December 15, 2003
Google finds the cool gift guides
If you are still at a loss for cool gifts. Try: Google Search: gift guides You have your fill.
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Finally some original geek stuff
I have been searching the Christmas lists from many different sources to find the coolest stuff. Most of the lists you can tell were compiled with the help of many marketing and PR budgets. As I have pointed out before, Sony did an amazing job getting their mini pc device into all the hip lists. This was not a coincidence. Today I stumble across BitChen. They have some truly innovative products that I haven't seen anywhere else. Maybe they design and manufacture the stuff themselves. The shreadder/toaster is totally cool. Shreds the paper, then burns it! Totally cool.
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December 11, 2003
If Santa has an extra 110 large
Marquis Jet Card - NetJets 25 hours at a time
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December 2, 2003
More Christmas lust for Geeks (like me)...
Ok, so tis the season for the hipster magazines to print all those "must have" lists for christmas 03. Because I have no will power when it comes to gadgets and cool new stuff, I bought every list I could find. Including Popular Science, Men's Health, Wired, Robb Report, Maxim of course, Outside, Road & Track, and a small local pub Computer Source Magazine. Wired has the best list BY FAR, Road & Track and Outside were the lamest. Here are my best picks from all these lists:
The hands down winner for best marketing placement is the Sony Clie PET-UX50 PDA. Their plucky marketing intern managed to get the device on ALL the list I read. It is a cool little hand-held with multiple built-in wireless protocols, a generous keyboard, color screen, camera, internet browser, mp3 and video player. Lots of features in a tiny, well designed product. The downsides are no phone and reliance on Sony Memory Stick. If it had a GSM phone and supported SD memory, I would be helplessly in love!
In the computer meets home entertainment category, the coolest by far is the MSI Mega. They use the new MiniPC case format and add in instant on for FM, CD and MP3 playing (so you don't have to boot the PC part). You can buy the bare bones kit and add your own CPU, hard drive, video card, DVD player, speakers, etc........ It is a good platform to get into home theater and pc meets stereo very cheaply (and geekilly).
One of the more lustful geek cars that is going to be available in may of 2004 (sadly too late for Santa) is the Lotus Elise. Small, agile, great handling, and a geeky look. Way more edgy than the New Mini which is already passe. If you are more on a budget and live in one of the areas that they are being sold (California - you can't get them up in Washington yet), drop on by Scion and buy the xB. They are cheap and you can customize everything on-line. In fact on-line is just about the only place you can buy one.
The Robb Report was disappointly devoid of really cool things to buy. Mostly things to buy if you have too much money and not enough taste or brains. They did point the way to revive Indian Motorcycles though, which is only going to be done by rich guys trying to buy personality. They do make a good motorcyle though, and America needs another big twin.
Maxim finally started delivering the goods with the Street Cleaner from Supersoaker that can hurl water 35 feet! And this year the AirZooka made it to a couple lists. I am getting a couple for the office to plaster people with air from afar.
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November 29, 2003
Now here is a gift that fits into this year's budget
The Stupid Store: Iraqi Most Wanted Playing Cards
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Something I should get for our house
Given Alex's love of handwashing, this one is perfect! The Stupid Store: Talking Toilet Soap Dispenser
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November 22, 2003
The best web merchants for geek christmas shopping
Ok, here is the list of places with the coolest stuff for your favorite geek. (including me!)
ThinkGeek :: Stuff for Smart Masses
Stupid.com (thanks Glen).
Sotheby's for the finer things in life.
Paul Smith for the non jeans and teeshirt days.
The Ultimate Gadget site
Everything outdoor
Hip art stuff
If you can't figure out what you want yourself, try GeekBoy Services.
Your total geek.
there were a couple others I can't seem to find right now. Look for postings later.
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Restraint this Christmas Season
Ok, so Alex and I have put a cap on it. This year's Christmas budget for each other is: TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. Not out of squalor, rather out of desire to not add a bunch of more crap to our lives. But that won't keep me from listing up here the objects of desire that all of YOU should buy for each other.
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November 20, 2003
The ultimate home computer monitor and HDTV
I bought the 22 inch version for our bedroom. Now they don't make that one anymore, only the larger 32 inch. I need to get rid of my 200 pound Hitachi 21 inch tube display. It takes up half my desk! SAMSUNG's Digital World - FLAT PANEL TV LCD | LTN325W Priority 2
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And then there is the new Roadster
Alex and I saw this in Vegas a couple months ago. eBay item 2672416620 (Ends Nov-21-03 17:25:00 PST) - NEW CARTIER ROADSTER CHRONO BOX WARRANTY Cheaper up on e-bay. We didn't win enough that time to buy it so I will probably have to wait for the next big surge in the stock market! Priority 2
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New Gortex jacket
There is a black ski jacket by Prada at Barneys that I have been drooling over. I am not much of a Prada guy actually, but this one has a zip out liner and can be worn around town as a casual jacket. The rain is really starting to fall here in Seattle and this year it is COLD as well. All my existing jackets are shells without liners. Number one priority is to stay warm this year. Hummm I wonder if Santa shops at Barney's...
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The Graham Chronofighter
Wow, a watch chrono with a quick start on-off lever...Contemporary Graham Watches - Wingates Quality Watches This is a priority two item since it is so expensive...
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