Gadget Gift Ideas

If you love puzzles, why not pick up the Eternity II and give yourself a chance to become a millionaire two times over should you be the first person to solve it.

Well for starters this infuriating geometric head-scratcher took yonks to design. Secondly - and more importantly - the first person to solve it wins $2 million. You heard, $2 million! If you’re a complete puzzle-dunce, don’t despair. According to its creator, Christopher Monckton, Eternity II is just as likely to be solved by a 5-year-old as a mathematical genius. Apparently age and academic ability don’t come into it. Then again Mr Monckton is a former policy advisor to Margaret Thatcher. But there are loads of reasons why you shouldn’t hold that against him. In fact we can think of two million rather good ones!

It makes me wonder, who comes up with the $2 million prize money in the first place? Can they actually sell enough to offset the amount in the first place? With more and more kids these days preferring to spend their time on video games, I doubt this $49.95 will pick up the pace at retail stores.

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Remember Uncle Horace who does not trust banks, counting all his pennies and quarters every day to make sure they aren’t missing? Put him out of his misery with the Money Miser.

This idiot-proof motorized coin-sorting machine organizes change so that you don’t have to. Simply feed in a handful of coins, press the button and voilà! The semi-automatic Money Miser sorts out your pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters and drops them directly into handy paper coin tubes. Fold the tube top and you’re ready to go - to the bank, the arcade or your subterranean treasure vault. (Well, you never know).

The Money Miser will cause a $14.95 damage to your bank account, or $19.95 if you want the Coin Wraps bundled.

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As if racing is not enough, this pair of Boxing Grannies are willing to go all out to punch each other’s dentures (they have no more teeth, remember?) out of their mouths!

All that lifting of tea cups and hefty biscuits has given them some great upper body strength, and the time has come for them to find out who’s the top Granny. With an upper cut to strike terror into the hearts of any heavyweight (or paperweight at the very least), these Boxing Grannies will slog it out for victory. You control each Granny by pressing buttons on the base to power each arm, and if your Edna or Doris is hit in the right place, she will rock back on her feet, and your opponent scores a point. It’s a tough game, and these Grannies are not only up for the challenge, but can’t wait to get at each other. This may well be the beginning of something big…

I’m not too sure if a comically violent toy such as this will have negative repercussions on grandkids years down the road, but if you want to take the chance, the Boxing Grannies retail for £14.99 a pair.

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This might be a little late in coming, but if you happen not to have any fire insurance, then the Flameless Candle would be the better choice to use in your home this holiday season.

Candlelight makes any occasion special. This battery-operated candle is crafted of real wax that will never blacken, melt, or start a fire. Its flickering wick creates the look of a burning candle. Uses 2 AA batteries (not included). Glows up to 125 hours per battery set. Please specify Lavender, Vanilla, or Unscented. 3″ diam. x 6″ high.

If you purchase any two or more, they retail for $11.99 a pop.

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If you’ve left your Christmas shopping a touch on the late side you can either go and battle in the shops on the last shopping day, or if you’d rather do your last minute shopping from the comfort of your PC you can order gift vouchers and print them yourself (unfortunately you do have to pay for them first).

You can order gifts vouchers from the from the following gadget friendly stores:

Think Geek - Order Vouchers here.

Amazon.com - Gift Cards page.

Firebox - Cool Gadget Gift Vouchers for us in the UK.

Amazon.co.uk - Another gift certificate page.

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I’ve just had an email from Think Geek and there is time to order presents and still get them before Christmas, the last order day is Dec 20 and not only that but you can get a $10 discount if you order is $50 or more (use the offer code w00t).

Details: Think Geek Offer

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MTV Rock Band Special Edition

Letting gamers go beyond air guitar to fulfill their rock n’ roll fantasy, MTVs Rock Band ups the ante over Guitar Hero by including master lead guitar, drums, and a microphone for vocals to get both your grove and your game on. Very similar to Guitar Hero, the band can not only master recordings from legendary artists, they can do it in career and world tour modes.

Cost : around $250

Power Tour Guitar, Les Paul Edition

If your kid wants to go beyond 5 buttons and game play to grinding with a real axe with real music, the Power Tour Guitar Les Paul edition may be the perfect way for him/her to learn. The Power Tour Guitar uses lights, rather than strings, to teach the user how to play several legendary classic rock songs. The lights flash indicating where to place fingers and strumming actually plays the tune digitally. Hook it up to the optional amp and you’re ready to rock n’ roll!

Cost : around $50

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Have you got a student in the family and you’re stuck on what to buy them for Christmas, well you could give them money and wash them spend it in the nearest bar or buy them one of these cool gadgets, no contest.

Titanium Spork

Save on washing up with the is it a fork, is it a spoon, no it’s the titanium spork.

The Titanium Spork is ready for the challenge. Titanium is known for its great strength, corrosion resistance, and light weight, which makes this spork a valuable asset around feeding time. Imagine how much more food you could shovel in at your local buffet if you didn’t have to worry about the strain of picking up a heavy fork or spoon. Your food consumption can become the stuff of legends.

Cost : $8.99

Inka Pen Travel Pen

I’ve had one of these for a couple of years and it comes in so handy always having a write anywhere pen (even underwater and outerspace) on me, the Inka Pen.

The Inka Pen stores in its stainless steel case as a harmless looking keychain fob. A quick pull, and out pops the carbon fiber pen with its pressurized ink cartridge. Because it is pressurized, you can write at any angle, at any altitude, even underwater! And if you’re going to be writing for some time, you can unscrew the stainless steel fob and reconfigure your pen into Full-Size mode (that means it is, well, full size). There’s even a hidden stylus! The Inka Pen is the ultimate in portable writing.

Cost : $14.99

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