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 Toronto Life | November 21, 2011
By Toronto Life | 11/21/2011
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 »
103631 scienceandsons.com Phonophone iPhone dock, $600 Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Phonophone iPhone dock, $600 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_phonophone3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_phonophone3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_phonophone3.jpg 480 610 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_phonophone-4/ gift11_phonophone-4 0 0
Phonophone iPhone dock, $600
103630 Vistek, 496 Queen St. E., 416-365-1777 Olympus E-P3 camera, $900 Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Olympus E-P3 camera, $900 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_olympuscamera3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_olympuscamera3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_olympuscamera3.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_olympuscamera-4/ gift11_olympuscamera-4 0 0
Olympus E-P3 camera, $900
103629 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 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_moshihandset3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_moshihandset3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_moshihandset3.jpg 624 580 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_moshihandset-4/ gift11_moshihandset-4 0 0
Moshi Moshi handset for iPhone, $40
103628 Mjölk, 2959 Dundas St. W., 416-551-9853 Leather iPad case, $200 Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Leather iPad case, $200 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_ipadcase4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_ipadcase4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_ipadcase4.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_ipadcase-5/ gift11_ipadcase-5 0 0
Leather iPad case, $200
103627 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 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_hotrain3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_hotrain3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_hotrain3.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_hotrain-4/ gift11_hotrain-4 0 0
Ath Iron Horse train set, $180
103626 Blue Banana, 250 Augusta Ave., 416-594-6600 Head scratcher, $6 Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Head scratcher, $6 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_headscratcher5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_headscratcher5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_headscratcher5.jpg 480 610 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_headscratcher-6/ gift11_headscratcher-6 0 0
Head scratcher, $6
103625 Sydney’s, 682 Queen St. W., 416-603-3369 Billy notebook, $145 Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Billy notebook, $145 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_billynotebook4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_billynotebook4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_billynotebook4.jpg 624 580 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_billynotebook-5/ gift11_billynotebook-5 0 0
Billy notebook, $145
103634 Watch: Classic Creations Jewellers, 101-5799 Yonge St., 416-222-0405<br />
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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 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_victorianox5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_victorianox5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_victorianox5.jpg 480 610 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_victorianox-6/ gift11_victorianox-6 0 0
Victorinox USB key and watch, $52–$325
103633 Scooter Girl, 187 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-534-2211 Vertibot windup toy, $12 Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Vertibot windup toy, $12 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_vertibot3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_vertibot3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_vertibot3.jpg 624 580 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_vertibot-4/ gift11_vertibot-4 0 0
Vertibot windup toy, $12
103632 Sonic Boom, 782 Bathurst St., 416-532-0334 Urbanears Plattan headphones, $60 Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Urbanears Plattan headphones, $60 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_urbanears3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_urbanears3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gift11_urbanears3.jpg 480 610 [] https://torontolife.com/shopping/holiday-gift-guide-2011-geek/slide/gift11_urbanears-4/ gift11_urbanears-4 0 0
Urbanears Plattan headphones, $60
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