The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2010 Part 3

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A/V gear, gadgets, Blu-ray movies, video games, and more for your holiday shopping.

November 04, 2010 by EH Staff

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Sony Bloggie Touch Camera

The Bloggie Touch packs a goofy name and insanely good camera specs into an iPhone-type shell. The device does 12.8-megapixel still images and 820 x 1080 video all on the go. Relive those memorable moments, by taking a quick peek on the unit’s 3-inch LCD touchscreen or hook the device up to any TV, via the camera’s HDMI output. If it’s an especially cute or embarrassing incident, you can tag photos and videos inside the camera. Then, next time the device meets your computer, those designated items will get instantly uploaded to Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, or YouTube. Choose between pink, blue, silver or black on the 8GB model; silver or black for 4GB users.

Clicker Universal Remote

Ever used a remote to crack open a beer? Someone must have. That’s the only explanation for this truly goofy, ingenious gadget. The Clicker is the ultimate universal remote, packing in a built-in bottle opener. First and foremost, it is a remote, which means it can change channels, crank the volume and do some of the things you’d expect from a normal remote. The company says the Clicker can accommodate 800 preset manufacturer device codes, and has both manual searching and learning functions. Every guy on our list is getting one of these this year—a few of the ladies as well.

iHome iB969 Charging Station

For the geek with every gadget, we have iHome’s new charging station. This hot little hub ditches cables for at least four of your must-have-ready-at-all-times gadgets. That includes a stand for your iPad, dueling docks for both an iPhone and iPod, and whatever else you can shove in there via USB. One of those docks also allows for syncing up to iTunes, while the other is just gets the juice. A rubberized rest area helps keep everything nice and contained, as does cord holders. It also comes packing with a mini-to-micro USB adapter, and cables for those USB add-ons.

ION Tape Express Plus Cassette Converter

Yes, we know you still have a box-load of mixed tapes leftover from junior high—or maybe even a few summers ago. It’s time to clear some space, but you don’t have to erase those memories. Pop in your favorite mixed tape (we suggest something involving “love,” “summer” or “rocks”), plug the device into your computer, and watch technology take over. No external cassette player is needed; this portable works with all kinds of tapes, as well as both Mac and PC computers. It also comes with ION’s own EZ Tape Converter software, which makes transferring and syncing music to iTunes a breeze.

TiVo Slide Remote

Sure, this remote only good for TiVo users and really won’t replace anyone’s universal controller. That said, it’s certainly a must-have for TiVo-addicted friends and family. Instead of the old remote, this packs in a retractable QWERTY keyboard, which makes it easy to search for programming as well as every and any whim on YouTube. Even better, it’s got Bluetooth, which means you can stuff that TiVo inside an A/V cabinet, without missing a beat.

Atlona AT-HDAir

You’ve got all this great stuff stored on the hard drive of your computer: pictures, videos, music. Your friends probably do to. Untie them—or yourself—from the tiny screen of the PC by giving them a wireless PC-to-HDTV adapter. Atlona’s AT-HDAir connects any Windows-based PC to an HDTV or another computer wirelessly. High-resolution content can be streamed up to 30 feet away from Point A to Point B. If seeing the PC content on one TV isn’t enough, the device can be configured to transmit the same video, photos, whatever, to a second TV.

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