lot of
use, whether you're toting a computer or not ($2,300).
Tod's
650 Madison Ave.,
between 59th and 60th Sts.
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Head Trip
Don't let the menacing look of this
item fool you—one test drive and you'll be hooked. It's a head
massager, and not only will its spindly legs lovingly caress your
scalp, they'll send shivers down your spine and leave your hair looking
like you romped in the sack all afternoon. Which isn't a bad thing
($18.95).
Alphabets
2284 Broadway, between
82nd and 83rd Sts.
212-579-5702
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Ka-Ching!
Why would you want a little piggy
guarding your stash of cash when you could have a big, bad dog?
In the war of oink versus bark, we choose bark. The doggy bank comes
in four colors (with contrasting collars) and it's made of high-density
plastic, so there's no chance of breaking the bank ($14).
Mxyplyzyk
125 Greenwich Ave.,
between Horatio and Jane Sts.
212-989-4300
Random Accessories
169 Thompson St., between Houston and Bleecker Sts.
212-358-9079
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High Strung
If the U.S.
Open has you inspired to play
tennis again, you owe it to yourself to ditch your old, dusty
wooden racquet and take a swing at Babolat's new Pure Drive. This
graphite wonder comes in two sizes, a standard 27-inch and a 27 1/2-inch,
and is used by hot young American pro Andy Roddick. "A lot of racquets
give you either power or control," explains Mark Mason of Mason's
Tennis Mart. "This one perfectly combines the two." Just remember
how to get to Flushing: practice ($179 for racquet, strings are $38
to $65 extra).
Mason's
Tennis Mart
56 E. 53rd St., between
Park and Madison Aves.
212-755-5805
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| Photos: Steve
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