The 2008 geek gadget gift guide

28.11.2008
Whether waiting for the Thanksgiving meal or basking in its tryptophan-induced afterglow, the thoughts of your favorite geek (who could be you!) inevitably turn to gadgets, dancing like sugar plums in his or her thoughts. A real geek already has the obvious toys, such as Absolutely Mad: 50 Years of Mad Magazine on DVD, a Microsoft Xbox 360, an Apple , a Garmin Nuvi 880, and one or more of the hot smartphones: the .

What's really special this year for the techie in your life? InfoWorld's band of mad scientists -- a motley crew of software, networking, datacenter, and hardware experts that habituates the -- offers recommendations of what they lust after ... and know other true geeks do, too.

In alphabetical order, here are our 10 top picks: * Apple * Botanicalls * Cathode Corner * EVGA * Eye-Fi * 4th Motion * MvixUSA * Sky Factory * SRS Labs * Yoggie

And delve into our .

Okay, we know you really want a new mobile, too. Get the scoop on the InfoWorld Test Center's .