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Created on: November 20, 2007
You've shopped like a pro all throughout the holidays. You cashed in on Black Friday, you found the best online deals, and now you just have one more person to buy for - the "web search geek" of the family. Yeah, you could snag him another flash drive or just settle for a gift card, but you'd like to surprise the geek this year, or maybe even impress him. Where do you start? Below are 5 of the hottest gift ideas that will send your "web search geek" straight to his PC wondering 'how on earth you came up with such a great idea':
1.Belkin Mouse Trap Mouse Pad: This a portable mouse pad that zips up and holds a mouse and other small items for safe and organized mobility. A web search geek cannot be confined to one place, and he'll appreciate the convenience this mobile mouse pad offers. It can found at Amazon.com for a mere $12.99.
2.The Man She Forgot To Google T-shirt: This T-shirt will capture your web search geeks heart for eternity. How better define his passion than by justifying the importance of the web's most popular search engine? The shirt shows an illustration of a woman and man, and state the following: "HER BLIND DATE SEEMED NICE ENOUGH, BUT HE COULD BE ANYBODY...A HUGE STAR TREK FAN. A PORN WEBMASTER. OR EVEN, GOD HER, A RIGHT WING BLOGGER! THE MAN SHE FORGOT TO GOOGLE...DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU!" Find it here for $20.00: http://www.t-shirthumor.com/Merchant2/products/msfg. html?Category_Code=newr .
3. Google Apparel: Any web search geek is going to love wearing anything that says "Google". Visit the Google Store at http://www.googlestore.com/category.asp?catid=5 to find everything from 3/4 sleeve "Google" baseball shirts, to mens and womens bike jerseys, on to "Google" beanies and baseball caps. Prices range from $10.50 to $182.00. Take your pick; they will love you for it.
4.Wi-Fi Detector Shirt: Snag one of these babies and the web search geek will probably immediately up your share of his fortune that has been delegated to you in his will. This shirt has a battery pack for 3 AAA batteries sewn on the inside. These batteries give power to the dynamic decal that reveals when you enter into an area containing an 802.11b or 802.11g signal for wireless internet. Just like your windows icon, this decal show the signal strength as well. The decal can be removed for washing, and worn again for some high tech wi-fi detection. Find it at ThinkGeek.com for $29.99.
5. Celluon Laser Projection Keyboard: You know the picture, the web search geek keying tirelessly into his or her PDA, smart phone or laptop. Then you get their message and have to translate "he" into "if" and so on. The solution? A laser projection keyboard! The geek can fit this small device into their briefcase or pocket. They turn it on and instantly have a projection keyboard on any surface. They will love you for it, and so will their fingers. Check it out at: http://www.amazon.com/Celluon-CL800BT-Laser-Projecti on-Keyboard/dp/B000ESNE8S/sr=8-2/qid=1164740344?ie=U TF8&s=electronics
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