Gift Guide for Design Lovers

I go through the world marveling at the objects around us—from lamp posts to toothbrushes to buildings to sailboats—looking for details, craftsmanship, function, beauty, and purpose. If you know someone nutters like that, here are some gift ideas: More »

Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything

If I show up for something on time, it's probably an accident. Some of us just weren't born with internal clocks that sync up with the rest of the world—these gifts are for people who're late for everything. More »

Gifts For Lazy People Who Could Use a Smarter Home

If you know someone who would benefit by turning more of the day-to-day operation of their home over to gadgets, we have several products you might be interested in (and one you shouldn't be). More »

Gifts for Apple Cultists Who've Grown Beyond Shame

If you're reading this, there's at least a 50 percent chance you or someone you know is a complete Mactard. Here's their wish list (SPOILER: It's all Apple stuff): More »

Car Gifts Too Dangerous To Actually Use While Driving

Theoretically, we shouldn't drive while playing with gadgets. But at stop lights and while we're waiting for roadtrip passengers to finish buying cornchips at the gas station quickmart, well, OK. More »

Gifts For Space Geeks Who Can't Wait to Get Off This Blasted Rock

Hey you, Ground Controls and Major Toms orbiting out there! If you're a space aficionado or know someone who'd like to blast into the cosmos, it's time to take your protein pills. Here's the definitive go/no-go holiday gift list. More »

Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children

In all honesty, this entire list is a "do not buy" for normal people, but I love my dogs beyond reason. So, here are some unreasonable gifts for them, your pets and your pet loving geek friends. More »

Travel Gifts For People Who Sleep On Airplanes More Than In Beds

There's a certain type of person for whom airports and airplanes cease to be novel, and start to feel like home. This is depressing, on many levels! Which is why these people need gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. More »

Gifts for Aspiring Artsy Photographers

Every photographer wants to be artsy, because if their Flickr stream isn't fancy enough to pull in lots of "Oh, you're so talented" comments, what's the point? Here's some gift ideas for aspiring artsy photographers. More »

Kitchen Gifts for Amateur Chefs Who Yearn To Be Iron

Geeks love cooking and there's no mystery why: it's science you can eat! We spent a week salivating over food gadgets, gathering tips and wisdom along the way. From that experience comes our list of best (and worst) gift ideas: More »

Gifts for Retro-holics Who Yearn for the Old Days

Are you trying to find a gift for one of those crazies who's always going on about the superiority of vinyl, or who dresses like a character on Mad Men? Here are some ideas for the retrophile in your life. More »

Gifts for Science Nerds Who Love To Experiment

Meteorites, microscopes, or mixing things to go boom. Your science nerd loves it all. Here are a couple of gift ideas for that space explorer, mad scientist, or engineer in your life. More »

Gifts for Apple Haters

There are loads of Apple haters out there (even some among our commenters), and they deserve great tech gifts just as much as that guy who thinks all PMPs are called iPods. Here are some very un-Apple gift ideas. More »

Gifts For People Too Busy Playing Video Games to Appreciate Them

Most serious gamers might seem easy to buy for at first: games! But they probably are buying most games they really want right when they're released. So you've got to be a bit more creative than that. More »

Soothing Gifts for Geeks Who Need To Relax

Life is stressful! If the person you're shopping for is anxious all the time, you might as well help them out with a gift that will let them chill out, if but for a little while. More »

Gifts For Agoraphobes Who Really Prefer the Indoors

Some of the geeks you know may say they prefer the sun and air, but at least a third of them are lying. Here are the types of gifts those people want. I should know; I'm one of them. More »

Hands-On Gifts for Hackers, Makers and the DIY Obsessed

Hi there, I'm Phil. I live in an electronics factory, and regularly need to pluck microcontrollers out of my feet when walking around barefoot. I thought I could bring some of that joy to you in a gift guide. More »

Gifts for Video Geeks Who Think They're The Next Scorsese

Maybe you know someone in film school, or just some guy who really likes going to movies and cutting YouTube mash-ups? Here's what you can buy them—and also what you shouldn't: More »

Gifts for Fun Geeks Who Enjoy Really Stupid Stuff

If you know a geek with a sense of humor and a taste for offbeat stuff, all but one of these products will make a great holiday gift. The last is one you definitely should avoid. More »

Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads

Bookworms are creatures of comfort who crave for little more than a peaceful corner and a good read. Here are some gifts ideas for them. Feel free to contribute your own suggestions (or argue with mine). More »

Gifts for Outdoorsy Geeks Not Averse to Sunshine or Sweat

Your geek works in front of a computer all day, but yearns to be outside skiing or something. Here are some gift ideas for that type. (Also, this is a highly personal list, so please add ideas to the comments.) More »

All Giz Wants: Gifts for Geeks and Loved Ones

Top 10 Tags of 2006

The top 10 Gizmodo tags of 2006, based on what you clicked on the most: More »

eStarling Digital Picture Frame Hands-On (Verdict: Almost Picture-Perfect So Far)

The long-awaited eStarling digital picture frame is finally available, and now here's the first hands-on review we've seen. The reviewer gives it a big thumbs-up, lauding its Wi-Fi connectivity and easy setup. He also likes the way you can set up an e-mail address that can receive pictures from anyone, but doesn't much care for the fact that it must be either a gmail account or one that's at eStarling.com. More »

Popalive's LCD Remote Keeps Tabs on Your iPod

Despite its Fisher Price-sounding name, Alive-Style's new Popalive remote looks pretty cool. It's basically a wireless remote with an embedded 1.5-inch color screen that lets you view and navigate your iPod from afar. Dock your iPod with the Popalive Dock, connect it to your stereo or TV (the dock has audio and video outputs), and with the Popalive remote you can control what plays next. It uses bi-directional RF connectivity, which the company claims works through walls, etc. We'll have to try that out ourselves, but otherwise seems like a cool accessory. Pricing isn't out yet, but you can expect to see the Popalive by the end of the year. – Louis Ramirez More »

Low End Theory: The Gift of Subtle Spite

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Aliph Jawbone Headset: Gets Sexy Redesign, Super Noise-Cancelling, and Bluetooth

The original Aliph Jawbone headset was flawed. It was beautiful, but wired. More »

How To Find Wii Component Cables

We have to admit, we're six years late to the party on this one. We just purchased a set of PS2 component cables this past weekend and have to say that there's a pretty noticeable difference between composite and component, even on an old system like the PS2. More »

MojoPlay Monitor Makes Your 360 Mobile

I don't normally make it a habit of lugging my Xbox 360 around to other people's houses, but should the desire ever arise (or if you have a car to do the lugging for you), MojoPlay's MP-920XB is at your service. It's a 9.2-inch traveling display that connects to your 360 and lets you play games when someone else is hogging up the TV. The screen has an 800x480 resolution along with built-in speakers and dual headphone jacks. It's out today for $170 with PS3 and Wii equivalents slated for next year, though personally I wouldn't wanna play any console games on a display smaller than 26-inches. – Louis Ramirez More »

Low Tech Wine Gadget Perfect For Your Drunkard Friends

Still pondering what to get your alcoholic friends for Christmas? How about the Vinturi, the wine aerator. A double blind taste test conducted by the company Vinquiry Wine Analytics concluded that "the same bottle of wine treated with Vinturi was higher in overall flavor intensity and mouthfeel." More »

Books are Overrated—Electronic Scrabble Dictionary

Who wants to get their fingers all paper-y flipping through a real dictionary when you can just type in atrociously wrong word to this little doodad. This officially licensed Scrabble electronic dictionary can ensure that there are no cheating bastards trying to take you in Scrabble. This device is also capable of building words, but using word building programs is pretty weaksauce, in my opinion. $40. – Travis Hudson More »

Rise and Shine Bedside Lamp Wakes up Nicely

You may prefer more extreme wake-up methods, but personally, I enjoy being eased out of my slumber. This ingenious Rise and Shine Bedside Lamp can do so. This lamp has an integrated alarm clock that will ease you awake with lights and environment noises. It can also do the alarm in reverse (aka a sleep mode). It is available in ivory and black and sells for a semi-hefty $150. – Travis Hudson More »

Signs of the Apocalypse: USB Shaver

Are power outlets become so scarce that we are forced to power our shaving gadgets with USB ports? Guess so. This USB shaver sucks its juice from your laptop or PC USB ports and can keep you looking not-so-rugged at the anywhere your USB ports go. I guess it could be convenient for the laptop road warriors, but when I'm driving I prefer to bust out the old straight razor to shave. More chance of death = more XTREME! It is available for $30. – Travis Hudson More »

Dirty Gizmodo Supplemental: Snowman Candle

In our unending quest to ruin the holiday spirit, we conceptualized a Scroogetastic prank product that could ironically epitomize anti-winter at the highest level, and then discovered that it actually existed...as an earnest decoration. The whole idea of a snowman that you set on fire to celebrate the season is so deeply disturbing that we are posting this despite its pitiful lack of a USB port. More »

Dirty Gizmodo: Jensen MP3 Player

Anyone have to go to one of those Dirty Santa or White Elephant gift exchanges this year? Usually I feel bad at the last minute, rebury my dead pet and try to pick out something that is kind of fun instead. But next year the gloves are off and someone is getting this. More »

First Overclocked GeForce 8800 Cards From XFX: X-Rated Speeds

As if Nvidia's GeForce 8800 cards weren't already fast enough, XFX is taking it upon themselves to be the first company to overclock them, sending them into hyperspeed territory. At the head of the pack is the 8800 GTX XXX Edition which is overclocked from 575MHz to 630MHz. Meanwhile the core clock on the 8800 GTS XXX Edition gets a kick up from 500 MHz to 550MHz. Pricing on the cards isn't out yet, but you can expect to pay a nice premium for them when they do come out. – Louis Ramirez More »

Ality Pixxa LCD Frame: Pick a Day, Display a Pic

LCD photo frames are flooding the market, and now their makers are all trying to differentiate their products from each other. The Ality Picca 8-inch LCD Photo Frame's unique feature is a calendar that lets you display specific photos or movies on certain days and times. More »