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The Amazon Kindle is always a wanted gift.   Or for someone who already has a Kindle, get a case like the standard black one, or a funky red one.

Sometimes great things come in small packages!  The Chill Pill RapCap is just such a delight.  This tiny microphone for your iPod comes in so many colors, it is hard to decide!

Two SEIers were researching new digital cameras and came up with the same result without even discussing in advance!  Now everyone has to upgrade to this Panasonic Lumix camera.  You don’t have to get red, but Ted did!

And if all else fails, an Amazon Gift Card will do the trick.  After all, who can’t find what they want on Amazon, and you can email or even print the gift card yourself if you run out of time.

So get busy since you only have a few days left and finish that shopping!

As promised, here is the 2nd installment from your personal shopper!  In Part I of the Holiday Gift Ideas, we were tech free, and that is not the case here!  Friend Skeeter helped us with the next two suggestions.  First is a tool that will help you remember information since you can record it in multiple ways.  Livescribe makes a smartpen that is a great idea for students or anyone who wants to record thoughts or information.  His second recommendation is the HP DreamScreen.  Check out the videos on both items.

A new  iPod Touch (the 3rd generation) is the best iPod ever, and will be cherished as a gift.  A small item that can hold lots of music, videos (including TV and movies), your email, games, and a zillion apps.  Basically it does everything the iPhone does without the phone.  The built in speaker is also handy as is the ability to record voice memos or make free skype calls.  There are tons of to keep you informed and entertained.

Our favorite earphones for your iPod (or computer) have a great design and come in five colors.  You get 6 sets of silicon earpads so you can customize the fit, a cable winder, and a small, thin case with this luxurious lightweight  earphone set.   After 2 years, these are still going strong!  The noise canceling properties enhance the excellent reproduction of treble and midrange.  Rock bottom price for these!

As always, we bring you holiday gift ideas to ease your shopping chaos.  This will be a 3-part series with ideas and hints for the season.  Part 1 will focus on non-tech related gifts.  Shocker!  Included are gifts for the architect within you!   First up is a little pricey, but if you love architecture and buildings, then you can’t avoid these – large models of famous buildings including some Lego construction sets.  You could also get these stone coasters of Frank Lloyd Wright textile blocks.  We could shop in the MOMA Store for hours, but these 2 items caught our eye: a really neat blueprint paperweight, and these cool poster hangers.

Stay tuned to Part II and III in upcoming posts from your personal shopper.

Don’t forget to get Mom a gift for Mother’s Day, May 11.  If you need to send a gift, iGourmet has wonderful food baskets.  You can select the items you know Mom will like and they will assemble into a custom basket.  Consider adding the Triple Chocolate Truffle Brownies.   Both Amazon and Gifts.com have some Mother’s Day suggestions.  If flowers are in order, try our favorite, Proflowers for amazingly fresh and beautiful bouquets.