"O dark, dark dark," moaned poet TS Eliot. "They all go into the dark."

Well, not any more! Now, your going hence can be every bit as bright as your coming hither with the Glow Grave. Give your loved ones a space-age resting place, all stainless steel, microchips and light pollution, and prevent Satanists scraping their shins as they cavort in midnight cemeteries.
Best of all, instead of an epigraph carved in stone, it's on an LED display. This, the Austrian makers explain, means that "the text can be always modified over a PC interface and be adapted to a certain extent to the needs of the dead one". How exactly the dead are supposed to communicate their changing needs is left to the imagination.
"Out with granite, in with eternal light!" boasts the brochure. You thought you needed salvation, and all along you just needed solar power.

It's the witching hour. You're all dressed up with places to go, people to scare and tricks to play. We say, do it digitally or don't do it at all.
The analogue Halloween of days past is dead. We've chosen a host of hi-tech gadgets that let you celebrate the holiday in style. With our selections, you can navigate new neighborhoods safely and keep in touch with the kids from a respectable distance, entertain yourself on the big night, and more.
Say you're trick-or-treating in an unfamiliar neighborhood. A global positioning device makes short work of locating the right streets. GPSs are not just high-priced toys for the elitist any more. With one of these on your dashboard or underneath your costume, your night of fright won't include a series of wrong turns on the edge of town.

And if you're escorting the little ghosts and goblins on foot, you won't want to be without a pair of Nighthawk ON1X20/IR night-vision goggles. Not only do they make an intriguing costume, they give you the ability to see in total darkness, so you'll never lose track of the kids.
Before we begin the journey through our line-up of gadgets, be forewarned: You just may want each and every one of the products that haunt these pages. But don't worry. These toys will give you pleasure all year round, Halloween is just the excuse to get them now.
Want to host a Halloween party that people will talk about for years? Have a scream of a scavenger hunt by positioning the loot globally. Hide clues and give out nothing more than coordinates for each item on the list. Then, let the participants find their way with a handheld GPS unit like the Garmin GPS PlusV.

The pocket-sized device can be hidden under your costume or stashed on your dashboard. It receives its information from up to twelve satellites that can accurately pinpoint where you are. With updated readings on your current longitude and latitude, the GPS Plus will lead you directly to the hidden items in a flash.
To obtain an accurate reading, you must have access to an unobstructed sky. GPS signals do not easily transmit through concrete objects, tall buildings, trees, rocks, even people can obstruct signals. It requires five satellites to determine longitude, latitude, and altitude. If it can only receive signals from four satellites, it can determine longitude and latitude only. You may have to search for clearings during your scavenging adventure to recharge your reading.
We tested the device in a wooded park and didn't have a problem obtaining a reading. The four double AA batteries should last up to 36 hours, allowing more than enough time for all your scavenger teams to finish before it's time to head back to the office on Monday.