{"id":935,"date":"2009-11-29T21:20:45","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T04:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techory.com\/blog\/?p=935"},"modified":"2021-11-27T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T19:40:00","slug":"2009-holiday-gift-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techory.com\/blog\/2009-holiday-gift-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Holiday Gift Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/holiday-techory.gif\"sizes=\"auto, 100px\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-947\" title=\"holiday-techory\" alt=\"holiday-techory\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\">What started a few years ago as a collection of helpful gift guides for my own gift giving has turned into a yearly endeavor. Here is the 2009 list. Most of these are geared more towards geeks and gadgets, but there are several for more general gift giving. If I run across more, I\u2019ll keep this post up to date. Or if you know any that I missed, leave me a comment, and I\u2019ll add \u2018em to the list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.cnet.com\/holiday-gift-guide\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/holiday-gift-guide\/\">CNET Holiday Gift Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/arstechnica.com\/guides\/buyer\/holiday-gift-guide-2008.ars');\" href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/news\/2009\/11\/holiday-gift-guide-2009.ars\">Ars Technica Holiday Gift Guide 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.unclemark.org\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unclemark.org\/\">2009 Uncle Mark Gift Guide and Almanac <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.thinkgeek.com\/holiday2008\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/holiday2009\/\">ThinkGeek Holiday Gift Center 2009 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.ilounge.com\/index.php\/news\/comments\/download-now-our-2009-ipod-iphone-buyers-guide\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilounge.com\/index.php\/news\/comments\/download-now-ilounges-2010-ipod-iphone-buyers-guide\/\">iLounge iPod + iPhone Buyer\u2019s Guide 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.gifts.com\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gifts.com\/\">Gifts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/giftguide\/\">TreeHugger Holiday Gift Guide 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.engadget.com\/2008\/11\/24\/engadget-holiday-gift-guide-2008\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/11\/16\/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-2009\/\">Engadget\u2019s Holiday Gift Guide, 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.notcot.com\/giftguide07\/viewall.php');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.notcot.com\/giftguide07\/viewall.php\">NOTCOT Holiday Gift Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/gift_guides\/\">MAKE Magazine Gift Guide 2009 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.crunchgear.com\/category\/gift-guide\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/tag\/gift-guide-2009\/\">CrunchGear\u2019s 2009 Holiday Gift Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.gizmine.com\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmine.com\/\">GizMine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.pcmag.com\/category2\/0,2806,11182,00.asp');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/category2\/0,2806,11182,00.asp\">PC Magazine Holiday Gift Guide 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.zdnet.com\/2463-9595_22-250223.html\">ZDNet&#8217;s 2009 Holiday Tech Gift Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/photo.net\/gift-guides\/2008-holiday-gift-guide\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/photo.net\/gift-guides\/2009-holiday-gift-guide\/\">Photo.net 2009 Holiday Gift Guide<\/a> (photography gifts)<\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.core77.com\/ultimategiftguide\/');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/giftguide\/\">77 Righteous Gifts Under $77 from Core77<\/a> (warning: plays music)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/geekdad\/tag\/holiday-gift-guide\/\">2009 GeekDad Holiday Gift Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/buying-guides\/holiday-tech-holiday-gifts-holiday-gift-ideas-2009-holiday-gift-guide-2009\/\">Digital Trends Holiday Gift Guide 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"InfoWorld's 2009 geek gadget gift guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/d\/adventures-in-it\/infoworlds-2009-geek-gadget-gift-guide-363?source=fssr\">InfoWorld&#8217;s 2009 geek gadget gift guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/gift-guide\/holiday-2009\/categories.html\">New York Times &#8217;09 Holiday Gift Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ain&#8217;t It Cool News Quint&#8217;s Holiday Gift Guide 2009 (added 11\/30\/09)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/node\/43213\">Part 1: Books! Comics! Music! Electronics!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/node\/43215\">Part 2: DVDs! Blu-Rays! Toys! Video Games!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/node\/43214\">Part 3: Collectibles! Art! Shirts and Apparel! Rich Stuff! And Food!?!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/giftguides\/index.html\">PC World Holiday Gift Guide 2009<\/a> (added 11\/30\/09)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksugar.com\/6455817\">GeekSugar Gift Guides<\/a> (added 11\/30\/09)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectreviews.com\/topics\/featured-articles\/holiday-gift-guide\/\">Connected Reviews Holiday Gift Guide 2009<\/a> (added 11\/30\/09)<\/li>\n<li>BoingBoing Gift Guide 2009 (added 11\/30\/09)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2008\/11\/26\/boing-boings-holiday.html#previouspost\">Kids<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2008\/11\/27\/boing-boings-holiday-1.html#previouspost\">Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2008\/11\/28\/boing-boings-holiday-2.html#previouspost\">Gadgets &amp; Stuff<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2008\/11\/29\/boing-boings-holiday-3.html#previouspost\">Comics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2008\/11\/30\/boing-boings-holiday-4.html#previouspost\">Nonfiction<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2009\/11\/30\/boing-boing-gift-gui-5.html\">Comics Art\/Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billshrink.com\/blog\/2009-holiday-smartphone-gift-guide\/\">2009 Holiday Smart Phone Gift Guide<\/a> (12\/3\/09)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/us\/holiday-gift-buy,review-1464.html\">Tom&#8217;s Hardware Gadget Gift Guide<\/a> (12\/3\/09)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5418076\/lifehackers-2009-gift-guide-for-the-lifehacker+type-in-your-life\">Lifehacker&#8217;s 2009 Gift Guide, for the Lifehacker-Type in your Life<\/a> (12\/4\/09)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What started a few years ago as a collection of helpful gift guides for my own gift giving has turned into a yearly endeavor. Here is the 2009 list. Most of these are geared more towards geeks and gadgets, but there are several for more general gift giving. 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