Great Gifts for the Gadget Freak in 2007

If you have a gadget freak on your holiday shopping list, you know that finding fun and affordable items of interest can be difficult. You do not want to spend $20 on something that will collect dust in a drawer, nor do you want to spend $1200 on an LCD TV with color changing mood lights.

Gadget freaks appreciate new technology. They often enjoy nearly anything to do with computers and the Internet as well. USB storage devices, informational books on the Internet and magazine subscriptions are all welcome gifts. A subscription to a technology magazine like Red Herring Magazine is a great gift for any techie.

Gadget freaks are compelled to learn new things. Great learning gifts for all price ranges and interests can be found at Sharper Image and The Discovery Store.

Radio controlled toys, noise-cancelling headphones, robotic vacuum cleaners and PDA's are all excellent techie and gadget freak gift ideas. The Wi-Fi Detector Shirt, Unimat 6-in-1 Cool Tool, Power Strip Space Saver, and Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard are sure to please. Priced to fit any gift-giving budget, these items are available online for greater shopping convenience.

Other ideas are:

· Mvix Multimedia Player

· ProLaserFX Showcube

· ScanGauge II Automotive Computer

· SkyTRX Mini Tracker

· Logitech Harmony 800 Remote

· Microsoft's Optical Mouse by S+ARCK

· Oakley Thump MP3 sunglasses

· Kensington Contour Backpack

· Swiss Memory Swiss army knife

· CD-R 50-pack

· donation to EFF or FSF

· Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000

· Celestial Globe

· DIY Drinking Strawz

· Irregular IQ Cube

· Levitron - Anti-Gravity Top

Any gift that inspires a gadget geek to ponder the inner workings of the device is a winner. Stay away from novelty gifts and miniature items, unless your recipient has a great sense of humor and you know they like gag-gifts and novelties.

If you still cannot find a gadget gift, ask another gadget freaks what he recommends. Gadget gurus walk the streets and shopping malls in search of new gadgets, and are likely to know the hottest items on the market right now. They may even offer to help you choose the perfect gift.

If you do not personally know any gadget gurus, hang out at the local Radio Shack or Sharper Image store and ask around. Someone is sure to show you the way to that perfect gadget gift.