Holiday Gift Guide: Scoop neck top

C & C California always has well-made, stylish, and comfortable clothing for women. This scoop neck top is currently half price, and the berry/coffee color combo is good enough to eat. Great gift for a sister, girlfriend, or fashion-conscious friend.

$44 at CandCcalifornia

Holiday Gift Guide: Campfire candle holder

This no fuss campfire is the perfect gift for the urban dweller or the camping enthusiast. The candle is powered by an on/off switch, so there's no messy wax to deal with. The price makes it a great gift for a friend, coworker, or neighbor.

$20 at fredflare

Holiday Gift Guide: Flying Alarm Clock

Maybe the most annoying but useful gift you can give that late riser in your life. The propeller flies off the base and the alarm doesn't turn off unless it's retrieved and returned. Ingenius and infuriating.

$29.99 at firebox

Holiday Gift Guide: Sun and Moon jars

Store up some sunlight with these solar-charged glow lamps. Beautiful, simple, and batteries do not need to be included.

$29-35 at thinkgeek.com

Holiday Gift Guide: Nixon watch

Give a watch gift that's far from boring. A gift for a guy whose hard to shop for.

$219 at dogfunk.com

Holiday Gift Guide: Recycled clutch

A clutch made from recycled candy wrappers, food packages, soda labels, and newspapers. And it's hot! A huge assortment of recycled gifts on the ecoist site.

$60 on ecoist.com

Holiday Gift Guide: The World of Ornament

A splurge gift for the designer, art lover, or book lover in your life. Featuring the most beautiful patterns in history, this book is a feast for the eyes. Maybe the best coffee table book gift out there.

$200 at Taschen

Holiday Gift Guide: Organic Wood bowls

These dramatic and rustic wooden bowls are technically serving bowls, but they can function as centerpieces or pure sculpture.

$39-69 at Pottery Barn

Holiday Gift Guide: Sound blocks

These ingenius wooden picture blocks only make their sounds when they're matched correctly. A great gift for that little someone in your life.

$18 on warmbiscuit.com

Holiday Gift Guide: Gold necklaces

Erica Weiner Handcuff Necklace

This necklace doesn't inspire the same fuzzy feelings as interlocking hearts, but it does have a little something extra. A gift for a loved one, a partner in crime, or an edgy fashionista. Also the perfect gift if your loved one is in law enforcement.

$65 at Erica Weiner Jewelry


Shell necklace

This gold-plated shell necklace is studded with onyx gems and pearls.

$260 at Max and Chloe

Fall River necklace

Stunning, interesting, elegant, and unbelievably affordable.

$37 at Madame Bijoux

Holiday Gift Guide: USB gifts

Great for the cubicle dweller, the young myspacer/facebooker, or the constant websurfer- these gifts take advantage of of the power source at your fingertips.

USB cup warmer and chiller
If you need a gift for someone who spends way too much time in their cubicle or office and are not blessed to have their own coffee-fetcher or are just too far from the communal kitchen, then this USB powered device will solve all beverage problems. Great gift that I would have loved in my corporate days. Keeps cold things cold and hot things hot. Chills and warms.

$24.99 at Thinkgeek

USB Basketball hoop



A present for basketball lovers when they need a break from the small screen. Plug into the USB port and play. A gift for the basketball fan or athlete.

$24.99 at perpetualkid

USB George Foreman igrill


For the snacking websurfer, this George Foreman igrill can cook up hamburgers or steaks without a trip to the kitchen. A gag gift for the overworked, perpetually hungry, or just plain lazy computer user.

$99 at thinkgeek

USB Heated slippers

These heated slippers provide cold feet comfort for drafty offices, cold bedrooms, and the winter blues. The perfect gift for the perpetually cold. Gloves are also available.

$25 at usbgeek

USB Desktop Aquarium

Adds a little (in)human touch to the workspace or the desk of an always connected student or teen, the USB Desktop Aquarium is the perfect gift for a coworker, friend, child, or parent.

$9.95 at x-treme geek

Holiday Gift Guide: Flipbooks

These ingenious flipbooks are great gifts for grandparents who haven't yet mastered youtube or even the world wide net. But it's not just for kid's videos, it's also perfect for wedding video footage, surprise parties, and any other moment you want to convert to print. All you have to do is upload a video, choose a book size, and you're done- the people at flipclips do all the rest.

$8.99 at flipclips.com

Holiday Gift Guide 2007

The best gifts for the season. Gifts for her, gifts for him, gifts for kids, gifts for friends, gifts for everyone one on your list. Stocking stuffers, gifts that break the bank, and unique presents for all. Suggestions for gadget gifts, home décor gifts, clothing gifts, jewelry gifts, food gifts, wine gifts, gag gifts, novelty gifts, paper presents, beauty product gifts, charity gifts, green gifts, and gifts and toys for kids. Avoid the madness of the malls- all these gifts can be purchased online.

Nightstalker watch

Soft leather band watch with the LED display built into the band.

$157.95 at Zappos even though they suggest it for "those who creep at night". Ignore that part, because it's slightly alarming as far as product descriptions go.

A portrait you can hold in your hand

... or set on a pedestal. Turn Your Head makes wooden statues that fill the space between two opposing views of a profile. Next to a wall, the shadow cast is a clear silhouette of the face.

$149.95 at Turn Your Head

Porn for Women

I googled this title to find a better image for this book, and whoa, it's a world WIDE web out there. Anyway, one of the images in this book has this caption: "Look, the NFL playoffs are today. I bet we'll have no trouble parking at the crafts fair."

$10.36 on amazon

Rear view computer mirror

It's always good to know who's peeking over your shoulder, whether you're at work or at the coffeeshop. then alt tab away......

$13.95 at the Spoon Sisters

Little Joseph Candle

Don't wait for Halloween to freak out your guests.

$79 at Gnr8 (generate)

Bowl of stones

Natural stone is always popular for its beauty in the home, but polished marble and granite don't exactly channel the great outdoors. This river stones bowl actually looks like rocks in nature- the pebbles in resin replicate their "native underwater appearance".

Only $155 for a bunch of rocks

Louis Vuitton bubble ring

I try to avoid most logo gear so most LV accessories are out, but this cute bubble ring only has a discreet "Louis Vuitton" inscribed into the base. The two balls sit on the hand like floating bubbles, one topped with a flower and the other with a crystal.

$125 at eluxury