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