Chip Chick’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2009

When it comes to gift guides, we take pride in not being patronizing. You’ll never see an iPhone, PS3, 50″ HDTV, etc., on our list or anything that we know that you and your aunt’s uncle already know about and want. But that doesn’t mean we won’t recommend getting these cool gadgets for your loved ones this season. So read on for Chip Chick’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2009.

For the Gadgetnista who has it all:

	TouchTec iPhone and iPod gloves These iPhone gloves are truly in a class of their own. Unlike other iPod gloves out there, every inch of a TouchTec glove can be used on a touchscreen enable device, as matter of fact – TouchTec gloves mimic the human hand. Gaspar Gloves are offering up TouchTec enabled gloves made of high quality materials in the $200-$300 price range.

	Heartbeats by Lady Gaga Since the moment they were announced we’ve been going Ga-Ga over Lady Gaga’s Heartbeats earphones. The House of Gaga’s collaboration with Monster and the Beats by Dr. Dre has resulted in one beautiful pair of buds. Check out the full review here. Pricing for the HeartBeats begins at $99.95.

	Jabra STONE Bluetooth Headset The Jabra STONE is a super compact and very sexy bluetooth headset that is perfect for the person who likes to keep it minimalist and light. Check out the full review here. The Jabra Stone retails for $139.

For the practical man or woman:

	Speck’s “Packs” Laptop Cases Available as a backpack, shoulder bag, carrying sleeve, or messing brag, these high quality traveling assess will keep your laptop and gadgets safe when you’re traveling. Bets of all the pricing is reasonable an the designs are classy and neutral enough, so that just about everyone will love them – whether male or female or low or high maintenance. Yeh, you know who we’re talking about. Check out the reviews here.

	DLO JumpStart Power Charger for iPod & iPhone They love their iPhone, and they already have a spiffy case and dock for it. But what they’re missing is most important – extra battery life. When you’re out and about and your iPhone battery gets sucked dry from too much apps, and surfing, there is nothing more precious than having the JumpStart there to revive your system with a full recharge. The JumpStart also comes with a cable so that you can sync and charge at the same time. You can pick it up for $59.99.

	Epson Artisan 810 All-In-One Printer Epson’s Artisan 800 Series is one of our favorite All-in-one printers of all time. Thew new 810 model even manages to improve over its successor. This system print beautiful colors, scans, faxes, copies, does wifi, and has a neat 7.8″ touch panel LCD. The system retails for $199.
For the Student:

	Moshi voice control travel alarm clock Available in available in pink, blue, black, and white, this unique alarm clock lets you control it with voice commands! Set the time, the alarm, tell it to snooze, or ask of it for the temperature – this portable alarm clock will listen to you. You can pick it up for just $24.99

	HP Mini 110 by Studio Tord Boontje There are so many notebooks out there right now, choosing one has become extremely overwhelming. But the HP Mini 110 by Studio Tord Boontje stands out with a unique design and finish. The netbook features a flora design that weaves delicately around endangered animals and it’s also the first ever system to use three-dimensional surface technology that HP is calling Imprint 3D. You can pick up the HP Mini 110-1135NR by Studio Tord Boontje for $399.

	LaCie iamaKey USB Flash Drive Like notebooks, there are so many notebooks in the sea. So why does this one stand out? The Lacie iamaKey USB key looks like a regular old key, and it is also super rugged, making it perfect for students to throw on their keychain without having to worry about leaving behind or worse, damaging their important files. Check out the full review here. Pricing begins at about $20.00.

Stocking stuffers:

	SanDisk Sansa Clip For the those of you who appreciate getting more value then you can get from a iPod Shuffle, the SanDisk Sansa Clip, which costs as little as $39.99 with a 2GB capacity comes with an LCD screen, FM tuner, voice recording, 15 Hour battery life, and it can be expanded unto 16GB with a microSD card or with SanDisk’s music filled slotRadio cards.

	Neff Knit Headphones But wait! What would the holiday be without some cheesy stocking stuffers? Don’t dare get them a knit sweater. Instead get them these Neff Knit Headphones. This particle pair looks ready to sit down by the fire place and cozy up to some tunes. You can pick them up for $42.

	USB Christmas Tree with Keyboard Response LED Lights The USB Christmas Tree doesn’t just light up, it lights up as you type! And as you type its LED lights will magically change colors. The faster you type, the moor of a pretty right show you’ll see. Pricing begins at around $5.96 per USB Chirstmas Tree.