Geek Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/holiday_gifts.jpg" alt="Holiday Gifts" title="holiday_gifts" width="365" height="250" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23873" /></p> <p>Shopping for kids holiday gifts is notoriously difficult, the last thing you want to do is buy them something they don’t want, or worse yet, something that isn’t “cool”. Thankfully kids are getting easier to shop for (for us geeks anyway), because what do they want? Gadgets, and lots of them. Dominating the top of the most desired electronic gifts are three Apple products: the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Here’s the full list as polled from Neilsen:</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Most Desired Electronics Among Kids for Holidays 2011</h2> <p>For kids aged 6 through 12:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad">iPad</a> – 44% want one</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FA1O0O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B001FA1O0O">iPod touch</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001FA1O0O&camp=217145&creative=399369" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> – 30% want one</li> <li><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone">iPhone</a> – 27% want one</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Notebooks-Laptop-Computers/b?ie=UTF8&node=565108&ref_=amb_link_7062942_1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Computer</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> – 25% want one</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=1232597011&ref_=amb_link_357131882_4&_encoding=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Tablet</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> computer (non-iPad) – 25% want one – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B0051VVOB2">Kindle Fire is $199</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0051VVOB2&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> </li> <li><a href="http://www.nintendo.com/3ds">Nintendo 3DS</a> – 25% want one</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005YR0T2I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B005YR0T2I">Kinect for Xbox 360</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005YR0T2I&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-DS-Games/b?ie=UTF8&node=11075831&ref_=sr_tc_sc_2_0&qid=1321551989&sr=8-2-tc&_encoding=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Nintendo DS / DSi /DS Lite</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Televisions-Video/b?ie=UTF8&node=1266092011&ref_=sa_menu_tv10&_encoding=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">TV Set</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li>Smartphone (non-iPhone)</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VUO6H4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B003VUO6H4">Sony PlayStation 3</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003VUO6H4&camp=217145&creative=399369" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MSI7UQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B004MSI7UQ">Blu-Ray Player</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004MSI7UQ&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> – (note the Playstation 3 is also a blu-ray player)</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store-ebooks-newspapers-blogs/b?ie=UTF8&node=133141011&ref_=sr_tc_sc_2_0&qid=1321551025&sr=8-2-tc&_encoding=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">E-Readers</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003O6JKLC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B003O6JKLC">Microsoft Xbox 360</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003O6JKLC&camp=217145&creative=399369" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li>Other mobile phone</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WLRQAU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B004WLRQAU">Nintendo Wii</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004WLRQAU&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002I0J4NE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B002I0J4NE">PlayStation Move</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B002I0J4NE&camp=217145&creative=399369" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KMRN0M/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B001KMRN0M">PlayStation Portable (PSP)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001KMRN0M&camp=217145&creative=399369" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> </ul> <p><span id="more-23872"></span> Some of the items on the list are fairly expensive, with computers and the iPad 2 around $499. The iPhone and other new smartphones require a 2-year contract to get at a reasonable price, which may not be feasible for every situation, does a 6 year old really need an iPhone 4S or Galaxy S2? Given these constraints, the iPod touch at $189 and the Kindle Fire tablet at $199 are two of the coolest gifts a kid (or an adult for that matter) could get, and they’re reasonably priced and don’t need a contract. The iPod touch has a better app ecosystem, but the Kindle Fire has a screen twice the size.</p> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/holiday-gifts-for-kids-2011.png" alt="Holiday 2011 Gift Ideas for Kids" title="holiday-gifts-for-kids-2011" width="552" height="709" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23876" /></p> <p>As previously mentioned, this list comes from <a href="http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/us-kids-looking-forward-to-iholiday-2011/">Neilsen</a>, who dubs 2011 the “iHoliday” for the heavily Apple-favored list. </p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPqqs5EJBNomzjL1FQFVukG26lQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPqqs5EJBNomzjL1FQFVukG26lQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPqqs5EJBNomzjL1FQFVukG26lQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPqqs5EJBNomzjL1FQFVukG26lQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LLJ5izngk6E:MUSrfMIFf4Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LLJ5izngk6E:MUSrfMIFf4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=LLJ5izngk6E:MUSrfMIFf4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LLJ5izngk6E:MUSrfMIFf4Q:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=LLJ5izngk6E:MUSrfMIFf4Q:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LLJ5izngk6E:MUSrfMIFf4Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LLJ5izngk6E:MUSrfMIFf4Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/LLJ5izngk6E" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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