Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 10 amazing tokens of affection for our favourite nerds
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 10 amazing tokens of affection for our favourite nerds
By Fraser Abe, Karolyne Ellacott, Kevin Naulls and Mark Teo | Photography by Carlo Mendoza
There was a time where an adult would be embarrassed to ask for a limited-edition Green Lantern statuette in its original box, but the times have changed. Geekdom is in vogue right now, and while you won’t find any comic-book heroes on this list, we’ve got plenty of must-haves for high-end enthusiasts. Tinny ear buds have made most of us forget what real music sounds like, but audiophiles will love the quality of Urbanears headphones. Apple die-hards and casual users alike will appreciate a classy leather iPad case or an iPod dock shaped like a gramophone. These gifts will surprise the writer, photographer, future train conductor or, um, that kid who lives in your basement. Check out all 10 of the presents we picked »
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- scienceandsons.com
- Phonophone iPhone dock, $600
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Phonophone iPhone dock, $600
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- Vistek, 496 Queen St. E., 416-365-1777
- Olympus E-P3 camera, $900
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Olympus E-P3 camera, $900
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- Magic Pony, 680 Queen St W., 416-861-1684
- Moshi Moshi handset for iPhone, $40
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Moshi Moshi handset for iPhone, $40
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- Mjölk, 2959 Dundas St. W., 416-551-9853
- Leather iPad case, $200
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Leather iPad case, $200
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- George’s Trains, 101-550 Alden Rd., 905-470-6200
- Ath Iron Horse train set, $180
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Ath Iron Horse train set, $180
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- Blue Banana, 250 Augusta Ave., 416-594-6600
- Head scratcher, $6
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Head scratcher, $6
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- Sydney’s, 682 Queen St. W., 416-603-3369
- Billy notebook, $145
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Billy notebook, $145
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- Watch: Classic Creations Jewellers, 101-5799 Yonge St., 416-222-0405<br /> <br /> USB: Decatarina-Polywin, 55 Bloor St. W., 416-966-0562
- Victorinox USB key and watch, $52–$325
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Victorinox USB key and watch, $52–$325
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- Scooter Girl, 187 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-534-2211
- Vertibot windup toy, $12
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Vertibot windup toy, $12
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- Sonic Boom, 782 Bathurst St., 416-532-0334
- Urbanears Plattan headphones, $60
- Holiday Gift Guide 2011
- Urbanears Plattan headphones, $60
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By Fraser Abe, Karolyne Ellacott, Kevin Naulls and Mark Teo | Photography by Carlo Mendoza
There was a time where an adult would be embarrassed to ask for a limited-edition Green Lantern statuette in its original box, but the times have changed. Geekdom is in vogue right now, and while you won’t find any comic-book heroes on this list, we’ve got plenty of must-haves for high-end enthusiasts. Tinny ear buds have made most of us forget what real music sounds like, but audiophiles will love the quality of Urbanears headphones. Apple die-hards and casual users alike will appreciate a classy leather iPad case or an iPod dock shaped like a gramophone. These gifts will surprise the writer, photographer, future train conductor or, um, that kid who lives in your basement. Check out all 10 of the presents we picked »
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