For the geek who has everything, Digital Journal TV presents a gift guide featuring innovative and unique gadgets. Find out what tech can let you send photos from a camera to PC wirelessly, how to juice up your iPhone and recover your stolen car.
Digital Journal TV -- You know the type: the tech fiend who has the latest iPod, the souped-up home theatre, cellphones that complement any wardrobe. It's hard to buy gifts for this gadget lover because this shopper stays updated on the latest releases and model updates.
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Digital Journal TV is up to the task of profiling gifts ideal for this tricky customer. We not only present some high-profile gadgets winning acclaim this year but also lesser-known products that fill a niche in the tech market.
In no particular order, here are some of the hottest tech gifts to buy this holiday season. Our pick for the Top 5 Best Gadgets is in the video below.
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Photo courtesy Eye-Fi Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD Card
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Eye-Fi Home Memory Card ($99): Camera lovers will especially appreciate this memory card -- Eye-Fi stores photos like a regular memory card, offering a meagre 2GB, but it does a little magic as well. It wirelessly connects to a Wi-Fi network and uploads photos to a PC or Mac. Forget cables or cradles to get your photos from device to PC because Eye-Fi is a perfect complement to the online-friendly shutterbug.
Photo courtesy Swann Swann ADW-300 Digital Wireless Security Camera
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Swann ADW-300 Digital Wireless Security Camera ($199): For the clearest picture of that intruder sneaking around the home, seek out Swann's wireless security camera juiced with a 2.4GHz transmission. High-quality video is also buddied with nigh vision and motion detection, and allows connectivity to a DVR, VCR or TV. It might feed someone's paranoia but it also may offer some necessary peace of mind.
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XLink BT Cellular Gateway ($70): What if you could link all your cellphone to your home phone when you're at your pad? A unique gift is the Xlink BT, a modem-like device which lets you "add" up three cellphones to it in order to funnel all calls that come in from your cell straight to your home phone (if you still have a landline). Bluetooth technology enables the bundling and it offers three distinctive ringtones for each connected cell.
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Blackline GPS Snitch ($300+$14/month): Once again in the Paranoid Consumer department, that fussy tech lover should appreciate the gift that keeps on protecting. The GPS Snitch is a wireless vehicle tracking device that is the size of a cellphone, so it can easily be moved from car to car. It not only tracks where your car is in real-time but also allows you to control it from anywhere with a remote control. Also, the Snitch can also be secured in items like briefcases and backpacks to keep track of valuables.
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Mophie Juice Pack 3G ($100): The iPhone nut needs his precious toy fully charged 24/7, right? Mophie's Juice Pack 3G keeps the iPhone addict hooked, boasting the promise of doubling the phone's battery life. While hooked up, the "advanced battery technology" instructs the phone to drain the power from the Pack first, thus giving the user a fully charged phone after detaching the unit. Not a bad gift for lovers of a device that sucks some serious power.
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Solio Hybrid Solar Charger ($100): Still in the charger category, here's a nifty gift for the eco-friendly techie: Solio's fold-out solar cells provide environmentally conscious power for mobile devices, including cellphones, MP3 players and GPS units. One hour of sunshine power charges a cellphone for 15 minutes of talktime and boosts MP3 players by 40 minutes.
Photo courtesy Pure Digital Technologies Flip MinoHD
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Flip MinoHD ($230): When feature creep starts to worm its way into a digital lifestyle, it's sometimes to go simple. That's the name of the camcorder game with the Flip MinoHD, a practical recorder featuring one-touch video uploading to YouTube. Bonus points for being so slim and shooting in high-def.
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Microsoft Arc Mouse ($70): When was the last time you saw anyone get excited about a mouse? Microsoft is hoping gift-givers get all a-titter about its uniquely designed Arc Mouse, complete with a collapsible function for no-hassle mobility. Its curved body might take a bit of a learning curve, but aren't early adopters hungry to try something new and show off their latest toy?
Looking for other gifts for picky friends and family? Tomorrow, check out DigitalJournal.com's guide to the hottest DVDs, video games and books of 2008. This is a must-read even if you want to be selfish and buy some goodies for yourself.
