Gifts for Geeks Jackson MS

Posted by : Joe Farace

The demise of the PC has been greatly exaggerated. Far from being replaced by smaller, more portable gadgets, the PC is made more complete with them. Users have found that their palmtops, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other gadgets are so much more useful when they can be hooked together through the common medium of Internetworked PCs. And PC owners are looking to add more of these gadgets to the growing tentacles of their favorite desktop companions. It's the time of year to start thinking about what new toys that certain nerdy someone will want to plug into her PC, making it the ultimate hub for all her digital hobbies. And we have the guide to the products you should consider first in shopping for her holiday gifts.

Home theater in a white box

Savvy users are finding ways to converge their PCs with their entertainment centers. With a TV and radio tuner card, sound card, video card, built-in DVD player, and a monitor that could beat most TVs for price and performance, the PC actually makes a very good entertainment hub. And the tools that were created for the PC user transform passive stereos and TVs into interactive devices, enabling users to mix CDs and DVDs, make their own movies, and find boatloads of content no TV could match.

Still, the object of your affection probably won't want to watch the big game on a 17-inch monitor. And don't even think about getting him a huge flat-panel display just for that purpose.

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