# Gift Advice for Techie Friend PLZ
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-advice-for-techie-friend-plz/215991
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [November 30, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-advice-for-techie-friend-plz/215991 "2003-11-30T00:14:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@blasphmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blasphmer)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-advice-for-techie-friend-plz/215991/1 "2003-11-30T00:14:31Z")
Hi,
I’m trying to buy a gift for a friend of mine. He is pretty well off in the basics, and lives at home. I’ve thought of books or PC games, but can’t find anything that fits him. He’s into history and tech gadgets so other than a GPS (already got that) what kind of neat stuff could I get him?
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### Author:  [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-advice-for-techie-friend-plz/215991/2 "2003-11-30T01:25:32Z")
[Thinkgeek](http://www.thinkgeek.com) has the _best_ geek gifts out there. I would so love a [Binary Clock](http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/59e0/) .
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### Author:  [@Gmork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gmork)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-advice-for-techie-friend-plz/215991/3 "2003-11-30T03:08:37Z")
A curse on your quick little fingers, **Anonymous Coward**!Well, I was gonna say [thinkgeek.com](http://thinkgeek.com) as well.
Seriously, a lot of the stuff there makes great gifts, some even for non-techies. I’ve bought two people I know (one an utter tech-head, one technophobic) the ‘Midas’ wristwatch they have that allows you to operate TVs etc (secretly if you so choose) from the comfort of your own wrist.
There’s loads of really neat stuff there. Your techie friend should love it.
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### Author:  [@einstein\_s\_lovechild\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/einstein_s_lovechild_1)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2003, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-advice-for-techie-friend-plz/215991/4 "2003-11-30T09:23:04Z")
Damn Coward - I was just coming to post your post. 🙂