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    PossibleCabbage: It's probably worth pointing out that while any iPod or iPhone owner may be happy with an accessory from Griffin, people who own Pods and not Phones w... more »
    Gundem: This sucks. From one hand my brother mostly got birthday and christmas combined (usually great gifts but still only oen gift for both occasion) As i ... more »
    bbna: i think "don't buy" is over the wrong image. more »
    shilo101: Er.. some of us holiday babies are actually Capricorns. more »
    RhodaHaloo: So for the same price as a ps3 I can get the pspGo and a $50 gift card? The better present is the ps3. It's a multigift (bluray, games, blah blah blah)! more »
    njdevil: I would much rather have 2.5 tauntaun sleeping bags than 1 PSPgo. more »
    Nathan Obbards: I'm confused. How can you promote the PSP Go in spite of the myriad of faults that you yourselves pointed out, then mock the tauntaun sleeping bag. ... more »
    njdevil: I know this isn't Gizmodo's foray but does anyone have any idea what I could get for my 6-and-8 year old nieces so I'm not the uncle with the shit pre... more »
    OCEntertainment: I'm sure it's likely highly subjective, but in my own experience the best gift you can give to a person with a birthday near the holidays is an entire... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I say the tauntaun sleeping bag is awesome, and whoever doesn't like it can suck bantha fudu. It's like comment after comment about crazy lego fanatic... more »
    yule-and-bellow: I recognized the Headphones and Turntable instantly from Urban Outfitters...not quite sure how I should feel about that, I'm gunna need a couple of mi... more »
    Colin Cassady: Yachts aside, I don't care enough about most of my friends to get them a PSPgo either. more »
    Gary_7vn: Seriously, I think that these sleep pods should replace bedrooms. Why waste a whole room, just to sleep in? If you had a pod built into the wall, you ... more »
    Gary_7vn: This sauce dispensing hashi, (not "chopsticks"), could also come in handy for the lesbians who want to have babies. Beats at turkey baster any day. more »
    Grive: Ok, number seven was cute, until I started thinking and realized the way many of my acquaintances would use it. Then it became a disturbing, deeply s... more »
  • #giftguide

    Combo Gifts For People With Birthdays Near The Holidays

    If only their parents had waited until summer to conceive! Still, they can't change their birth date, but you can most definitely ensure they get the best two presents for their bi-celebration this December. More »
  • #giftguide

    Japan Gadget Gifts for the Geek Who Wishes He Was Lost in Translation

    Japan is a land of gadgets that are both marvelous and mystifying. If you can't go to the home of weird gadgets, why not bring some of the weird gadgets home to you? Here is a list of Japanese gadget gifts that will give you culture shock worse than Bill Murray in a Tokyo karaoke bar. More »
  • #giftguide

    Geek Gifts For Weird Relatives You Have To Buy Gifts For But Don't Want To

    Ah, weird relatives. The ones whose existence we ignore until there's the realization that we're obligated to get them some kind of gift. Here are a few safe ideas that are reasonable on cost and extra low on effort. More »
  • #thanksgiving

    Send Us Your Thanksgiving Tech Support Horror Stories

    Happy Thanksgiving! If your holiday celebrations are anything like mine, they involve coming home to a large number of old people confused about how to use their tech gear, treating you like an actually competent member of the Geek Squad. More »
  • #remainders

    Remainders - Things We Didn't Post

    The Expendables Trailer Looks Incredibly Silly, Explosion-y...Microsoft's Nathan Myhrvold Wants to Dim the Sun With Sulfur Dioxide...Plants Know and Work With Relatives, Unlike Some People...Luxury Wine Vending Machine for Less-Wealthy Oenophiles... More »
  • #cellphones

    On Average, Children Get Cellphones at Age 8

    According to a recent study by the charity Personal Finance Education Group, the average child gets a cellphone when they're 8-years-old. More »
  • #familyplan

    T-Mobile's Unlimited Family Plan Lets Families Annoy Each Other Unlimitedly

    T-Mobile's better-than-average rate plans continue with their new unlimited family plans, which costs $99 for the first line, and $49 for each additional plan after. You get up to four extra lines, but each line has unlimited calling, roaming, SMS, MMS and IMing. The more lines you get, the more cost effective each one becomes, and for a family with frisky parents, this can be a real money-saver. [T-Mobile]