The Ultimate Gift Guide for Geeky Gift Goodness….
Looking for the best Geek Gifts for Christmas this year? Here’s our list of the 27 Best Geek Gifts of 2012, which any self-respecting nerd would be proud to own. From movie memorabilia to techie gadgets, I have you covered with items itemized by categories of various nerditude.
***Update: Click here for my 2013 Geek Gift Guide for even more ideas!
I have links to Amazon, ModCloth and Entertainment Earth for all items mentioned. Simply click on the image to be taken to their respective sites for full pricing and details.
‘BEST STAR WARS’ GEEK GIFTS:
1. Han Solo, Stormtrooper and Millennium Falcon Deluxe Size Silicone Ice Cube Trays
What makes a tasty beverage even better? Ice cubes in the form of carbonite Han Solo, the Millennium Falcon or Stormtrooper masks of course!
2. Light Up Light Saber Chopsticks
Spice up your dining with some light saber chop sticks! You can choose from the Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker variety.
3. Star Wars: Death Star Magnetic Bottle Opener and Han Solo Carbonite Bottle Opener
4. Star Wars Operation Game
A variation on the classic game, allowing you to do some internal repairs on everyone’s favorite droid.
5. Light Saber Flash Light
There will be all sorts of excuses to kill the power to show off this beauty.
6. Boba Fett Character Lamp
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He was the best bounty hunter in the entire galaxy, but he went out like a bitch and has now been made into a lamp. Quite stylish though.
BEST SUPERHERO GEEK GIFTS:
It’s a wonderful time of year to be a comic book nerd!
7.The ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Christmas ornament
Nothing quite tops off a Christmas tree than a Hallmark 2012 The Bat Ornament, featuring the flying machine from ‘The Dark Knight Rises‘.
8. Miniature Bat signal
[amazon_image id=”B0083IBWF8″ link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]Batman Bat-Signal Mega Mini Kit[/amazon_image]
Perfect for kids to summon their Batman action figures for duty, or for wives to signal their husbands to help out around the house.
9. Batman Ice Cube Trays
Holy Bat Ice Cubes!
10. Bat-Lamp
11. Captain America Shield and Silver Surfer Bottle Openers
Whether you need Captain America’s Vibranium shield or the Silver Surfer’s Power Cosmic to pop open your beverage of choice, Marvel’s kitchenware has you covered.
12. Marvel Monopoly Game
The Avengers and other Marvel heroes can ‘assemble’ as much wealth as their skills allow. I’d let the Hulk keep all the property he wants to smash though.
VARIOUS:
13. ‘The Walking Dead’ Board Game & X-Box Game
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Whether you want to weather the zombie apocalypse in board game or video game format, you have your choices.
Who doesn’t need an arcade game shaped candy dispenser for Pac-Man fuel?
15. ‘Soylent Green’ Crackers
Possibly the funniest, sickest gift of the year. It claims to be made from ‘high energy plankton’ but anyone who has seen the film knows better. Sure, you could go your whole life without trying ‘Soylent Green’ crackers, but would you really want to?
16. Gift Card Puzzles
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Make them work for that gift card!
17. ‘Dexter’ Board Game
Okay Dark Passengers, If you ever wondered how good you’d be as America’s favorite serial killer, now’s the chance to find out!
18.’ The Nightmare Before Christmas Operation’ Game
Another fun Operation variant.
19. ‘The Twilight Zone’ Henry Bemis Bobble Head
Talk about a dark gift! One of the saddest moments in TV history now commemorated in bobble-head form.
Perfect decor for your New Year’s Twilight Zone marathon viewing!
And how about this Kanamit Cook Book Journal!
‘Alien’ Stuff:
20. Aliens Colonial Marines Game for PS3.
You’ll never have to say ‘Game Over Man!’, cause you can play all you want!
21. ‘Alien’ Chopsticks
Nothing makes me hungrier than thinking about a face-hugger assaulting me and later giving birth to a chest-burster. Love me anything ‘Alien‘ related (check out my list of Geektastic Blu-rays and DVD Sets including ‘Alien‘ and ‘Prometheus‘ goodness)! Looks like these are all currently out of stock, but might be worth the wait!
MUSIC/TECH STUFF:
22. Otamatone and Stylophone Retro Pocket Synth
[amazon_image id=”B002IGTOZQ” link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]Otamatone from Maywa Denki (White)[/amazon_image][amazon_image id=”B000SKHSRU” link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]Stylophone Retro Pocket Synth[/amazon_image]
Too cool little musical instruments; one emulates a theremin minus the cost and technical know how, and the other is a hand-held version of the groovy vintage synth.
23. Pick Punch
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Never be without a guitar pick by your side ever again! Cheaper than going to the guitar store too!
24. The iPhone Photo Printer
Very cool gadget for those who want to bypass the need for a computer printer for their iPhone photos.
25. Super 7 Shirts
When I visited San Francisco, I found this badass shirt shop, which has all sorts of cool stuff based off various superheroes, sci-fi movies and TV-Shows. Check out their website.
26. Kikkerland Mini Samurai Sword Umbrella
[amazon_image id=”B0038LII3Y” link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]Kikkerland Mini Samurai Sword Umbrella[/amazon_image]
Now everyone will think twice about trying to swipe your umbrella.
27. Star Trek Book of Opposites
Star Trek Book of Opposites from ModCloth – $9.99
from: ModCloth
And no Geek list would be complete without some Star Trek. This board book is for young Trekkie tikes to learn opposites with the help of Kirk, Spock and more. It’s also inoculating young minds for a lifetime of nerd-dom, but if ever there was an era to flourish as a geek, the 21st century is it.
So that wraps up the 27 Best Geek Gifts for Christmas 2012. I hope I’ve given you some good ideas!
And I’ve checked my lists and made them thrice! In you case you missed the above announcement, check out Best Music Box Sets , Best TV and Blu-ray sets, and the SLIS Geek Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Books and Collectibles for the best pop culture gift ideas in a variety of media.
