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Anything that has 101 in it always grabs our attention, and what better than 101 Best of Strangest and Coolest Gadgets!
Hope you find some of these in your stocking!

DVICE: 101 of the best, strangest and coolest gadget gift guides on the Net (and the 5 worst)

We’re all in the same boat: It’s one week to go before Christmas, and you’ve still got a ton of shopping to do. Stumped about what to get some people, you turn to the Web. But where to turn? Thousands of websites post thousands of gift guides (including us) catering to every type of “giftee” under the sun. Who has time to sift through all that?

Technorati Tags: 101, gadgets, tech, gifts

This is the show for Monday December 17, 2007 I am Chuck Tomasi and with me is Kreg Steppe.

This is the companion podcast to Technorama with all your email and voice mail comments.

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1776 (300 Parody) from Robot Chicken via Mixx
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How to Spot a Cylon Poster via QmX

Because there is still one more out there, everyone should brush up on the basics of recognizing a Cylon in everyday life. We cannot wait around for Toaster Overload Appreciation Day, like the Galactica fleet did in Season 2.

Nintendo Wii – Star Wars Vader Edition via TD-0013
$15,000 for toy with a fancy paint job? And this didn’t come from Apple? I can’t believe that it didn’t sell.

Marv

Coming up on this show…

1. The end of a computer sales era
2. The most electrifying Christmas tree
3. What the heck is protein folding anyway?

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Yoda Pizza via Digg

The thing that scares me is that I don’t see Yoda in this pizza, I see the Gremlin boss.

Yes, there is a Mario energy drink via Mixx

Yes, you too can bounce off the walls just like platform game characters.

Millennium Falcon all-in-one joystick game via Boing Boing

The Plug & Play Retro Gaming Millennium Falcon Joystick offers a choice of a Lightsaber Dual, Assault on Hoth, Red Reader and Battle of Endor games

And it’s only 25 bucks at Urban Outfitters

Marv

Saving Tribbles the world over…Here is Chuck and Kreg!

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Wally Wallington demonstrates how the stones of Stonehenge could have been transported and erected with fewer people than you might think. He stands a 19,000 lb. block on its end by himself using only leverage and gravity.

Marv

Pac-Man Christmas Tree via Mixx
Hands down the geekiest tree of the year.

56 Geeks Poster via Digg
And amazingly, Podcaster Geek is on the poster, but it doesn’t look like anyone one I know. Seriously.

R2-D2 Translator via Digg
Tweet, beep, whoo, errk.

The best things to do with your old computer via Digg
Well, another desktop has bitten the dust at home. Maybe I’ll give one of these a closer look.

10 Geeky Websites: Where Real Geeks Gather via Digg
I haven’t heard of any of these before, so YMMV.

Marv

Coming up in tonights show…

1. Hijackers hijack search results
2. How they dealt with lithium in 1947
3. Hack your Mac classic to something you’ll use every day

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