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+title: "Gifts For Your Nerd"
+date: 2009-12-16T00:00:00+00:00
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+
+Shopping for a nerd this holiday season? A difficult proposition, to be
+sure. We are, after all, complicated creatures. Fortunately, Viget
+Extend is here to help. Here are some gifts your nerd is sure to love.
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_iamakey.jpg){.left} **Lacie
+iamaKey Flash
+Drive**](https://www.amazon.com/LaCie-iamaKey-Flash-Drive-130870/dp/B001V7XPSA)
+**(\$30)**
+
+If your nerd goes to tech conferences with any regularity, your
+residence is already littered with these things. USB flash drives are a
+dime a dozen, but this one's different: stylish and rugged, and since
+it's designed to be carried on a keychain, it'll always around when your
+nerd needs it.
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_aeropress.jpg){.left}
+**AeroPress**](https://www.amazon.com/AeroPress-Coffee-and-Espresso-Maker/dp/B000GXZ2GS)
+**(\$25)**
+
+A simple device that makes a cup of espresso better than machines
+costing twenty times as much. Buy this one for your nerd and wake up to
+delicious, homemade espresso every morning. In other words, it\'s the
+gift that keeps on giving. If espresso gives your nerd the jitters, you
+can't go wrong with a [french
+press](https://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Chambord-4-Cup-Coffee-Press/dp/B00012D0R2/).
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_charge_tee.jpg){.left}
+**SimpleBits Charge
+Tee**](http://shop.simplebits.com/product/charge-tee-tri-blend)
+**(\$22)**
+
+Simple, vaguely Mac-ish graphic printed on an American Apparel Tri-Blend
+tee, no lie the greatest and best t-shirt ever created.
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_hard_graft.jpg){.left}
+**Hard Graft iPhone
+Case**](http://shop.hardgraft.com/product/base-phone-case) **(\$60)**
+
+Your nerd probably already has a case for her iPhone, but it's made of
+rubber or plastic. Class it up with this handmade leather-and-wool case.
+Doubles as a slim wallet if your nerd is of the minimalist mindset, and
+here's a hint: we all are.
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_ignore.jpg){.left} **Ignore
+Everybody**](https://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity/dp/159184259X)
+**by Hugh MacLeod (\$16)**
+
+Give your nerd the motivation to finish that web application he's been
+talking about for the last two years so you can retire.
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_moleskine.jpg){.left}
+**Moleskine
+Notebook**](https://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Squared-Notebook-Cover-Pocket/dp/8883707125)
+**(\$10)**
+
+What nerd doesn't love a new notebook? Just make sure it's graph paper;
+unlined paper was not created for mathematical formulae and drawings of
+robots. Alternatively, take a look at [Field
+Notes](http://fieldnotesbrand.com). As for pens, I highly, *highly*
+recommend the [Uni-ball
+Signo](http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/cPath/239_90/products_id/466).
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_canon.jpg){.left} **Canon
+PowerShot S90**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LITT42/) **(\$400)**
+
+Packs the low-light photographic abilities of your nerd's DSLR into a
+compact form factor that fits in his shirt pocket, right next to his
+slide rule.
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_newegg.png){.left} **Newegg
+Gift
+Card**](https://secure.newegg.com/GiftCertificate/GiftCardStep1.aspx)
+
+If all else fails, a gift card from [Newegg](http://newegg.com) shows
+you know your nerd a little better than the usual from Amazon.
+
+[![](https://www.viget.com/uploads/image/dce_moto_guzzi.jpg){.left}
+**Moto Guzzi V7
+Classic**](http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/30/review-moto-guzzi-v7-classic-is-an-italian-beauty-you-can-live/)
+**(\$8500)**
+
+Actually, this one's probably just me.
+
+If your nerd is a little more design-oriented, check out Viget Inspire
+for ideas from [Owen](https://www.viget.com/inspire/the-winter-scrooge/)
+and
+[Rob](https://www.viget.com/inspire/10-t-shirts-you-want-to-buy-a-designer/).
+Got any other gift suggestions for the nerd in your life, or ARE YOU
+YOURSELF a nerd? Link it up in the comments.