My 2015 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide is Here

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That’s right it’s my guide to help you with you holiday shopping for the gadget lover (freak) on your list. The way this thing started was each year towards the holiday season all my friends started asking me and emailing about what my picks were in various categories and of course the answers were usually the same. So I decided to compile a list and just email it to the folks that asked.

Once again I’ve put together a Holiday Gadget Gift Guide to help you pick out gifts for the techies and gadget lovers on your gift list. I’ve chosen Amazon.com simply because they are the one online retailer with not only the largest presence, but also the one that carries 99% of the items I recommend. Another advantage is that I can continue to add things that come up all the way up to the final days of the holiday season. In previous years I would always find some cool gadgets after the static gift guide was published.

Something NEW This Year!

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I’ve simplified my guide this year. Instead of including dozens of products each year (yeah it was overwhelming to me too), I’ve selected only the TOP 9 Products in any one category. This forces me to only pick the BEST items for my gift guide and makes it a whole lot easier for you to pick a gift.

How did you pick the items that you recommend?

Simple! If it’s in my guide it’s because I either use it now, have used it in the past or one of my close friends or colleagues use it and I trust their opinion. Now in some cases there may be an item in the guide that is NEWER than the one I use and I had to list that one because my model is no longer available. Unless I’ve used it or know someone who has, it doesn’t get in PERIOD.

How does the gift guide work?

The guide is broken out by Category so that you can shop accordingly. This way you can pick your gift by the kind of person you’re shopping for. I know that sometimes you have to buy a gift based on a certain dollar amount or budget (like gifts for co-workers), so I’ve given you a couple of dollar amount categories too. Happy shopping and in case I don’t see you later, Happy Holidays to you and your family! You can go straight to my 2015 Holiday Gift Guide here.

 My Top 10 Picks for 2015

While the guide above has my TOP PICKS for 2015 that I like and would recommend, here are my Top 10 picks for BEST GADGET GIFTS OF 2015:

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My Top 20 Picks for the Photographer On Your Holiday List

While I've already published my massive 2011 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide, I realize that I have quite a few photographers following me here. Therefore, I thought I'd share my Top 20 Picks for Photography Gift Ideas. These are among my favorite and most used products. 

 

 

So here they are in no particular order:

 

Westcott 7' Parabolic Umbrella (White Diffusion)

 

Nikon D7000 DSLR Camera (Body Only)

 

Westcott 5501 Modern Vintage Background (9 x 12', Onyx)

 

X-Rite ColorChecker Passport

 

ExpoImaging Rogue 3-in-1 Honeycomb Grid

 

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Zoom Lens

 

Wacom Intuos4 Digital Tablet (Medium)

 

Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Shoe Mount Flash

 

Nikon SB-910 AF Speedlight i-TTL Shoe Mount Flash

 

Westcott Spiderlite TD6 2 Light Perfect Portrait Kit Deluxe (110V)

 

Elinchrom BX-Ri 500/500 To Go Set – 2 Monolight Kit (90-260VAC)

 

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Software for Mac & Windows

 

Canon EOS 7D SLR Digital Camera (Body Only)

 

Nikon Nikon 1 V1 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 10mm and 10-30mm Lenses (Black)

 

Canon PowerShot S100 Digital Camera (Black)

 

Lastolite EZYBox Softbox – 24 x 24"

 

Lastolite TriFlip 8 in 1 Grip Reflector Kit – 30" (76 cm)

 

Lastolite Kickerlite Floor Level Softbox – 3×4' (91x122cm)

 

Lastolite Triflector MkII Kit – White/Silver

 

ExpoImaging Rogue FlashBender Kit

 

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So what’d you get?

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photo compliments of iStockphoto.com

It's that time of year again. My annual "So what'd you get?" I've been reviewing my favorite gadgets, services and photo gear all year long. Now it's your turn! Tell us what you got this holiday season (tech wise) that you're excited about? Use the comments section below. Tell us what it is, why you like it and provide links if you can? Did you get or give anything from my holiday gadget gift guide?

 

Hey! If you got an iDevice as a gift, check out Must Have Apps here.

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