Techie gifts under 50 bucks

Christmas is a couple of weeks away, and last minute shoppers can still find some really great deals out there. For those of you on a budget, check out the under $50 gift guide below. Who said you couldn't get great gifts and save big bucks during the holidays?

SanDisk slotMusic Player ($20): I've been playing with one of these and I really dig it. As you may have noticed at Best Buy, music these days is coming out in microSD cards. The SanDisk slotMusic Player is available as a Sansa-branded player and an artist-branded player. The $20 Sansa-branded player ships with a simple black shell, earphones and battery, while the special artist-branded player costs a little more ($35) because it ships with a 1GB slot Music card preloaded with the artist's album, liner notes, album art, and other content chosen by the artists themselves. Artists such as Coldplay, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Weezer, have released their albums in this new format which you can find at Best Buy and Walmart for $14.99 each.

Mimobots ($25): This is the type of flash drive all the cool kids want. Mimoco designs the coolest collectible flash drives in the business. These designer art toys/USB flash drives usually sport graphics created by underground artists, but you can find several crossover flavors such as Star Wars, Halo, Tokidoki, and Japan's Domo in the mix. Right now the site is featuring plenty of Mimobots for under $25 so head on over there if you have hipsters on your list.

KWIK($30): Remember that post about women's workstations being dirtier than men's? Well this doesn't have to be the case. Dirt Devil just released a cool USB-powered handheld vacuum cleaner called KWIK with special attachments to clean your keyboard, car, and electronics. The bagless vacuum is very lightweight, quiet, and easily picks up dirt other hand vacs can't get to. This is great stocking stuffer for the working parent, neat tech enthusiast, or blogger like myself who need to keep a clean keyboard at all times.

Target's WOW Card($50): Some people think gift cards are so impersonal, which is why Target is turning the gift card into a gadget. The WOW card is capable of taking 1.2-megapixel photos, includes software, USB cord, manual, and runs on AAA batteries. It only stores 50 images on its built-in 8MB of memory, and includes a voucher for 40 free prints so the recipient can print some of those holiday shots. This is a great gift for anyone who loves photography and shopping at Target.

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