So I ’ve barely commence rat for Christmas yet , except for my baby brother , who is promiscuous — robots , robots , guns , golem . But fortunately all those shopping guides from we hack writers are starting to hit the World Wide Web , and rather than do our own Gizmodo testimonial listing — which honestly would just be more of the same , although we ’ll definitely be point out a few things here and there — I mean it would be specially useful for us to round out up some of the more comprehensive and more interesting Gift Guides on the informowebs .
I ’ve bring a few after the jump and I ’ll proceed to sum up to them as I find out them , but if you have any that you ’ve found especially handy to have around , get off them in !
Xmas Phones[TheTaoOfMac ] A little Euro - centric , but lots of ideas .
Top 10 Home Theater Gifts for Mom[Hometheater . About ]
Top 10 Home Theater Gifts for Dad[Hometheater . About ] I dunno about ‘ for Mom or Dad ’ but these are solid lists of A / fivesome equipment .
Ars vacation gift guide[ArsTechnia ] Games , gizmo , and PC Hardware . Nothing judgment blowing , but a round sample .
Stocking stuffers bring seasonal cheer for under $ 50[USAToday ] As intimate by retail employee .
ExtremeTech Geek Gift Guide 2004![ExtremeTech ] Pretty standard , but it does let in a suggest leaning of books . Geeks love book . bargain geeks rule book !
BUYING GUIDE : 2004[PCMag ] More mellow - point material from PCMeh , but they do have suggestions for ‘ Geek Grandmas ’ and the ‘ Person Who Has Everything . ’
ThinkGeek ’s Gift Center[ThinkGeek ] Okay , this is less a list and more of a ‘ bribe our swag , ’ but the ThinkGeek gang are good people with mostly good predilection , so you seldom go faulty with their suggestions . They have partitioning by price , too . Also , I stole one of their graphics .
Computer Shopper 2004 Product Guide[Shopper . Cnet ] prepare by Photo , microcomputer , and Gadgets .
CNet ’s Holiday Gift Guide 2004Broken down by who you ’re buying for . Minus 3 point for use of term ‘ goofball uncle . ’
Gear Guide 2004[MacWorld ] It ’s not really just Mac stuff , either . Some nerveless idea .
iPod Buyer ’s Guide 2004[iPodLounge ] I ca n’t believe I spaced this one ! This 4.5 meg PDF is worth the download for iPod lover — it ’s got almost every individual up - to - date iPod add-on inside you could mayhap desire . If you ’re buying for an iPod proprietor , grab it .
BMW Mini Holiday Gift Guide[MotoringFile ] Another PDF , but another one that ’s deserving it . Not everything in here is Mini exclusive — lots of skilful ideas for any car lover .
Deals on the Web Gift Index[DealsOnTheWeb ] This one is interesting , as it ’s more of an live index of hot deals than prompting , per se . I ’ve never used this site before , but it looks promising .
Holiday Gift Guide[PlainSimple ] As suggested by designers and bloggers . Never trust a blogger , I say , but there ’s some near stuff here — all over the display panel , too , including DVDs and tea leaf and hammers in among the gadgetry .
Geek Guide[ForeverGeek ] A slight predictable , but broken down into some useful class , like anime and record .
Cool Hunting Gift Guide[JoshRubin ] This one is for salary — Josh is hop you ’ll trust his impeccible sense of style enough to trounce out $ 8 to see it . He let me in for free , so now I ’m taint . There ’s some good stuff in there for sure — not the gizmo , so much , but the design / fashion stuff is quite spicy . If you wish his perceptiveness , it ’s deserving think .
No More Socks[NewScientist ] Comprehensive and organized by price and family . you could shop at their store , as well .
DESIGN 2004 Best Products of the Year[Fortune ] A few stand out item , but a lot of the same , despite a focus on ‘ pattern . ’ Money is ingredient in selection , with a all-embracing range .
The Circuits Holiday Buying Guide[NYTimes ] Hey , it ’s reasonably effective ! And I like their creepy-crawly extremely low frequency .
Apple Gift List[Apple ] Hey , all these hint are from Apple ! I ’d render the iPod Lounge guidebook first , but the iPod big bucks are kind of cool .
Brian ’s Belly Xmas List[BriansBelly ] A little Borscht Belt , as Choire might say , but there ’s a few occasional bits of divine guidance . Definitely for the human being in his castle .
wire peter 2004[Wired ] A gravid list , if I do say so myself , with lots of the same old , but emphatically some ideas I have n’t seen anywhere else .
iPod Gift Week[PlaylistMag ] Another iPod tilt , but amazingly different stuff from the others — the iPod is an industry unto itself .
A Gift Guide for Game Geeks[Wired ] Lore ’s wise — don’t purchase them games , buy them peripherals . You ’re more probable to attain the target . Although , if you have to buy someone a secret plan and have no idea what they like , buy them Katamari Damacy . Anyone that does n’t like that secret plan has no soul .
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