You don’t have to be super tech savvy to make the perfect geek gift for a teen boy. You just need to figure out where the geeks shop and what they buy. Here is a list of ideal geek holiday gifts suitable for teen boys.
Geek Wavy Wand- Not known for their social skills, lovable geeks still need to communicate. What better holiday gift than the Geek Wavy Wand that lets your geeky teen write their message in lights in the air? Or download images from computer programming on Geek Wavy Wand? The Geek Wavy Wand sells for $29.99 at www.thinkgeek.com.
LighTalk II– LighTalk II is another communication tool for teen geeks. This pen-sized device allows you to scan your teen geek image and project it into lights in the air. The cost of this holiday geek gift is $39.99 at www.thinkgeek.com.
Microcontroller- A microcontroller is a computer, circuit board that can perform up to 100 experiments. Step-by-step instructions will help your geek teen use this holiday gift for an amazing array of functions including plotting measurements, light controls, making music, creating an alarm system, designing a hair safe or an unexpected rain sensor windshield wipers. The microcontroller costs $159.95 at www.mindware.com.
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3-Buy your teen geek a roller coaster for the holidays with Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Your teen geek He will design and build his own 3-D roller coasters in the PC game. As a tycoon, you will manage the entire amusement-parks”>amusement park and play with the characters in it. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 on Windows 98 or works on the above platform and works in retail stores for $69.99.
70 Gesture Japanese-Because the geeky teen is too busy to learn the entire Japanese language, here the book will give you some basic Japanese communication skills – 70 gestures used in Japan today. These Japanese gestures are also common in anime and manga. This book selling for $7.99 at www.x-tremegeek.com.
Whoosh, Bam, Splat– It’s no secret that boy geeks are drawn to pushing machines and forces of destruction. Provide a safe place to experiment with this book that allows you to make smoke cannons, swamp shooters, tee shirt cannons and other creations geeky project This is on www.amazon.com sells the book for $11.53 at www.amazon.com.
All Brain Sets – All brain wooden brain teasers ropes and rings that require both use solve the skills of the right and left brain. For a holiday gift, buy a set of 5 of these puzzles to engage your geeky teen among other projects. Whole Brain 5 sells for $69.95 at www.mindware.com.
Irregular IQ Cubes– If your geeky teen loves Rubik’s cubes and you’ve given him Rubik’s cubes of alternate size and shape on previous holidays, an Irregular IQ Cube might be just the right gift for him this holiday season. The catalog describes this toy as geometrically deformed and the difficulty level is insane. Can your teen geek meet the challenge? The Irregular IQ Cube is sold for $9.99 at www.thinkgeek.com.
