While I could pretend I'm buying presents for my pretend friends, what I'm really interested in are some interesting tech presents for myself. Looking for suggestions from the forum, interested in ideas in all price ranges. Some of my miscellaneous suggestions:

1. If you don't have TiVo, buy it. Most people here know about it, enough said.

2. If you have TiVo, think about a hard drive upgrade and/or hacking it to extract video. Can download programs onto your laptop to watch while traveling.

3. If you have a Sony Ericsson or Ericsson phone, buy a CMT-10 travel charger--tiny and cordless.

4. If you feel you're missing something in the bedroom, how about an extra 17 inches? An LCD TV that is. I'm on the verge of doing this. You can get a 17" for about $500, some 20" models for about $800. Can double as monitor depending on model.

5. If you hate to vacuum, get a Roomba, see http://www.roombavac.com/homepage.asp for details. Works great on hard floors, decent on carpeting.

6. If you want to know the exact temperature outside without going out, get a wireless weather station. Some http://www2.oregonscientific.com/cab...humbnails.html for some examples.