Networking World: Last-minute techie holiday gift guide

Gift Guide 2013: Work gadgets | Gift Guide 2013: Photo and video gadgets

Network World Special Alert

Gift Guide 2013: Kid stuff and geek stuff
As a dad of three youngsters, one of my favorite categories in the holiday gift guide is seeing what technology-related fun we can dig up and play with. Here our a bunch of our favorite toys and silly geeky things that will keep your kids (or the kid in you) entertained for weeks, months or even years. Read More

In this Issue

Gift Guide 2013: Work gadgets
The merging world of personal technology and workplace technology is always a fascinating scene to observe, so a lot of devices here can be utilized at home, and vice versa (see our Digital Life article for home-related tech gift ideas). But for the most part, we're confident that your work life will improve with these gadgets - peruse the writeups for gift ideas for your favorite colleague! Read More

Gift Guide 2013: Photo and video gadgets
Like the world of smartphones and tablets, where there are so many choices and options that trying to highlight them all is an experiment in confusion, the world of digital cameras and video cameras presents a multitude of devices. For this wrapup, then, we're presenting a bunch of materials that the photographer and/or videographer would like to include in their arsenals, with a focus on things that let people watch videos or produce photos easier. Read More

Gift Guide 2013: Games and gaming gear
Let's face it - this holiday season is going to be really good for the video gamer on your holiday list. Not only are there two new gaming consoles coming out (the Xbox One and Sony Playstation 4), but there are a bunch of games that will keep you entertained for months on end. Plus the accessories to enhance those games and experiences continue to be top-notch. Read More

Gift Guide 2013: Home and digital life gadgets
Like many categories that we've chosen for this year's holiday gift guide, the lines are blurred. Several devices within the "home" category could fall into the "Audio Gear", "Video gear" or "Work/Office Gear" categories, considering how much work we do at home, or how much home technology we bring to work. Read More

Gift Guide 2013: Health and fitness gadgets
There's no time like the present to start thinking about ways to make you feel better or get healthier. The gadgets and gift ideas presented here focus on exercise-related gadgets and two ways on getting a better night's sleep, which has been shown as one of the best ways to get healthier. Use these in-between your long bouts of videogame playing or video watching on the couch! Read More

Gift Guide 2013: Outdoor gear or travel gear
While many of these gift ideas would make for a better fit in our summer gadget gift guide, these outdoor gadgets could still be used in parts of the country (or world) where the chilling cold of winter hasn't struck yet. In addition, cases and things that protect your devices never go out of style, whether indoors or outdoors. Here are our favorite devices that sort of fit this category of outdoor gear or on-the-road gadgets: Read More

Gift Guide 2013: Phones, tablets and computers
In the past, we used to separate out categories for cell phones, tablets and computers. In theory, we still could create separate guides just for those products - there are so many options to choose from and not a week goes by where another phone, tablet or computer hits the market. Read More

Gift Guide 2013: POWER Gadgets
In general giving someone the gift of a device that can recharge the battery on their smartphone or tablet might not be on the top of your list. After all, people are generally more excited opening the box on their new phone, tablet or music player than a small black box with power prongs attached to it. Read More

Gift Guide 2013: Extras and Accessories
Our annual holiday gift guide always ends up with devices and gadgets that we just can't fit into the other buckets. But rather than not consider them, we create a "miscellaneous" bucket. If you're an artist, creative type or are just looking for something to keep track of your keys, check out some of these gift ideas / suggestions: Read More

Lulzy Christmas: Hackers buy presents for the poor with gov't officials' credit cards
While there's nothing quite like the warm and fuzzy feeling of giving gifts to the less fortunate, TeamBerserk hacktivists are donating "thoughtful gifts" that are paid for with credit cards belonging to naughty government officials, politicians and corporations. Read More

11 Holiday Gift Ideas for IT Executives
The holidays are here and if you are still shopping for gifts for the tech pro in your life (or maybe you're making your own Christmas wish list), these products are as practical are they are cool. Read More

SLIDESHOWS

Avaya builds massive Wi-Fi net for 2014 Winter Olympics

BYOD for 30,000 people creates extraordinary demands on the network.

JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES

As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity).

Network World on Facebook

Network World on LinkedIn

MOST-READ STORIES

1. Target says 40 million cards likely skimmed in security breach

2. The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013

3. What Microsoft did right and wrong in 2013

4. Frustrated users complain about SkyDrive problems after Windows 8.1 update

5. New DDoS malware targets Linux and Windows systems

6. University of Florida gets 100Gbps link to Internet2, upgrades campus research net to 200Gbps

7. Microsoft warns customers to update to Windows 8.1 final or face ruin

8. Cisco teams with VMware, Citrix to counter Amazon's new cloud-based desktop

9. 8 products you should not rush to upgrade