As the holiday shopping seasons kicks off with eager shoppers rushing to stores in the early hours of the morning on Black Friday, you may still be wondering what to get the tech lover on your list or even pondering what you hope to see under the tree this year with your name on it.
This year’s most popular items include tablets, e-readers, smartphones, and games that are sure to please the technology enthusiast in your life.
By far, one of the most coveted items this holiday season is the Amazon Kindle Fire, which is considered the Apple iPad’s first real competitor. Not only serving as an e-reader, the recently launched device is the first full color, touch screen gadget made by the company. Priced at $199, it could be the best Kindle manufactured by Amazon to date.
While Kindles are popular reading devices, the Kindle Fire serves a broader purpose than to just hold reading material. With the ability to surf through web pages, watch movies and TV shows, check e-mail, and play games, reading might be the last thing on your mind.
Measuring seven inches diagonally, it’s slim and portable design makes the Kindle Fire easy to take just about anywhere and it’s simple design consisting of only one power switch and two jacks, one for headphones and the other for power, makes the device easy to operate.
While the Kindle Fire may be an affordable alternative to the $500 Apple iPad 2, some shoppers may prefer the Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet.
Priced slightly higher than the Kindle Fire, the Nook Tablet will set you back about $250, but has twice the memory capacity than the Kindle Fire, with an expansion slot for even more storage space. On the other hand, the Nook Tablet does not come with Amazon apps, but will stream movies through Netflix and TV shows through Hulu.
For those who prefer to talk rather than read, there are a variety of new smartphones available this season as well.
The Samsung Galaxy S II is currently one of the thinnest smartphones in the market and rivals the trendy iPhone 4. With an eight megapixel camera, complete with HD recording capabilities, every moment you capture will be clear as crystal.
The crisp, vibrant screen along with an Android operating system provides customers with a sleek looking phone that has all the amenities you expect from a smartphone. Priced at $199, the Samsung Galaxy S II is available through multiple service providers like Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T. It seems as though companies are on a race to make to the thinnest phone possible and in this competition the Motorola Droid Razr has been able to hold its own for some time now.
Since 2004, the Motorola Razr revolutionized mobile phone design by creating popular slim devices that have influenced the look of nearly all other cell phone manufacturing companies, and the newest version of the phone is no different.
Considered the thinnest smartphone in the world, the Motorola Droid Razr also includes an eight megapixel camera with a water repellant surface, and a processor that ensures blazing speeds while surfing the web and downloading files.
Also priced at $199, the only drawback to the Razr is that it is only available through Verizon.
If you’re looking to impress the gamers on your list and can’t wait for the February release of Sony’s PlayStation Vita to come out, perhaps the Nintendo 3DS might be something to keep in mind.
The portable console is equipped with a 3D camera for photos and video, streams Netflix and Hulu, and most importantly, allows gamers access to 3D games. Nintendo is releasing several 3D titles for the console, but the device is also compatible with other DS games. The starting price for the Nintendo 3DS is $169.99.
After all the reading, talking and gaming, music might be your only escape and for the music lover that is always on the go, an Apple iPod Shuffle is the way to go.
Although the mp3 player made its debut in 2005, the practical, two gigabyte device, which has a 15 hour battery life and easily clips onto clothing for portability, still makes the perfect stocking stuffer.
Even better, the $49 price tag won’t break your bank.
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