10 Christmas Gadgets for Men

We all know that men love their gadgets, their toys.  But what are their toys in 2009?  What are the best gadgets for men?  In this article, we’ll explore 10 Christmas gadgets for men.  Some are obvious.  Others may not have entered your mind.

The number one Christmas gadget for men this year is the Amazon Kindle.  The Kindle allows you to hold up to 3,500 books, magazines, and documents in the palm of your hand.  Want a new book?  The Kindle allows you to have it in less than 60 seconds with its built-in communication capabilities.  With the introduction of a new, larger model this year, the Kindle is easily a “must-have” for the gadget man.

Men love to have great TV’s and gadget-men like to have the top rated LCD TVs.  This Christmas promises to be the Christmas of the LCDs with newer and larger models coming out all the time.  From a 52 inch wonder to a small pocket LCD, you can find an LCD TV that he’ll love this Christmas.

Gadget men like to be ahead of the curve.  For these men, gift number three is the Roku Digital Video Player.  This device lets you download movies from the Internet (Amazon, Netflix, Blockbuster) and watch them on your LCD TV.  With this device, you will never need to rent a DVD again.

It’s a stereotypical saying that men never ask for directions.  With gift #4, they do not have to.  Get the man in your life one of the latest GPS devices and he’ll always know where he is and where he is going.  And, today’s portable GPS Navigator also does many other things like locate the nearest Walgreen’s or steakhouse while listening to your favorite music.

Gadget men do not want to watch movies on DVD.  This is so old school.  Get your man a Blue Ray Disc Player for Christmas 2009.  Combined with his new LCD television, he’ll be in viewing heaven.

Gadget men not only need cameras, they need the best cameras.  A little cheap digital will not do.  The Gadget man needs an SLR camera.  These are the ones that allow you to take all kinds of great pictures from any distance.  A digital SLR (single lens reflex) will have him taking fantastic pictures that he’ll show all of his friends.

One tech toy that all men must have is an MP3 player.  The best MP3 player for the money right now is the iPod Touch.  This iPod does everything short of make you breakfast.  Look for special deals on this iPod during the holiday season.

A gadget man worth his salt is not confined by a set of headphones.  The true gadget man plugs his iPod into a home stereo system that he plays throughout the house.  If your man is in need, consider getting him a great home stereo for the holidays.

One of the smallest, coolest devices out there right now is the Flip Video Camcorder.  This device fits in the palm of your hand and records hours of video in HD and then easily connects to your TV for inspired viewing.

And finally, as gift number ten, your beloved gadget man needs a Netbook.  These are super-small but powerful computers that you can bring anywhere.  In this connected world, it may end up being one of his favorite toys.

This light weight Apple iPod Classic comes with a storage capacity of 160 GB, quite comprehensive by any standards. The Apple iPod classic comes in a new all metal design that makes the gadget quite stunning in the way it looks. All-metal enclosure composed of anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel. The Apple iPod classic is available in quintessential silver or striking new black. Available in a 120 GB model that holds up to 30,000 songs, 150 hours of video, 25,000 photos, or any combination, the new iPod classic fills your pocket with sight and sound. It’s a great device!

New Genius Apple iPod Classic Innovative Gadgets feature finds the songs in your library that go great together and makes a playlist for you. You can listen to the playlist right away, save it for later, or even refresh it and give it another go. And you get up to 36 hours of battery life, so you can keep on rocking for a long, long time. You also can search for specific titles and artists. Want to mix things up? Click Shuffle Songs for a different experience every time.

The big, bright, colour 2.5 inches display of this Apple iPod Classic makes the viewing experience equally enjoyable. Owners of the Apple ipod classic can purchase movies from the iTunes Store and watch the same as and when they want to. iPod classic comes with three games–Vortex, iQuiz, and Klondike–and you can purchase games, such as Monopoly, from the iTunes Store. You can use the iPod classic for up to 7 hours to cater to your entertainment needs.

It shouldn’t be forgotten either that while the display of the iPod Classic isn’t as good as the iPod Touch or iPhone, it is still quite good or you can play music videos, TV shows, and movies purchased on the iTunes Store. One can synchronize the gadget with personal computers and store up to 25,000 photos.

This little thing can hold 120 gb Apple iPod Classic of info, sounds incredible and offers gapless playback! No pauses what-so-ever, in between the songs that aren’t supposed to have any. You can listen to a lot of progressive metal and classical, and was really annoyed at how many mp3 players would not feature this. Now this stylish and compact player has the thing I cherish the most. The only couple of comments, cover flow is slow, and seems to re-load all album art each time cover art is selected and the silver metal lining of the back of the iPod can be quickly damaged, so buy a cover.

Overall, they are fantastic, great clarity regarding the screen, great sound, very thin-great for travel. Apple mainly focuses its development on the iPods unique user interface and its ease of use, more than on technical capability. Apple iPod Classic like its predecessors has succeeded in making record sales in the electronic market with in a limited period of sale. Apple offers options to fit just about anyone.

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The Zen mp3 player is one of the best mp3 players that you can find on the market. This article is dedicated to the Creative Zen X-Fi player that comes at a price of $149 for the 8 GB version, $199 for the 16 GB version and $279 for the 32 GB version. The prices are not that high considering that you get a player with a lot of internal storage room plus some of the coolest features that you can find on a modern mp3 player.
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On the bottom of the player you will notice the speaker while the right side is host to the headphones jack and one mini USB port. On the top there is an SD card slot plus a microphone jack. On the back of the player you will notice a power and hold switch. It is very simple to get contents on this Zen mp3 player and if you are running Rhapsody or Windows Media Player, there is no need for any extra software to synchronize your player to your PC.

You do get the Creative Centrale software which is great to install if you want to copy a lot of videos on your Zen mp3 player. The menu of this Zen mp3 player is very easy to use, with music files which are sorted by album and playlist and so forth. Even the photo viewer of this player is amazing.  You can zoom and rotate pictures and even watch slideshows while you are listening to music. The audio file formats supported by this player are MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC and the video file format should be MPEG4, AVI and WMV. The built in microphone is useful for voice recording and there is also an integrated FM radio. Since the player comes with an integrated speaker, you can now share music with your friends surrounding you. The SD card slot allows you to extend the memory of the player in case the integrated one is not enough. Audio playback is excellent as the sound coming out of this player is impeccable.



The included display of this player is simply beautiful as the colors are sharp and vibrant and photo viewing is a pleasure. It almost looks like you are watching photos on a cell phone. The horizontal viewing angles are good when you want to show your pictures to your friends. Inside the box you will also get a pair of EP-830 earphones which sound great and they make a good team together with the Zen mp3 player. Battery life is very important when you buy a mp3 player because you may want to listen to music on a long flight so it must provide you with long hours of audio playback. 11 hours of audio playback is what this player has scored during tests. The figures are ok but they are very low compared to the 36 hours that the Creative Company initially promised. Video playback can last a maximum 5 hours and a half.

The answer to the question “who makes the best mp3 player” is actually a lot more complicated than you think. There are quite a number of manufacturers that have produced good mp3 players that come with a lot of high end technology features that you would have never expected to see on an mp3 player a couple of years ago. If you want our opinion on who makes the best mp3 player our answer would be Apple.
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The 3^rd generation iPod Touch can be found with 2 different storage capacity options. First, there is the 8 GB player that comes at a price of $199, then there is the 32 GB version that comes at a price of $299 and the 64 GB mp3 player costs $399. This is one of the most expensive mp3 players currently available on the market but I can assure you that you are playing for a high quality device.

When it comes to the design, I find this mp3 player to be very similar to the iPhone both in terms of shape and the fact that there is a huge touch screen covering almost the entire surface of the player. As for the dimensions, this unit measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.33 inches so it is quite slim and could fit into almost any pocket. The 3.5 inch display comes with a native resolution of 480 x 320 pixels. On the left side of the player you can find a volume controller while on the top there is a hold switch plus hold button on front of the player. On the bottom side you will notice the headphones jack and the universal dock port.

This player has a lot of excellent features like a Safari Web browser, an e-mail reader, video playback capabilities and photo viewing plus a ton of other cool features. OpenGL and Voice Control and a lot of other advanced features can be found on this mp3 player. Voice Control is one of the coolest features on this player. Using the included earbuds you can simply call out the name of the song or artist that you want to listen to. Using Voice Control, you can also control the playback features of this player, using simple command like PLAY, PAUSE or NEXT SONG.

When it comes to the performance of the system, there are no mp3 players that can actually represent serious competition to the Apple iPod Touch. The OpenGL graphics processing system is something not commonly found on audio playback devices and it plans on taking this player to a whole new level. Have you ever imagined an mp3 player which you can actually use to play Spore? Not only that, but it takes about 14 seconds to load the games and the gaming performance is something fit to the iPhone. The speed has improved a lot, making us believe that the Apple iPod Touch is worth every single penny of that spicy price tag.audio playback battery performance you ask? I think 30 hours of listening to music is enough.

I always used to believe that Samsung products has an expensive price tag, since they made plasma TVs and cell phone which were not exactly affordable material. To my surprise, I have found that Samsung makes mp3 players which actually come at a price which won’t tear apart your budget. An example of such an mp3 player is the Samsung P3 mp3 player.

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Depending on just how much music you plan on storing inside the Samsung P3 mp3 player, it comes at 3 different storage capacities and with 3 different price tags. If you wish to go with the 8 GB version of this player, you will have to pay $150. The 16 GB version costs $200 while the 32 GB model is a bit more expensive and it costs $300. With 4 x 2 x 0.3 inches in dimensions, this mp3 player is not very different from the P2, its predecessor. The tiny display measures 3 inches in diagonal and it comes at a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels. On the top side of the player you will notice some physical buttons, like the power and hold key plus the volume controls.

The audio and video file formats supported by this player are MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, FLAC, MPEG4, MP4, WMV9 and H.264.  the Samsung P3 mp3 player can also support different pictures as long as they come is JPEG, PNG or BMP file formats and you can even store different .TXT files as well. You get an included FM radio with auto scan plus 30 presets. Using this Samsung P3 mp3 player you can also record voice and it also has support for Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems. One thing is for sure, this player comes with a lot of fun features. It has Bluetooth headphones and other functions like a light bulb that you must tap in order to adjust the display brightness. You have an included calculator and different fun games like Sudoku Champ and World Car Puzzle.



The sound quality is simply amazing and the sound combined with the display really made us feel like the Samsung P3 mp3 player was the best mp3 player choice we could have made. Both the video and the photo display are excellent as the color saturation is just right and the viewing angles are amazing for a 3 inch display. The battery life is something that you should pay attention to when you buy a device which has portability as one of the main aspects. It so happens that the battery performance of this Samsung P3 mp3 player is simply great. During the test with continuous audio playback, this mp3 player managed to stay on for 40 hours of listening to music and 6 hours of video playback. Even if we have seen mp3 player with better performance, this mp3 player still manages to deliver a lot of cool features at a price which is extremely affordable. With excellent performance, good features and a gorgeous display, this device should definitely be at the top of your mp3 player shopping list.

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If someone would ask me which the best mp3 player in the world is, I would answer in a second: the Apple iPod mp3 player. And the best model of an Apple iPod mp3 player is the iPod touch. This mp3 player comes with so many amazing aspects and a look which is very similar to our beloved iPhone.

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The Apple iPod mp3 player third generation with a touch screen comes with different choices for the internal memory. For $199 you can go with the model that has 8 GB of internal memory, the 32 GB version of this player costs $299 and the 64 GB version is pretty expensive as it costs $399. The dimensions of this unit are 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.33 inches and it features a super cool 3.5 inch display which is touch sensitive. There are also some actual buttons on this player, like a volume control one, a switch for hold on top and a home button which is located on the front of the player. The 3.5 inch display comes in a native resolution of 480 x 320 pixels. On the bottom side of the player you will notice a headphone jack and a universal dock port.

When you take the Apple iPod mp3 player out of its box, you will notice right from the first minutes of usage that it comes with a lot of incredible feature which are not normal for an mp3 player. You get podcast support, a web browser, the iTunes store for taking music, an application useful for e-mail reading and other utilities which are more common for a cell phone: calendar, weather informer, clock, a list of contacts, maps, notes and even voice memos and calculator. The Genius playlist features was firstly introduced on the Apple iPod and these playlists can be saved directly on the iPod touch and they can be transferred from and onto your computer.



You can control playback functions of this player with voice commands which is an amazing feature of this iPod Touch. Since Apple has always been keen on bringing revolutionary items on the market which are of high quality and performance. The Apple iPod touch is no exception in this series of super cool items. The range of audio files supported by the players seems to be endless. On this player you will be able to listen to the following file formats: MP3, WAX, AAC, AIFF and Apple Lossless.



Even if this player does not support WMA files, you can easily convert this kind of file to the MP3 format using the Apple iTunes software. When it comes to the battery performance, this player has managed to stay alive for 30 hours of continuous music playback. When it came to video playback, the battery could only manage a 8.3 hours performance. If you are interested in getting one of the best mo3 players which are currently available on the market, the touch Apple iPod mp3 player is going to be your best choice.