From cameras, gaming accessories, televisions, laptops and tablets to even to the lovable GPS, you have so many choices to choose from. But which ones are the good ones to give?
Tech gifts are no longer the things you give to that one geek you have in your family or friendship circle, now it is the must buy gift. But with many brands offering, what may seem to be, the same, it is very hard to find the good ones out of the bad gifts.
However, don't fret. TECHGEEK.com.au is here to help. From November 26 to the very last day of the massive holiday shopping season, December 24, we will be providing some gift ideas, places to find tech bargains and even some holiday tech tips. We will also be answering your holiday related questions, online on our Formspring account, during regular episodes of the podcast or on our live Holiday Gift Guide episode. So why not get your questions in now?
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Hope what we provide does helps with your Christmas buys! Enjoy and Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it) from all the editors and contributors from TECHGEEK.com.au.
On behalf of everyone here at TECHGEEK.com.au, both our editors and contributors, we thank you for being our readers for the entire year. Thanks for making 2010 the year TECHGEEK.com.au expanded to new ventures, explored new areas of engagement to target your needs and to help us make the site all about making technology easier for you all.
While we go on and bring you some holiday gift ideas, why not put some of that hard earned cash that you got to charity. While many sites usually ignore such a thing, we think – despite the harsh economic times – it is time to help your fellow man out.
Steam sure does love Christmas! The digital PC and Mac gaming platform has just unwrapped a slew of bargains on heaps of quality titles, with daily specials. Today’s savings include Portal for US$3.74, Super Meat Boy for US$3.75, Battlefield Bad Company 2 for US$6.79 and heaps more. There are also longer sales that last until January 2.
We covered the consoles in part one, but what about the portables? So here is the second part of our list of games you should consider when buying a game for the Nintendo DS or the PlayStation Portable for that special person, family member or co-worker.
Since we are just full of surprises, we have more items to giveaway. This time, we have just a simple iPad case from our friends at Soniq. It’s made from genuine leather, it has a soft lining and the front cover folds back to provide a desktop typing angle. It’s worth RRP $49.00 and all you have to do is answer the below question to win it. Simple huh?
As its the final week of Christmas, expect to see some huge bargains coming out for stores in order to get you to buy last minute gifts. Of course, one of these would be the games – and I have created this super list of the top five games for the next-gen console (except for the PC) should get as a gift.
Don’t forget, we have a LIVE PODCAST for our last show of 2010 for the TECHGEEK Podcast tonight at 7:00PM Melbourne/Sydney Time (or 6pm Brisbane, 6:30pm Adelaide and 3pm in Perth). We also have prizes for you to win, which Stewart has announced here. Don’t forget, you have to be an Australian citizen to win. But how do you win? Simple. Ask us a question.
The Motorola DEFY has landed in Australia. One of the latest offerings on the Telstra’s network, the phone features a five megapixel camera and a chassis unlike other Android offerings from all carriers. However, is it a good phone compared to the rest of the Android phones, such as HTC’s Desire HD? Or does it fall flat on its knees?
Want to know what we will be giving away during our LIVE Podcast on the 18th of December? Well here it is. And we have some big ones! We could be giving away more on the night but this is the confirmed list. It’s also really easy to win, you just need to be listening to the podcast to be in the running.
We love showing bargains all over the net, and why not show off some more gaming ones. The Kinect, which has a recommended retail price of $199 (for the unit only, not the bundle with the console), can seem a bit too much to pay for. Well, have no fear, we have found a least a bargain you can take advantage of.
Since we love our fellow readers, we have decided to give out another product, this time from our friends from OXX Digital. This is the OXX Digital Pocket DAB+ Radio, a portable digital radio device, meaning that you can listen to all your favourite digital radio stations on the go.
Looking for that extra space to store your home movies, backups or important large files? Now’s the perfect time to grab a new hard drive for exactly that! You can grab this Western Digital MyBook Essential USB Hard drive with 1TB of storage for only $79. That’s right – $79. Down from an already discounted price of $89.
Now you can enjoy TV in your room. This is a fantastic and cheap option for placing a TV in your bedroom, the kids room and even in the pool room. You can pick up this 26″ LCD TV from DSE for only $299, down from $399. A huge saving of $100.
Get ready for digital television with this cheap Dick Smith HD Set Top Box for only $49. That’s right, it’s only $49 dollars and comes with a bonus HDMI cable! When the Australian Government turns off the analogue signal, you will be all set and watching digital TV in Full HD.
What’s this you see? That’s right – It’s a PlayStation 3 Slimline Console and for a fantastic price. This console is the latest from the Sony factory and it has a wealth of features. At for tomorrow only, you can grab it for $449. A saving of $100 at it’s RRP of $549. It also comes with the Gran Turismo 5 Game!