Tech Gifts for 2008

Still looking for a last-minute, really unique gift? The selections below range from the simple and sophisticated to over-the-top tech wonder and delight. After all, who hasn’t wished that Santa might bring a jet pack?

$6—Paper Mouse Pad: Ingenious! It’s a mouse pad from Rhodia that doubles as a note pad. Thirty sheets of graph paper allow you to write as you work. When you’re finished with that sheet, tear it off for a clean slate. www.vickerey.com/prh900.html

$14—Hand Shredder: Think of these as super scissors. These multi-blade scissors cover your shredding needs with no electric or battery power required. Crafty types will have loads of fun with these as well. Confetti anyone? www.compact-impact.com/contents

$22—Kangaroom Cell Phone Charging Station: Awesome for organizing, displaying and charging all at the same time; a garage for all your gadgets. It hides the tangle of cords from your phone, pda or mp3 player and even provides a little space on the top for your keys and spare change. www.kangaroomstorage.com

$100—Roku Netflix Player: It’s DVR directly to Netflix that lets on-demand movies from NetFlix in HiDef with your Netflix subscription. Like TiVo but for Netflix. www.roku.com/netflixplayer/order-now.php

$500—Drobo Data Robot: It’s network attached hybrid RAID 5 + 1 Beyond RAID storage and it’s awesome. In plain English, this will back up your data (or store it) with nothing to configure or manage. www.drobo.com/Products/Index.html

$40,000—2009, 23’ Airstream Flying Cloud Camper: The latest in home office luxury featuring lots of storage, panaramic front window, kitchen, and hookup for cable. Oh yes, you can also take it camping. www.colonialairstream.com/newinventory/8574.html

$200,000—Go Fast! T-73 Jet Pack: Eleven miles in nine minutes at 85mph up to 250 feet above the ground and it includes training!!! www.jetpackinternational.com/equip.html