Looking
for the inside track on what is sure to be this season’s
version of the Zhu-Zhu Pet, Tickle Me Elmo or a Cabbage Patch Kid (for
those of us that remember the 80s)? Well go look someplace
else folks, because here at Ten Ton Hammer we are all about gamers,
geeks and gadgets. Here are some of our favorites, from the
ultra-cool to the ultra-quirky, all broken down by price range.
Under $20 – Perfect
for the stocking, and the recession.
href="http://www.target.com/s?keywords=game+cards&searchNodeID=1038598&ref=sr_bx_1_11&x=0&y=0">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 200px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91954"
alt="Game Time Card"> |
style="font-weight: bold;"
href="http://www.target.com/s?keywords=game+cards&searchNodeID=1038598&ref=sr_bx_1_11&x=0&y=0">Game
Time Cards - Aren’t
gamers awesome? We can take the single
most boring and impersonal gift in your Aunt Mildred’s
repertoire of
bad gift giving and warp into something that is sure to bring a smile
to any MMOG addict. The explosion of popularity that started
with Kurt Schilling playing EQ during an interview and blew up into
commercials featuring Toyota Trucks and Night Elf Mohawks has made its
way into mainstream gift giving as nearly every online game has a
plastic presence at your local Mega-Lo Mart. For the Non gamer (shun
the non-believers) types - consider an iTunes card.
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href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/wacky-edibles/e5a7/">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 200px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/92168"
alt="Unicorn Meat"> |
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/wacky-edibles/e5a7/">Canned
Unicorn Meat - Few forms of
nourishment on any planet are a better source of sparkles. Harvested
exclusivley from the pesky beast with the zone wide aggro range in
Greater Faydark, this product is 100% cruelty free and straight from
candy mountain.
style="font-weight: bold;">$11.99 |
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style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 180px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91972" alt="DLC"> |
style="font-weight: bold;"
href="http://store.steampowered.com/search/?category2=21">DLC
style="font-weight: bold;"> -
We
love MMOGs here at the Hammer, but we also appreciate their forbearers,
the single player game. Perhaps the biggest knock against the single
player titles is simply how quickly you beat them and are left with
that empty lonely feeling again. Enter downloadable content (or DLC),
the newest craze in traditional gaming which allows developers to add
campaigns to keep their games growing and going. While many
of us wait with baited breath for Fallout: New Vegas’s addon
packs to
hit the virtual shelves, there are several great options already
available for other games. Among our favorites are
style="font-style: italic;">Borderlands:
Claptrap’s New
Robot Revolution,
style="font-style: italic;">F.E.A.R.
2: Reborn and
style="font-style: italic;">
Fallout 3: The Pitt
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href="http://www.mydeskpets.com/gobot.html">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 116px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91969"
alt="Skitter Bot"> |
href="http://www.mydeskpets.com/gobot.html">
style="font-weight: bold;">Desk Pets
– When USB was unleashed upon the computing world its
possibilities
seemed almost limitless. I doubt the original inventors of the
technology envisioned that one day the scope of which we would use this
powerful interface. I could spend the next several pages
listing out all the wacky, innovative and well, kinky uses that folks
have found for USB, but one of my favorite stocking stuffers are these
little guys. The GoBot is one of my personal favorites as it wages a
war upon my desktop with its jumping powers. Check out all the models;
there is something for just about anyone.
style="font-weight: bold;">$19.99
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href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/e59b/?pfm=homepage_Featured_3">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 200px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91957"
alt="Stay Puft"> |
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/e59b/?pfm=homepage_Featured_3">
style="">Caffeinated Marshmallows
style="">
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/e59b/?pfm=homepage_Featured_3">
– What
stocking would be complete
without some sweets? And when it’s a gamer’s
stocking you should
probably throw
in some sort of caffeination as well. Enter Stay Puft –
Caffeinated
Marshmallows which satisfy both needs and have the whole cult movie
mojo working
as well. A must have for the LAN party enthusiast.
style="">
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">$19.99
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href="http://www.gadgetnation.net/">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 150px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91964"
alt="Gadget Nation"> |
href="http://www.gadgetnation.net/">
style="">Gadget
Nation
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">
–
Ever wonder what happened
to your middle-school science teacher? During his quest to cure that
male
pattern baldness he inadvertently created a ridiculous but popular
gadget. If you want to know the rest of the story and
indulge yourself in how some of our most beloved gadgets made their way
onto
our TVs, check out this fun coffee table book. Perfect for the mad
scientist
hiding inside us all
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">. $19.99
style="">
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Keep reading on the next page for more great gift ideas.
$20.00 to $100.00 - Mid-Level
Exceptional
href="http://shop.steelseries.com/us/index.php/steelseries-6gv2.html">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 200px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91955"
alt="SteelSeries 6gv 2"> |
href="http://shop.steelseries.com/us/index.php/steelseries-6gv2.html">
style="">SteelSeries 6Gv2
– The launch
of StarCraft
II has reintroduced
us to the
concept of Actions Per Minute.
Pro
players
and enthusiast alike are all striving to increase this number and many
have
found the precise nature of a mechanical keyboard to be vastly superior
to the
mushy feel of newer style models.
style="">
Plus
you can take a bath with them.
style="">$99.99
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href="http://www.coloud.com/">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 157px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91951"
alt="Coloud Headphones"> |
href="http://www.coloud.com/">
style="">Coloud
Headphones
style=""> – Going
for fashion over function isn’t always a bad thing. Coloud
headphones
bring a
visual flair to your dome with styles ranging from Hello Kitty to Star
Wars.
More collections are being added all the time, with the NHL being the
most
recent. Perhaps the puckhead on your list would appreciate this
addition to
their iPod (Go Red Wings) .
style=""> $40.00
.
|
href="http://www.booqbags.com/iPad-cases/boa-folio-iPad-folio">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 212px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91962"
alt="Booq iPad Folio"> |
href="http://www.booqbags.com/iPad-cases/boa-folio-iPad-folio">
style="">iPad Folio
style="">
– Have an Apple
fanboy on your list this year? My
condolences. But
let’s see if we can work through this potential tragedy
together. Booq,
purveyor of amazing portable electronic bags and cases, has come to the
rescue
with this stylish and functional case for the iPad – it even
has a
convenient
iPhone pouch to complete the look.
style="">
style="">$89.99
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style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 228px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91956"
alt="Levelup Console"> |
href="http://www.levelupgear.com/products/default.aspx">
style="">Levelup Console Storage
style=""> – Console
gamers need some holiday
love too, and most of them are notoriously messy. Killing two birds
with one
stone is a console storage device from Levelup products. With room for
the
console, games, controllers and obscenely large input devices for
blossoming
rock stars – these handy devices are more efficient than
Rosey the
robot maid.
$69.99 – $89.99
|
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/e592/">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 131px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91971"
alt="R/C Falcon"> |
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/e592/">
style="">R/C Millennium Falcon
style=""> – The
coolest spacecraft to ever grace
the silver screen is now yours to command with this remote control
Millennium
Falcon. Leave it to the folks over at ThinkGeek to find the most
kickass R/C
toy ever, a must have for the Star Wars enthusiast.
style="">
P.S. Han shot first.
style="">$49.99
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Read on for even higher priced fun!
$100.00 to $300.00 –
Power Alley
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style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 148px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91963" alt="Boxee"> |
href="http://www.whoopassenterprises.com/">
href="http://www.boxee.tv/buy">
style="">Boxee
– Merging television with the interwebs is a booming
business, but getting it set up can prove to be either frustrating or
frustratingly expensive.
Bringing
power
and simplicity to the people is where Boxee comes in. Networking
powerhouse
D-Link offers up this plug and play box for $199.99 or, for those
do-it-yourselfers, they provide instructions on their site to help you
make
your own – for FREE! $199.99
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href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 200px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91959" alt="Kinect"> |
href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect">
style="">Kinect
style=""> – Of
all the uses for a human body
perhaps none are quite as
geek-tastic as turning it into a video game controller. Kinect does
just that
allowing you to really interact with your games and end those years of
Wii
envy. I
do shudder
to think what may
become of this technology given the prior track record of some of the
Xbox’s
more risqué titles which earned it its infamous Sexbox
nickname. $149.99
|
href="http://www.3point.com/taverncraft/default.aspx?productline=hobbit">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 278px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/92169"
alt="hobbit stein"> |
href="http://www.3point.com/taverncraft/default.aspx?productline=hobbit">The
Hobbit Stein Collection - The
newest stein collection from Taverncraft pays homage to one of the most
epic stories of all time. These functional peices of art as comfortable
holding your favorite frosty beverage as they are being the centerpeice
of your mantle. Get one for the middle earth enthusiast on your
shopping list.
style="font-weight: bold;">$99.99-169.99
|
href="http://shop.steelseries.com/us/index.php/audio-us/steelseries-7h.html">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 294px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91953"
alt="SteelSeries 7H"> |
href="http://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Milton-Star-Theater-Pro/dp/B001UZHASE">
href="http://shop.steelseries.com/us/index.php/audio-us/steelseries-7h.html">
style="">SteelSeries 7H Headset
style=""> –
Serious
raiders demand serious
headsets. SteelSeries raises the bar on performance headgear with their
latest
offering, the 7H. With a list of features a mile long they look great
on paper,
but the real proof is in the ear-pudding. I got to try a pair of these
out this
year at Blizzcon and the results were amazing, even to a hearing
impaired geek
like me. My wife really likes the interchangeable ear cushions that
switch from
sound dampening immersion to hear-through mode to allow interaction
with those
pesky real life people that keep cropping up in my house.
style="">
style="">$129.99
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href="http://www.speakal.com/ipanda.html">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 247px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91970" alt="iPanda"> |
href="http://www.speakal.com/ipanda.html">
style="">Speakal
iPanda
style=""> -
style=""> A
charging dock and
speaker system for your iPod in the shape of a cuddly panda?
What’s not
to
love. Speakal makes several other models in all price ranges for your
favorite
iClone. $119.99
|
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005134">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 150px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91952"
alt="LG 24" Monitor"> |
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005134">
style="">LG 24” LCD Monitor
style="">
– Life’s
good when you are gaming in
ultra-high definition. This smoking fast monitor from LG can help you
reach
your full gaming potential and at under $300.00 it won’t
break the
bank.
Features include 2ms response time, full 1080p and HDMI output, among
others.
style="">$299.99
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Now, if you dare, click on over to the final page for the $300.00 and
over gifts.
$300.00 and up –
When you care enough to over-spend.
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style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 184px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91960" alt="5870"> |
href="http://www.whoopassenterprises.com/">
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150476">
style="">Raedon HD 5870
style="">
– Video card prices
fluxuate more than Oprah’s weight, but
there
are some smoking deals on the market this year. Recent reviews of both
this ATI
card and its GeForce counterpart rate them essentially the same, so
with no
clear cut winner it comes down to personal preference.
style="">
ATI has solved its
driver issues that plagued
them a few years ago and have been cranking out awesome cards ever
since. The
5870 will deliver the kind of jaw-dropping visuals and performance that
used to
exist solely in the realm of $500.00 + cards.
style="">$329.99
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href="http://www.originpc.com/thebigo-features.asp">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 152px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91958"
alt="The Big O"> |
href="http://www.originpc.com/thebigo-features.asp">
style="">The Big O
style="">
- Not that big O, get your
minds out of the gutter. This Big
O is
the brainchild of munchies fueled uber-geeks sitting around and
pondering the
question - “Wouldn’t it be AWESOME if you could put
an X-Box 360 INSIDE
a PC?”
The answer comes to us in the form of this monster machine with liquid
cooling,
more fans than Radiohead, and top of line components. Not for the faint
of
heart, or wallet, this bad boy is definitely not recession friendly.
style="">
style="">Base
Price $7669.00
|
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/home-entertainment/d596/">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 200px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91967"
alt="MiLi Projector"> |
href="http://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Milton-Star-Theater-Pro/dp/B001UZHASE">
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/home-entertainment/d596/">
style="">MiLi iPhone Projector
style=""> – Sometimes
watching movies on your
iPhone is an experience you want to share and, let’s face it,
it’s not
easy to
crowd around that little screen.
style=""> Add
this unfoldable projector unit to your iDevice and project your
awesomeness in
diameters up to 70”. This little wonder also amplifies the
speaker and
recharges the device while its nestled snugly in the cradle.
style="">$359.99
|
href="http://shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=37149">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 337px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91965" alt="HTC EVO"> |
href="http://shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=37149">
style="">HTC EVO 4G
style="">
– For those of us who
aren’t enamored with Apple and their
shiny
repackaging of old tech and proprietary business model there is the
Android,
smartphone of the people. There are plenty of choices in the Android
market and
most will come down to which are available on your carrier, but one of
the
coolest is the HTC EVO. This 4G capable monster packs a high tech
punch, has an
amazing built in camera and doesn’t need a bulky case to keep
from
dropping
calls. $499.99
w/o contract.
|
href="http://www.novelquest.com/emperor.html">![]()
style="border: 2px solid ; width: 200px; height: 153px;"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/91968"
alt="40k desk lol"> |
style="">
href="http://www.novelquest.com/emperor.html">NovelQuest
Emperor 200 Workstation
– For the geek who
has everything and the gift giver who has
unlimited
funds, there is the Emperor. Words cannot adequately describe the
awesomeness
that is the ultimate computer desk.
style="">$39,995.00
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From all
of us here
at Ten Ton Hammer, have a very happy holiday season.
