Bradley’s Top 10 Holiday Gadget Guide
Holiday Shopping Guide – Bradley’s Top 10
1) EBook Readers
Sony eReaders
- Available in-store in Canada (can wrap and get under the tree)
- great for everyone. Students can read their class notes, women can read their romance novels without shame, dads can read their work documents.
- 2 versions:
*PRS-300 is the Standard edition. 5″ display, supports PDF, Microsoft Word, BBeB Book, as well as ePub/ACS4. Lasts up to 2 weeks of reading on one full charge. $239
*PRS-600 is the Touch edition. 6″ display, touch-screen, supports PDF, Microsoft Word, BBeB Book, as well as ePub/ACS4, MP3 and AAC audio files. Lasts up to 2 weeks of reading on one full charge. $349
2) Point-and-shoot Cameras
Canon SD1200 IS – $180
- basic camera
- It’s tiny, comes in a bunch of colors, and Canon’s been refining the basic PowerShot UI for so long that even a baby can use it
- takes great photos with its 10 megapixel sensor
Nikon S1000PJ – $500
- features an integrated LED pico projector that lets you beam your photos and videos on the wall as soon as you take ‘em.
- 12.1 megapixel sensor, five-way VR image stabilization, and 5x wide-angle zoom should help you take some stunning shots to show off.
3) DSLR Cameras
Canon Rebel T1i – $779 for just the Body. $830 for the starter kit.
- Best bang-for-the-buck DSLR
- a pretty great deal at around $850 for a kit from a reputable seller
- you get a variant of the EOS 50D’s 15.1 megapixel sensor, a 1080p movie mode, a 3.0-inch Live View display, and a UI we’ve found novices pick up quite easily.
4) Television
Samsung 46″ 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV – $2900
- for the environment-loving geeks out there
- Super slim, energy efficient LCDs are all the rage this holiday season and with Yahoo! Widgets, DLNA streaming, nice picture quality, a backlit remote and optional WiFi
- 1.2-inch thick, skinny edge lit LED frame
- (Also available in 40- and 55-inch sizes)
5) Laptops
Dell Studio 15 Laptop – $699
Dell’s Studio 15 doesn’t start out as the flashiest laptop in the world, but you can certainly make it that way, with a wealth of custom graphics and colors at your disposal. It’s more than solid underneath that 15.6-inch 720p display, with a 2.2GHz Intel T6600 Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB drive.
6) Netbooks
Acer Aspire One – $300
- With Windows XP, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD and a 10.1-inch screen
- Wireless G, built-in camera and mic, plus multi-touch mouse pad
7) Accessories
Western Digital MyBook 1TB HDD – $120
- Hard Drive storage is going to get bigger and bigger and cheaper and cheaper.
- There’s no excuse to not backup your work files now. Don’t get into trouble by losing your project or homework because you forgot to backup your data!
Camcorders
Flip Ultra HD – $250
- Built-in 8GB flash memory (up to 120 minutes of recording time)
- Shoots full 720p at 30fps
- HDMI Out lets you watch your High Def videos right on your TV
- Advanced compression technology reduces video size for quick and easy uploading and sharing to Youtube
- Rechargeable batteries included
Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 m- $500
- Record directly to an SD or SDHC memory card
- Waterproof to 3 metres, the VPC-WH1 can be fully submersed without worry
- 720p resolution, 30x optical zoom, 2.5″ LCD monitor rotates 285 degrees so you can view images from just about any angle
Merry Christmas everyone.
