Lets start with gadgets, cause gadgets work! Let me list down some –
1) Portable Hard drive – These ‘lil beauties work only on USB power that means he doesn’t need to carry around those heavy power chords and they are so small that it fits right in the pocket!
Find one here
Recommendations – Western Digital 250 or 320 gigs
Damages – 120 to 150 dollars*
Tip - You can buy him a caselogic case for this hard drive, just to show him how much you care. You can find some here, they are about 20 dollars*
2) Microsoft Zune – There are 3 reasons why you should choose a Zune over an iPod, they are cheap, it has a big ass screen, and they can be upgraded to second generation firmware.
Damages – 180 to 200 Dollars*
Tip – Brown Zune is a turn off.
Find one here
3) Radio controlled helicopters – I know this one surprised you but believe me guys like it. Click here to shop.
Damages –20 – 40 dollars*
Tip – Buy 6 AA sized batteries before hand, the remote needs it. The helicopter ships without them. Also make sure you buy rechargeable batteries cause the remote eats batteries vary fast.
4) Xbox 360 – The gaming console from Microsoft. It ships with one wireless control and gaming headsets
Find one here
Damages –350 dollars*
Tip – If he already has one then probably he has only one controller, in this case you can buy him one wireless controller. By doing this you both will be able to enjoy your favorite game together. Topspin (It is a tennis game) is a best 2 player game.
Click here to get a wireless controller
5) PlayStation 3 – Another gaming console, this one from Sony. Well if you ask me my personal favorite is Xbox 360 but the only reason I would consider buying a PS3 system is it plays Blue Ray movies where as an Xbox needs an external HD DVD (competitor to Blue ray discs) player
Damages – 399 dollars*
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6) Nokia E61i – This is a business style mobile phone, but does far more than just a business phone. Apart from checking your emails, you can listen to music, watch videos, capture photos and videos. But the highlight feature of this phone is you can use this phone as a VoIP phone. Since this phone is Wi-Fi enabled, all you need to do is configure your VoIP service provider. That means, where ever you have wireless internet access you both can talk for free! Cool aint it?
Damages – 330 dollars*
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7) Garmin nuvi 250 GPS - If you guys are new to the city, this is the most useful thing to carry around, it will help you find best restaurants in town to spend a romantic evening on valentine’s day. This comes very cheap and yet has almost all the features that most GPS navigation system have. Additionally it play photo slide shows.
Damages – 226 Dollars*
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Fossil Wrist watches – This brand is well recognized yet they are not very expensive. And if you go to a factory outlet you might get watches starting 40 dollars.
Damages – starts from 40 dollars
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9) Burnout Paradise – Successor of Burnout Revenge, it is “the hottest” game right now. Released just a few days back! I am sure your partner would love it!
Damages – 56.99 *
Find one here
Tip - Make sure you buy the game for right console. The link above is for Xbox 360 Game. If you buy the wrong game it will NOT work. You can also find used gams at www.GameStop.com
10) Gift cards – And if nothing suits you from the list above or any list for that matter, best you could do is buy him a gift card of any leading gadget store, BestBuy or Circuit City to name a few.
*All the prices mentioned in this post are approx. & before tax.They may change.
Nintendo Wii Family Bundle is available at GameStop, WILL SHIP ONLY AFTER 3/28/08.
. As usual quantities are very low, so grab it as fast as you can. Limits to one item per household.
