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10 not so ordinary Christmas gifts

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Consumer Electronics
By Rob Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group   
Monday, December 01, 2008 00:01
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Analyst Opinion - Yup, this is the time for gift guides and I am sure you will see plenty of them within the next four weeks. TG Daily will, of course, participate in this trend and soon publish what we believe will make special Christmas presents. But we also asked Rob Enderle to compile a list of not-so-ordinary gifts for those who have everything already.  We are sure these gifts will be remembered, some for a really long time.   


1. Wireless ButtKicker
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This is for that person who really wants a rich home theater experience.  ButtKickers are massive transducers that physically move what you are sitting on, adding that extra bit of reality to video game and movie explosions. This also has the added benefit of scaring the crap out of the pets that are in the room with you. The ButtKickers are wireless and connect to your sound system to supercharge your subwoofer and, well, kick your butt at appropriate moments. Price: About $400 at Amazon.


2. E-Holster Gadget Shoulder Holster
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While you may want to be careful wearing this into a security line at the airport, e-Holster makes a line of shoulder holsters for gadgets. Its latest product allows you to put most of the stuff that has taken up residence in your pants pockets under your arm where only security guards will likely take notice. It is much manlier that any of the purse-like bags that have unsuccessfully been sold to men so far. It is actually very useful and gives the wearer a kind of a geeky James Bond feel. It costs about $70.  


3. Peak Handcrafted Professional Quality Starpex Guitar Hero/Rock Band guitar
 
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Guitar Hero is a ball to play, but you generally feel like a dork with the little plastic guitar that is typically used in the game. This $180 guitar has the look and feel of a real electric guitar and if people aren't looking closely, it looks like you are really playing. Half the fun of pretending in a game like this is feeling real and a guitar like this helps the realism significantly. There is nothing like a realistic fake guitar to get the blood moving and the folks competing for the high score.  Though, at $180, if you break this puppy it is going to hurt so you may want to hide it from little Johnny.


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