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Geeky gifts. No Star Trek/Wars anything—we have to draw the line somewhere—but you'll still find some cool tech toys here.
Looks like an old audio cassette, but actually a memory stick holding 64 megs. Fill it up with tunes and write out the playlist on the accompanying cardboard label, and give it as a very cool gift. details
Now that it's the 21st century, it's time to give up on Christmas carols and just use these. Vendor sez: "An easy to assemble good starter kit for new electronic enthusiasts. It plays three famous melodies using the CMOS LSI chip UM66 which incorporates a 64-note ROM memory." Yeah baby! details
For the old school geek. Leave it on your desk and impress the young whippersnappers. (Also see the
Plug it into a USB port, and it does absolutely nothing. Then again, it takes absolutely no care, and comes in a box very similar to that of the
Wrapping paper for the geek in your life: equations, binary, Christmasbots, and more. details
Cushion your electronic gadgets on soft, realistic artificial grass as they charge up, with all the cords hidden away in a compartment underneath. Your gadgets will think they're on a charging vacation! details
When you've got something important to say. Plugs into your cell phone. Complete with curly cord. details
Learn how to combine some basic electronics skills with a bit of simple sewing to create light-up buttons for your jackets, headphone/hats, and more. details
We believe in the power of USB, but do we believe in the power of aromatherapy? If we did, this would pack a double whammy. Add a drop of the included rose scented oil (or any other fragrance oil) on the little "x" and plug it in. Now that's a multimedia PC! details
You control the speed of the scanning eyes, whether they're red or blue, and whether it makes a creepy sound. (See excellent video.) details
After you assemble this (some soldering required), poke it in the dirt of your potted plant and your plant will then
In which Tica the fairy teaches Princess Ruruna about designing databases, entity-relationship models, SQL, and more. Seriously. An English translation of Japanese manga comic. details
Glowing lines on the shirt change color to show how strong the local wi-fi signal is. details
As you drink your drink, they ominously move down toward the bottom of your glass. details
Sterling silver pendant of a caffeine molecule on a silver chain. Designed by a wayward Ph.D. post-grad in molecular biophysics. details
Now your drinking games can be 8-bit drinking games. Shot glasses for Asteroids, Centipede, Pong, Breakout, Missile Command, and Battle Zone. details
Well, temporary tattoos, but permanent ones hurt and last so long. W00T, g33k, "Born to Code," and more, most with ominous tattoo imagery. details
Is it a plane? Is it a postcard? It's a Postcard Airplane! Address your post card, maybe add some decorations to the plane parts, and mail it. The lucky recipient can then pop out the balsa wood parts, build a flying glider, and have hours of airmail fun. details
We're one step closer to the future, in which everything has a laser attached. Today's step toward the future: scissors! Cut straight and true. details
This 2 GB USB flash drive has a frayed cord on the end, so it looks like it was attached to something more valuable that was quite literally ripped off. Funny, and who's going to steal data stored on this thing? details
Make up your own messages, and they display in different patterns. How about "Help, I'm a fan"? details
Point, click, zap! Also available: shocking cell phone, shocking mini camera, shocking utility knife, shocking remote control... details
A cool, old-fashioned, working lighter—that holds 8 GB of data via its USB port. details
When NASA first started sending astronauts into space, they realized that the ball-point pen would not work at zero gravity. A million dollar investment and two years of tests resulted in a pen that could write in space, upside down, on almost any surface and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 Degrees Celsius. When confronted with the same problem, the Russians used a pencil. Now you can own a genuine replica of this cosmonautic writing implement. details