Ahh…the joys of the giving season. The thrills, the excitement, the scraped knees from battling for the last bottle of Destructoid Anti Perspirant Perfume. Luckily there’s always the more sedate alternative… the flight to Morocco… sorry… the online shopping route. So, to save you any more headaches, here’s our list of the coolest geek gifts for under $50. [image via shutterstock]
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Hands-free lighting is a great thing because sometimes we have too much going on to deal with also holding a flashlight. Unfortunately, most hands-free lighting set-ups leave a lot to be desired when it comes to looking cool and stylish. Now it’s possible to have extra light without it looking like someone jammed a flashlight into your forehead.
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If you have just a little tech-savvy and want to stand out from the crowd with a cellphone that is truly one-of-a-kind, there’s only one way to guarantee nobody else has one like yours: Build it yourself.
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Just in case you thought real life had destroyed any possibility of you ever becoming a wizard, you need to know that the secret to becoming a powerful spellcaster can be hidden within your wardrobe.
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Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy.
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If you’ve got a passion for shooting hoops then you probably want to make it to the professional level. However, you can’t just aim for the top without proper training. You need a coach to teach you the ‘Ins and Outs’ of the game. But having a dedicated coach is really expensive, so why not use technology to your advantage?
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If you’re a serious computer user you’ll know just how much your eyes can suffer from spending long periods in front of a screen. Dryness, itching, and that tiredness that all the rubbing in the world won’t remove. It can get positively unpleasant. Especially if you’re spending too much time gaming on your rig.
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Passwords. Can’t live with ’em, can’t live without them. No good moaning, we’re stuck with them, but what we can do is try and make sure we don’t make things too easy for those nasty cracker types who want to abuse our security. Luckily there are ways to improve our password strength, and this new tool can also help.
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Buying food can be tricky business when you’re keeping an eye on your health or diet. Is that product really free of the ingredient you’re allergic to? Is there any pesticide residue on those apples you’re eyeing? Now you can find out the answers to those questions with a gadget that looks like it belongs on Star Trek.
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Way back in the ancient times of 2010, we mentioned this sweet little dream that was in the thoughts of a few people at MIT. Those industrious wizards of gadgety things have worked their magic, transforming their dream into reality.
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Ahhhh! Nothing beats camping, that time-honored tradition where we leave our comfy homes to live in the wild for a little while. Camping can be a great experience but the main thing that determines if your time in the Great Outdoors will be a dream or a nightmare is the level of preparedness you use. These 9 hacks will show how something as simple as a self-setting rubber like sugru can make the camping experience a little more fun.
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If the sight of the DNA Helix makes you have nasty flashbacks of sitting in a classroom and staring blankly at a pop quiz, you might need this soothing mood enhancer more than other people.
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With all the seemingly endless ways we have to get music beamed from the Internet to our ears, it seems odd that many of these hi-tech delivery systems can be easily outdone by audio equipment that existed in the 80s. Fortunately, there’s now a way to completely customize the music you hear.
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Sometimes our bank account says we can’t have the prettiest, flashiest speaker that’s on the market but we still want to be able to hear our jams out of something with a little more kick than our smartphone speaker. For the budget-minded who also like things with a little unique style, this is the speaker for you.
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Be prepared to turn night into day while also keeping your electronic devices charged and ready for action with a clever-looking spotlight that super-sizes a familiar household item.
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