Thursday, December 08, 2011

Holiday gift guide 2011

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Holiday gift guide 2011
The holidays are here, and it's time to rock! With more than 140 products to choose from, let us take you on a journey through our favorite personal technology products and gift ideas for the techie on your list. From phones to computers to the hottest video games, we've got a bunch of great gift ideas. Please peruse and share with friends and family! Read More


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Personal Storage Tech Treasures
There's a lot of shiny and flashy gadgets and home entertainment devices that will entice most of the population during the holidays – cameras, music players, camcorders and tablets are sure to be this season's top sellers once again. But once gift recipients start to create content, listen to music, download apps or record videos, they will eventually need a good, safe and reliable digital place to store their stuff. That's where storage comes in – it's not always the sexiest product category, but there's a lot of new innovations in storage that we think will make good gifts as well. Read More

Health & Fitness Tech Treasures
Making a big comeback in this year's holiday gift guide is the health and fitness category. Whether you're just starting out on the path of exercise, or are a seasoned athlete, the number of consumer electronics products dedicated to a person's health has increased steadily over the past few years. Here are some of our favorites that can make a good gift under the tree for your favorite fitness enthusiast. Read More

Travel Gear Tech Treasures
One thing that has remained constant over the years is that we still like to travel. Whether it's by plane, train or automobile, we're always on the go. Here are our favorite gift ideas for the road warrior on your list. Read More


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After Hours (video games) Tech Treasures
When we first started doing the Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guides, our "After Hours" section used to cover all of the "entertainment" devices, toys, gadgets and video games. With the explosion of home entertainment, personal entertainment and other consumer electronics, the entire guide is practically an "After Hours" section. Still, here are some of our picks of favorite video games and other "after work" distractions for you or your family. Read More

Digital Video and Photo Tech Treasures
Like smartphones and music players, the digital video and photography category has exploded with cameras over the past few years. Rather than focusing on every model and device with an X number of megapixels, we've focused our attention new ways and gadgets that incorporate photography or video in new or different ways. Read More

Smartphones and Accessories Tech Treasures
Remember when cell phones were as big as a brick and required a separate shoulder pack to keep the battery up and running? Yeah, so do we. But we also remember the birth of the smartphone, and since then, they've gotten smarter and smarter. With dozens of choices out there now (several iPhone models and carriers, along with multitudes of Android devices), we figure that your gift recipient already has a smartphone. So we're focusing on some products that can enhance their smartphone, whether it's a nice case, charging device, Bluetooth headset or other cool accessory. Here's what we liked this year. Read More


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Tablet Accessories Tech Treasures
While last year may have been the year of the tablet (with the introduction/invasion of the iPad), this year certainly qualifies as the year of the tablet accessory. Whether it's a case, a pillow, stand or speaker system, we've compiled a list of our favorite devices to go along with our favorite tablets. Read More

Miscellaneous Tech Treasures
In our 12th year of presenting our Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide, we've done our best to try to categorize the gift ideas into different groups – portable entertainment, travel gear, etc. While many of these ideas could, in theory, be placed there, sometimes we just feel that the device/gift idea should just be placed in "miscellaneous." So that's what we did with some of these. Enjoy! Read More

Home Entertainment Tech Treasures
The home entertainment category in our Cool Yule Tools holiday guide used to be a part of the "After Hours" section, but with the explosion of high-tech features in the consumer electronics space, there's a multitude of devices that will keep you entertained after a long day of work. Here are our picks for gift ideas that can keep you entertained and connected when you're home. Read More

Portable Entertainment Tech Treasures
In the category of portable entertainment, what once was filled with different portable music players has been replaced instead by accessories that go along with the iPod, iPhone or other smartphone device that can play music. Read More



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