Hottest Christmas Ideas for 2010

Hottest Christmas Ideas for 2010


With only a few days left until Christmas, there are still plenty of people out there who haven't as of yet bought Christmas present for the loved ones in their lives. They tend to be like many of us and wait until the very last minute to buy something special. Even I have at one time fell victim to this phenomenom (haha!).
But with many online stores such as Amazon, Borders, Wal-Mart, Barnes and Noble, Target, and others, it has made shopping for the perfect gift exponentally easier! It also comes in handy when you particularly don't want to drive in inclimate weather (as in many parts of the country right now) just to find out that the particular item that you want is sold out. Another plus to shopping online is that you can have items delivered to your door before your spouse and/or kids open up their presents on Christmas morning (not unless your kids are really sneaky and can move through the house undetected like a Navy SEAL, lol).
So, here are some of the hottest items that are for sale at numerous online stores. Maybe it will give you some ideas as far as what you might want to buy:

1) Amazon Kindle 3G wireless reading device
The Amazon Kindle is an e-reader device that has become Amazon's best-selling and most wish listed item in the past 2 years. It also has the most 5-star requests out of all of the other item that are sold on the e-merchant. The Kindle offers these features:

All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen – 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology
Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare
New and Improved Fonts – New crisper, darker fonts
New Sleek Design – 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6" size reading area
15% Lighter – Only 8.7 ounces, weighs less than a paperback
Battery Life of One Month – A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off
Double the Storage – Up to 3,500 books
Books in 60 Seconds – Download books anytime, anywhere
Free 3G Wireless – No monthly payments, no annual contracts
Built-In Wi-Fi – In addition to the 3G wireless, you can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots
20% Faster Page Turns – Seamless reading
Enhanced PDF Reader – With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights
New WebKit-Based Browser – Free 3G web browsing (experimental)

The Kindle also can be bought with an extended 2-year warranty and comes with different colors of covers. The Kindle has a longer battery life (1 month) when compared to other medium of e-book readers, that only have a few hours (laptop, smartphone, tablet). The device uses an electronic ink (as compared to an LCD display) that makes text clearer and causes the reader not to strain their own eyes. It also offers less glare than LCD screens. You could honestly read before going to bed without any trouble. The Kindle Store offers over 775,000 books, magazines, blogs, and newspapers. Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read on Kindle, including titles such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Pride and Prejudice, and Treasure Island
At 8.7 ounces, this is the perfect gift for the reader in your life.



2) Xbox 360 Kinect sensor
For those of you that are exercise enthusiasts, the new wave of devices for gaming systems are a great tool to stay in shape, while having lots of fun!!! One of those in particular is the Xbox 360 Kinect. This device also comes with Kinect Adventures, a game where you can float in outer space. Experience the thrill of roaring rapids. Tackle mountain top obstacle courses. And dive into the deep to explore a leaky underwater observatory — all from your living room. With “Kinect Adventures,” you are the controller as you jump, dodge and kick your way through exciting adventures set in a variety of exotic locations.

Product Description
Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary newways – no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets everyone off the couch moving, laughing and cheering. See a ball? Kickit. Control an HD movie with a wave of the hand. Want to join a friend in the fun? Simply jump in. With Kinect technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. And the best part is Kinect works with every Xbox 360 right out of the box*.

What's in The Box?
Kinect Sensor
Power Supply Cable
Kinect Adventures Game
Manual
Wireless Network Adapter Cable
Product Features
Array of 4 microphones supporting single speaker voice recognition
Depth Camera 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
Color VGA Motion Camera 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
Fully compatible with all Xbox 360 models*
Revolutionary technology that includes body recognition



You can also buy separately Kinect Sports, where you can play Soccer, Volleyball, Track & Field, Bowling, Table Tennis or Boxing - with Full Body Play.



Also, for anyone who likes to dance (especially when people aren't looking, lol), there's Dance Central.



3) Apple iPod touch
The #1 mp3 player in the world, the Apple iPod touch offers memory in 8GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB.

See friends while you talk to them with FaceTime. Shoot, edit, and share stunning HD video. Play games against friends, or unknown foes, with the new Game Center. And do it all on the Retina display--the highest-resolution screen on any mobile device. It makes graphics and text look even more amazing. The new iPod touch. It's state-of-the-art fun.
Advanced engineering at play.
Pioneering technology built into iPod touch is how you're able to flick, tap, and pinch. It's what makes a racing game feel so real. It's why you're able to see a friend crack up at your jokes from across the globe. And it's the reason iPod touch is the most incredible iPod you'll ever own.
Looks can be amazing.
iPod touch has an all-new design that makes it the thinnest, lightest, most amazing iPod touch ever. Holding one is all the proof you need. With its curved design, iPod touch is now a mere 7.2 millimeters thin. Its engineered-glass front and stainless steel back feel sleek and smooth in your hand. Turn it on, and you're instantly blown away by the brilliant Retina display. iPod touch is the perfect combination of stunning design and revolutionary technology--brilliant from the outside in.
Retina display. A blast from the future.
There are lots of reasons you won't want to take your eyes off the new iPod touch. The 960-by-640 backlit LCD display, for one. It packs 326 pixels per inch, making it the highest-resolution iPod screen ever. To achieve this, Apple engineers developed pixels so small--a mere 78 micrometers across--that the human eye can't distinguish individual pixels. Even though you can't see them, you'll definitely notice the difference. Text is remarkably sharp, and graphics are incredibly vivid.
Apple A4 processor. More power to you.
The Apple A4 chip is behind, or rather underneath, all the fun you can have on iPod touch. Apple engineers designed the A4 chip to be a remarkably powerful yet remarkably power-efficient mobile processor. With it, iPod touch can easily perform complex jobs such as multitasking, editing video, and placing FaceTime calls. All while maximizing battery life. And fun.
Gyro + Accelerometer. Smooth moves.
iPod touch just learned some new moves. It now includes a built-in three-axis gyroscope. When paired with the accelerometer, the gyro makes iPod touch capable of advanced motion sensing such as user acceleration, full 3D attitude, and rotation rate. Translation: more motion gestures and greater precision for an even better gaming experience.
Two cameras. Double the fun.
iPod touch captures video with two built-in cameras. It shoots amazing HD 720p video from the back camera. And with its advanced backside illumination sensor, it captures beautiful footage even in low-light settings. All while the built-in microphone records conversations, music, or any audio at the same time. And on the front of the iPod touch, the built-in camera is perfect for making FaceTime calls and shooting self-portraits. It's surprising how much fun can fit into something so small.
Multi-Touch. Control at your fingertips.
When you put your finger on the iPod touch, how does it just start doing what you want it to do? It's a chain reaction, really. The Multi-Touch display layers a protective shield over a capacitive panel that senses your touch using electrical fields. It then transmits that information to the Retina display below it. So you can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos and enlarge them with a pinch, zoom in and out on a section of a web page, and control game elements precisely.



4) LG 42LD450 42-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV
A great way to get into high-definition entertainment, the affordable 42-inch LG 42LD450 LCD HDTV offers 1080p Full HD resolution for crystal-clear detail, multiple AV Modes to optimize the picture depending on what you're watching (Cinema, Sports, or Games), and an amazing 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for more stunning colors and deeper blacks. Other features include a 4ms (millisecond) response time, capability to play MP3 audio files and JPEG photo slideshows from a USB drive, stereo speakers with 20 watts of power and Dolby Digital decoding, and three HDMI inputs. A perfect edition to any gaming system, home theater system, or for the upcoming NCAA bowl games and the Super Bowl!



5) gift cards
Finally, if you want to just go the quick and easy route, a gift card is always something that you can swing. Most gift cards can be bought in different denominations and you don't have to worry about whether the person doesn't like the gift or not, because they can buy whatever it is that they really want. Places such as Walmart, Sears, Target, Amazon, JC Penney, and other stores offer gift cards. Even your favorite restaurants such as Applebee's, Olive Garden, Max & Erma's, and others offer gift cards & certificates.

Even for the music lover in your life, you can get gift cards for places such as iTunes, and Rhapsody.




And that's about it on different items that are hot for this Christmas. I hope that I provided you with some good ideas. Let me close with a quote from Pablo Picasso:

"Action is the foundational key to all success."

Have a safe & merry Christmas!!! Live well, it's the best revenge...