Top 10 Gifts for your Geek this Christmas

With only a few weeks to go to the big day, I image there are still a few of you wondering what to get your favourite Geek. We are here to help with a run down of what we think are the top 10 Geek gifts this Christmas!

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1. Tankbot 

Price £23.95

You Geek will adore this Epic little Robot! Controlled using a free App that can be downloaded to most handheld devices this talented little Robot can navigate any maze you set up for it, wander freely around your home, or obey tour every command if you take over the controls.

He even has an internal lithium battery that charges up via a cute little flip-out USB dongle thingy - How could you not love that! . Genuinely well designed and a lot of fun and well worth treating your Geek to!
Find it at http://www.geniegadgets.com

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2. iGLOVE - Touch glove for iPhone from iWOOT

Price £6.99

Geeks with cold fingers are never happy! Geeks that can't use their iPhones are even more unhappy! but how can they use their iPhone and keep there hands warm at the same time. Gloves don't work on a touch screen :(

They do now! the iGlove (Not an offical apple product!) from compines style with convenience! The smart gloves fingertips are interwoven with a special conductivc naterial, allowing the wearer to use touchscreen devices!

Find it on http://www.iwantoneofthose.com

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3. Star Theatre Planetarium

Price £109.99

Home, The Final Frontier!! OK, so this one might be a little pricey! but we could not bare to leave it off the list - it is AMAZING!

Does you Geek love gazing up at the stars so much that he cries when it's cloudy! Solve the problem by forking out on this baby. The Star Theatre Planetarium uses Ultra bright white LED technology to project 10,000 moving stars skywards. You can even set it to project shooting stars at random intervals - Epic!! 

Find it on http://www.firebox.com

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4. Minecraft Light-Up Redstone Ore from ThinkGeek

Price $14.99

Does your Geek love Minecraft? Then I am sure they will love this - If they feel sad and dejected when they are not in the Minecraft universe, then make them feel at home by bringing a little of Minecraft to their real world!

This nightlight is an offically lisenced Minefraft collectable, with three light settings which change just by touch. It is made of ABS plastic with glowing internal LED's 

Find it on http://www.thinkgeek.com 

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5. PAC-MAN RC Racers

Price £24.95

OMG your Geek will Geek out when he opens this little package of joy!

Hide your fruit and move over as every geeks favourite gluttonous pixel comes to your lounge - along with a ghost to chase! These little Infra-red battery operated remote control racers will keep your Geek occupied for hours!

Find it on http://www.gadgets.co.uk

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6. Salt Water 4x4 Engine Car

Price £14.95

Is your Geek environmentally concious and a science fanatic rolled into one? Then this may be the perfect gift for them! 

This little car kit comes complete with a saltwater powered fuel cell that provides 15 minutes continuous use with just 5 drops of salt water. 

A perfect project for those that want to learn more about green energy!

Find it on http://www.geniegadgets.com

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7. Make Your Own Zombie Movie Kit

Price £5.99

If there is one thing that Geeks love the most it's a good Zombie movie! So why not treat them to this little kit that allow your Geek to make their own!!

They will spend hours making their own 2D Zombie flick - with props and performers - record on your device - add your own effects and upload! The Oscar will not be far away!

Find it on http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk

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8. USB Hub Man by Addject Ltd 

Price £12.99

A Geek can never have too many USB ports! For those that have run out USB Hub Man is to the rescue!

Go Go USB Socket arms - With four flexible USB socket arms and legs a glowing LED heart and a smiley button face, he will keep your desk looking cute and organised all at the same time!

Find it on http://www.notonthehighstreet.com

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9. Hot Cookied USB Cup Warmer by Mustard

Price £9.99

Like many Geeks I bet yours concentrates so hard on what ever geeky activity they are into, the result is cold tea! (or coffee) (other hot beverages are available!).

The answer? THe hot cookie USB cup warmer of course! Simply plug the cup warmer into the USB port and enjoy a hotter beverage for up to 30 minutes longer! Awesome!!

Find it on http://www.iwantoneofthose.com

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10. Retro Cassette iPhone Cover

Price £3.95

Relive the memories of the 80's without having to worry about your music being chewed up in a cassette recorder with this retro iPhone cover and holder. 

You music will be safety stored on your iPhone whilst you gaze adoringly at the TDK60 tape. The cover even converts into a handy holder for viewing your favourite Youtube videos - Awesome!

Find it on http://www.geniegadgets.com

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The Amazing Spider Man 2 Official Trailer released

A little something to keep you all going as the countdown to next years blockbusters begins:

The Amazing Spider Man 2 - To be released May 2014.

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Greg 'Ghostcrawler' Street to leave Blizzard Entertainment

For those of you that have never played World of Warcraft the name 'Ghostcrawler' will probably mean nothing to you. For the rest of us old faithful WoW players it has been the name that bridged the gap between the Devs and the player community. 

It all started with those long Blue posts from the Lead Systems Designer that sparked so many discussions on the WoW forums and more recently Ghostcrawler has partaken in many a debate via twitter. Never before had a Blizzard employee made them self so available to the mass player base. Giving each twitter question no matter how troll like the same patient and calm response that we would expect.

Greg Street under his pseudonym became, perhaps by mistake, the heart of community interaction at Blizzard and whether you loved or hated his decisions and responses, I am sure everyone will miss his willingness to keep us informed and entertained. 

Despite being a main target for the troll community, Ghostcrawlers view on trolls was also very philosophical, as he new that their rants stemmed from their passion for the game that is 'World of Warcraft' and without passionate people there would be no WoW - A game that Ghostcrawler loves and will continue to play, even after his departure from Blizzard. 

On the day of the announcement, 27th November 2013 the social media networks exploded with rumour and astonishment, a testament maybe to the time and effort he had out into social media himself.

In response the first post by Greg Street on his departure came on Facebook:

Closely followed by his beloved twitter, trying as always to respond to each and every tweet, an almost impossible task!

He will be greatly missed by the community as a whole, and although I am sure Blizzard will plug he gap with another great Lead Systems Designer, it will be difficult for them to fill the shoes of such a much loved character, so willing to interact so willingly with the masses! 

The expected epic blue post was also there for all to see on the WoW forums, so I will end this post with the link and let Ghostcrawler himself have the last word http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/10715261517 

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If you can scribble a 300 - 500 words together about the video games you play, recent gaming, software or hardware news then we want to hear from you!

We also want to hear from Indie developers who want somewhere to showcase their games!

Podcasters and video bloggers also wanted! 

Send us a sample of your work and if we like what we see we will welcome you aboard!
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Codecademy

Ever wanted to learn Html, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, jQuery? – Well it has just got a whole lot easier thanks to codeacademy.com. This ingenious site has been designed to make learning code accessible, fun and systematic.

Not having the funds or time to pay for and attend an expensive course, I have struggled for years trying to get the focus to sit down and follow some instructional website or code for dummies book telling me about the theory behind coding languages and where to start. I have ended up frustrated and uninspired! If only Codecademy was around 10 years ago! I honestly cannot express how impressed I am with this site!

Not only is it FREE but the methodical style that the lessons have been set out means that students can make steady progress from the basics right through to advanced projects. There forum is also a wealth of information where you can not only ask questions but also join groups of like-minded individuals, getting you networking from the word go.

The concept is simple and not new at all, however the delivery method is. The lessons are set out so that on one single page the student has an instructional sidebar on the left, which delivers the lessons, instructions and hints. On the main section of the page is the text editor for entering the code, with a preview pane showing floating on the right had side.

As well as the impressive layout the lessons are fun – they get you working with code straight away, making you think about what you are doing. It can get tough if you get stuck though, as there is no sneak preview to show you what the end code should look like to get you to the next lesson. If you do get stuck, take a deep breath read the instructions again and you should be just fine.

To keep you motivated there is also a gaming aspect to your learning, as you earn badges and points along the way, just like being back in boy scouts/girl guides! So if you’re a fanatical gamer like me, you will love this site!

So, what are you waiting for, get your coding head on and get to it …….

http://www.codeacademy.com

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