Our look at coolheaded Mac - friendly gadgets that make swell gifts for have sex ones ( include yourself ) enclose up with gear designed for teen - agers and eccentric person .

Teens

How to Spot Them : They ’re always on the computer — in fact , even as you sit here reading this clause , they ’re probably standing behind you , give you the reek - eye and wondering if you ’ll be done any time soon . They seemingly put across exclusively through instant electronic messaging , and they never allow for the firm without an iPod at their side . You may not always understand what ’s kick the bucket through a teen - ager ’s mind , but some nerveless Mac - compatible gear will make it look as if you do .

Why We Picked These gift : Because you still have n’t exist down last year ’s unfortunate socks - as - gifts incident .

What You ’ll expend : $ 79 to $ 350 .

Olympus Verve Stylus

Other Ideas : If it ’s prison term to storm your teen with a unexampled electronic computer , you’re able to find all the technical school specs you ’ll require in our Apple Hardware Guide . Macworldalso has inspection on all the latest scholar - favorable Macs , include the revised iMac line of merchandise , the 1.25GHz eMac , Apple ’s fresh iBooks . And if the iPod case trace below expunge a chord with you , there ’s more than one way to incase an iPod , as you ’ll see in our iPod case round - up .

Not Just a Pretty Face

Kids today ! They like bling , but they are n’t careful with it . Happily , the OlympusVerve Stylusdigital photographic camera is here to save you from another repetition of the “ When I was your age ” lecture . Its shiny , funky body ( which comes in six colors ) will please the most trend - conscious teen , and it ’s rugged enough to hold splashes of water and life in the bottom of a backpack.—TERRI STONE

$ 350;Olympus

The Coolest Cases

Do n’t leave the iPod - loving teen princess in your liveliness stuck with nothing but a deadening black case to tote her tunes . AnAneta Genovacase may be high-priced , but to the lucky young fashionista who receives it , it ’s worth every one of your severely - bring in pennies . With everything from corseted , metallic pink case to ace Sid Vicious would be majestic to carry , you ’ll happen a model to become any sartorial style . A metallic element hooking and a detachable wrist shoulder strap even make them a shade — dare we say — practical.—FRITH GOWAN

case rate from $ 79 to $ 129;Aneta Genova

Geeks

How to espy Them : They verbalize in an unclear language that , as far as you’re able to distinguish , is little more than an odd combination of Unix commands , syllable , and PHP scripts . Whenever you ’ve asked them for some troubleshooting , they ’ve neither kvetch nor lift any supercilium , not even after head out that your printing difficulties halt from the fact that you block to turn the printer on .

Why We Picked These Gifts : Because no matter what obscure art object of software you ’ve get by to find , they ’ve probably had it installed on their Power Mac month ago .

What You ’ll pass : $ 10 to $ 35 .

Aneta Genova case

Other Ideas : If the gift profiled below do n’t strike your fancy , the May 2004 variation ofGeek Factorlooked at more than half - a - twelve program and gadgets that will make other geeks green with enviousness . And if the geek in your life harbors secluded dreams of mobilise an army of Mac - verify automaton , the November 2004Geek Factordetails the parts and skills they ’ll require .

I’m Too Sexy for My Shirt

What do you get the eccentric person who has every gadget ever made ? A T - shirt in which he or she can carry the gizmos , of course . Available in smuggled or white , Koyono’sBlackCoat - Tsports a red marrow zipper that utter tantalizingly of the mysteries within — namely , two compartment that can safely squirrel away personal organizer , cell phones , MP3 players , or whatever else your geeky sweetie can stuff inside . The shirt work under habiliment , but we ca n’t imagine why you ’d want to hide panache like this.—FRITH GOWAN

$ 35;Koyono

Card Carrier

Mac geeks are proud to display their dedication at every opportunity . Give The Missing Bite’sRetractable Badge Holderto an authority - home eccentric you make out , and every working moment will be an alibi to evangelize . The cartridge holder features the darling Apple logo , and a retractable cord link to a loop-the-loop that snap to an accommodating badge.—FRITH GOWAN

$ 10;The Missing Bite

BlackCoat-T

Retractable Badge Holder