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24 Last Minute Gift Ideas Under $150

2:40 AM - December 22, 2008 by Frank Völkel
Source: Tom's Hardware DE – Keywords: holiday, technology, gift
Categories: Buyer's Guides

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Today, the return of clock radios from the 80s is hard to miss on nightstands everywhere. The big difference, of course, between then and now is a significant boost in capability. The AgfaPhoto AC8130D bundles an alarm clock with calendar, temperature, and time displays, along with a 960x240 3" digital photo frame. It even plays your favorite photos when the alarm goes off (but only if you want it to). This gadget goes for about $150 at Amazon UK.

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Anonymous 12/22/2008 11:09 AM
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Most of this is overpriced trash.

cangelini 12/22/2008 12:09 PM
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I'd take an alarm clock that takes off if I don't get out of bed :-P

LAN_deRf_HA 12/22/2008 1:34 PM
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What kind of moron would down thumb the guy speaking undeniable truth? Probably the same kind that pays $65 for a 4 GB thumb drive or alarm clock, or maybe that really shitty quality Creature II speaker set. Yeah, no I totally prefer spending 3-10 times more money for a gimmick.

joebob2000 12/22/2008 3:44 PM
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Ihadtosayit :
Most of this is overpriced trash.[citation][nom]LAN_deRf_HA[/nom]What kind of moron would down thumb the guy speaking undeniable truth? Probably the same kind that pays $65 for a 4 GB thumb drive or alarm clock, or maybe that really shitty quality Creature II speaker set. Yeah, no I totally prefer spending 3-10 times more money for a gimmick.


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Welcome to Christmas, you must be new here. The point of gift giving isn't what you got or even how much thought you put into it, it's how much you *overspent* on it that really shows your loved ones you care.

joebob2000 12/22/2008 3:45 PM
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Wow, TomCode backfires again. Let's try this:

Ihadtosayit :
Most of this is overpriced trash.


LAN_deRf_HA :
What kind of moron would down thumb the guy speaking undeniable truth? Probably the same kind that pays $65 for a 4 GB thumb drive or alarm clock, or maybe that really shitty quality Creature II speaker set. Yeah, no I totally prefer spending 3-10 times more money for a gimmick.


Welcome to Christmas, you must be new here. The point of gift giving isn't what you got or even how much thought you put into it, it's how much you *overspent* on it that really shows your loved ones you care.

Tindytim 12/22/2008 4:25 PM
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joebob2000 :
Welcome to Christmas, you must be new here. The point of gift giving isn't what you got or even how much thought you put into it, it's how much you *overspent* on it that really shows your loved ones you care.


Maybe in your family. Having not started that well off in life, I much prefer someone put some thought into a gift, and pay less, then giving me some novelty garbage, and paying more.

I'd much prefer a nice pair of thick woolen socks over, over a 4GB flash drive shaped like a lego block.

And as such, if I really don't know what to get, I go with cash.

ERName 12/22/2008 5:10 PM
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JoeBob was being sarcastic. No one really thinks that way, no matter how well off you are. At least I hope so.

ERName 12/22/2008 5:10 PM
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It IS mostly overpriced junk, though :)

ilovebarny 12/22/2008 6:30 PM
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that is a cool keyboard! i doubt i would never get one, but it does look cool.

Anonymous 12/22/2008 6:34 PM
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One man's junk is another man's treasure.

caamsa 12/22/2008 6:38 PM
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hellwig 12/22/2008 6:56 PM
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caamsa :
Now here is a good deal. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-14102810


Oh man, a 4870 for 180 bucks! I was about to say this is more of a Tom's Hardware item, but I forgot this is a Tom's Hardware list! With the items, I was thinking it was more of a Tom's Guide list. Clock radios? Come on Tom's hardware guys, you can do better.

And as for everyone complaining about price, everyone knows you can get a really cheap USB thumb drive online. This is an article about novelty electronic gifts cheaper than a 60" LCD. This is NOT a review of USB thumb drives. Jeese. Get your mom a really cheap A-Data if you want, but otherwise don't complain, obviously there ARE people out there willing to pay $65 for an overpriced Ducati USB drive. It's cheaper than an actual Ducati bike.

orangedrink 12/22/2008 7:13 PM
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cant we fit all of this stuff on 5 pages instead of having 25 pages dedicated to 1 thing. seriously...

jerreece 12/22/2008 8:51 PM
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Yeah of those 24 items, I didn't see a darn thing I would want. Well, with exception perhaps of the LG Blu-Ray / HD-DVD player (internal drive).

Otherwise, I have to agree that it's all overpriced junk. ;)

caamsa 12/22/2008 10:46 PM
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Here is a blueray for $79.99

http://www.newegg.com/special/shel [...] erizon.net

and for the 4870 that is $164.99 after promo code and $20.00 rebate.

TheEvolution 12/23/2008 2:29 AM
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I would like to take alarm clock(the first one)!

Anonymous 12/23/2008 3:43 AM
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Regift Gift cards, I do that frequently.

3lvis 12/23/2008 7:18 AM
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Tindytim :
And as such, if I really don't know what to get, I go with cash.



Cash/Gift cards are the worst present. The message it sends is that you didn't care enough to ask what they really wanted.

randomizer 12/23/2008 7:37 AM
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3lvis :
Cash/Gift cards are the worst present. The message it sends is that you didn't care enough to ask what they really wanted.


Unless the person prefers cash and says so, like myself :D

Anonymous 12/23/2008 5:03 PM
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Where can I find the Philips LivingColors LED Lamp? I'm unable to find a store, I would be ready to buy online or at a local store.


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