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Favorite Geek Wish List Entries

A Sneak Preview of Network Computing readers and the toys that drive them.
We asked what's on your holiday wish list this year. And the number of responses overwhelmed us. Here's a sneak peek into the hottest holiday gizmos from your lists. And stay tuned, we'll bring you the complete set later this month as we publish our special, Geeks Illustrated issue.

  • Reader: Paul Rouk
  • Wants: Aurora ALX System
  • By: Alienware
  • Why: To prove that it is possible to spend over $11,000 on a desktop computer.
  • IT Excuse: Runs Microsoft Word MUCH faster than any of our current systems!
  • Reader: E. Alexander Gerster
  • Wants: radioSHARK
  • By: Griffin Technology
  • Why: Time Shift Recording. plus Look at that shape!
  • IT Excuse: Here in Florida, you can keep up with the hurricane reports!
  • Reader: Creed White
  • Wants: IFP -799
  • By: IRiver
  • Why: 1 Gig for under $250 with FM, small, 40 hrs on battery, can store files and record music on the fly.
  • IT Excuse: It does not have the software to be a flash drive yet but promises to have it soon for a 1 gig flash drive...for those large DATA files, yeah that's it!
  • Reader: Thomas Voigtlander
  • Wants: A8 Earphones
  • By: Bang & Olufsen
  • Why: Because I tried one on once, and it's like having your own little surround sound system, where ever you go.
  • IT Excuse: Able to help integrate sound into IT Publications.
  • Reader: David Palileo
  • Wants: Model 01
  • By: OQO
  • Why: Pocketable full-feature computer!
  • IT Excuse: Consolidate to one data device (from desktop, laptop, PDA, etc.)
Editor's Choice
Brandon Taylor, Digital Editorial Program Manager
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
Terry White, Associate Chief Analyst, Omdia
John Abel, Technical Director, Google Cloud
Richard Pallardy, Freelance Writer
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
Pam Baker, Contributing Writer