Tech Gifts for the Holidays

MrCopilot pointed out that every year there are a slew of gadgets geeks desire for Christmas, and approximately 7 million web pages dedicated to compiling lists of them. So why shouldn't we join in the fun. Here are stories from Dallas News, CBS News, Seattle Times, E Media Wire, Detroit News and MSNBC. So lets take a crack at your own list. There's still another day or two where things could conceivably be shipped on time for the holidays. I highly recommend Rock Band, although my aching hands might disagree.

Some of us are celebrating festivus

[VMaN]

.... you insensitive clod :)

Re:Some of us are celebrating festivus

[vil3nr0b]

That's right and those of us celebrating festivus want that fucking laser from Boeing.

Not really tech gifts...

[Ryukotsusei]

I read over a few of the lists... they seem more like lists for tech enthusiasts rather than actual.. geeks per se. Where the hell is Hubo? No segways? Motor scooters? Play pen balls? [xkcd.com] Although personally, I'm aiming for ice skates this winter.

Almost anything from ThinkGeek

[Selfbain]

If you gave me a 10k gift certificate for ThinkGeek, I bet I could spend it.

Hand-Brain coordination

[starglider29a]

My kid is a genetic gamer, with Controller Thumb to prove it. I wanted to give him a gift which would allow him to use his hand-skills and yet challenge his brain.

I gave him a slide rule.

Re:My greatest gift...

[dintech]

Yes AC, I'd like that too. You've been trolling here too long and I hate you.

Re:Some of us are celebrating festivus

[gEvil (beta)]

I would celebrate Festivus, but those damn poles are too expensive...

Re:Hand-Brain coordination

[still_sick]

I wanted to give him a gift which would allow him to use his hand-skills and yet challenge his brain.

Buy him some Playboys, but cut the naughty bits out of all the pictures.

Re:Almost anything from ThinkGeek

[Anonymous Coward]

How? Does Jo-Ann Fabrics accept Think Geek certificates now?

Re:Hand-Brain coordination

[RManning]

I gave him a slide rule.

Worst. Christmas. Gift. Ever.

Where are MS products ?

[alexhs]

I see Apple products, add-ons for Apple products, Wii, TiVo, PSP...
Where are Vista, Zune 2 ? XBox360 ? (admittedly, more of a fit for past year lists)

Tech-gifts lists confirm it : MS is dying :P

Re:Some of us are celebrating festivus

[Anonymous Coward]

Getting an actual stripper to go along with it might just help your chances.

Re:Where are MS products ?

[stormguard2099]

"here ya go sport! A shiny new copy of vista ultimate!"

"fuck you dad..."

Re:For the gamers

[Kohath]

I can help with this.

How can you say that either game is "more awesome" than the other?

You just say it. It helps if you actually have that opinion, but it's not really necessary.

You're comparing apples and oranges.

Apples are better than oranges. Oranges are too sugary and the non-juice parts of the orange are more-or-less pointless. Oranges are really a drink, whereas apples are a food. And, as a drink, oranges are too sugary and don't contain adequate caffeine. When apples are made into a drink, they're actually worse than orange juice though.

You also have to buy the good apples. Discount apples have little taste.

I would recommend Rock Band to anyone with more than two friends.

Does God count as a friend?

Re:My greatest gift...

[Mr. Underbridge]

I started the "*BSD is dead" thing you know.

We know, AC. You're responsible for all the evil posts and memes around here. Here's a song for you:

"Sympathy for the AC"

Please allow me to introduce myself/ I'm a man who's crass and vile.

Ive been around for over 10 long years/ Hijacked many a story's forum.

And I was round when Cmdr Taco/ Had his moment of doubt and pain

Made damn sure that the GNAA/ Put ASCII Goatse in every post

Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name/But whats puzzling you,/Is the nature of my game

I stuck around in the BSD forums/ When I saw it was time for a change

Killed Open, Net, and Free BSD/ And posted the Netcraft server stats

I got inside /Hacked an editor's account

While the dupe stories rained /And the forums sucked

Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name, oh yeah/Ah, whats puzzling you/Is the nature of my game, oh yeah

I watched with glee/ As your Apple and MS fanboys

Fought for a decade/ For the Gods they made

I shouted out,/Who killed Stephen King?

When after all/He's still not dead!

Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name, oh yeah/Ah, whats puzzling you/Is the nature of my game, oh yeah

Just as every editor downmods forum posts,/ and all the trolls are saints!

As heads is tails/ Just call me "Mr. A. C."

'Cause I'm in need of an IP ban

So if you meet me/Have some courtesy

Have some sympathy, and some taste

Use all your well-earned Mod points/Or I'll lay your posts to waste

Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name, oh yeah/Ah, whats puzzling you/Is the nature of my game, oh yeah....

Disgruntled Oracle employee....

[bigmouth_strikes]

...that didn't get a Xmas bonus ?

Re:My Pick for geek toy... CyBook Gen3!

[Pollardito]

You are going to read 4 minutes from 15 different books in a 1 hour trip.

that sounds more like a ransom note than a good reading experience