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Holiday Gift Guide: Tech Accessories

Accessorize for the digital age with designer earbuds, kooky cartoon bags and sweet swag to stash aw

By Seattle Magazine November 26, 2012

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Kate Spade Signature Earbuds
A stylish find for your favorite designer fiend, Kate’s chic earbuds are accented with black and white cording, pink and orange hues and that signature spade logo. $40, available at Kate Spade (downtown, Pacific Place, 600 Pine St.; 206.223.5539; katespade.com)

 

Luxe Plate iPhone Skin
Intricate, precision-etched designs (often by Seattle artists, such as illustrator Jared Nickerson) add kicky personality to the stainless steel adhesive decorative cover plates by Luxe Plates in Pioneer Square. Starting at $22.95 at luxeplates.com

 

Pendleton iWoolly
These laptop cases are handcrafted in Portland, Oregon, using authentic Pendleton wool (a Chihuly favorite), tagua nut buttons and vegetable-tanned leather. Available in a range of sizes, and can fit the latest generation of Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. Starting at $29, available at The Bookstore at Chihuly Garden and Glass (Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.; 206.753.4940; chihulygardenandglass.com)

 

Lazerwood for Beats Headphone Mods
Squire Park resident (and wife and business partner of Lazerwood creator Erick Waldman) Apryl Waldman describes these wood headphone covers as an “Eames lounge chair for your head.” Sure to please both rocker teens and fans of modernism, the “mods” comes in cherry, walnut or maple and fit standard-size headphones. $35 at lazerwood.com

 

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