Unique Digital Gifts

Take a digital pen that remembers what you write, a digital camera that allows you to take self portraits, a digital map that follows you everywhere, and a digital cordless phone that sounds as clear as day and you have a recipe for a terrific digital holiday.

The Logitech io Personal Digital Pen
Imagine an ink pen that remembers what you write. That’s the idea behind Logitech’s new io Personal Digital Pen. Using special notepads with an invisible grid, io digitally backs up everything you write on paper. io comes with a USB dock that charges the pen and transfers your notes, sketches and drawings to popular PC programs such as Word, Outlook, Adobe, Lotus and Franklin Covey. You can even personalize emails and write calendar entries. What’s really cool about the digital pen is it can store up to 40 pages of data in its memory, so you can take notes for weeks without transferring. Great for the college student, busy executive or road warrior on your holiday list, io will be available on November 8th –preorders are being taken today on amazon.com. $200 for the pen, $10 for special spiral notebooks (40 pages). www.logitech.com

Nikon Coolpix 2500
There’s no doubt digital cameras will be one of this season’s hottest holiday gifts. The good news is cameras are more affordable and easier to use. Nikon’s latest Coolpix 2500 is the perfect entry level digital camera gift. This auto everything point and shoot camera adds a new twist to digital ---a 180 degree swivel lens for creating self portraits and other fun images. Other features include a 3X zoom, 12 scene modes, 2 mega pixel output and an easy, one-touch upload button on the camera to transfer images via USB to your PC. Best of all, it fits in your pocket and sells for under $300. www.nikonusa.com

AT&T 5840
Cordless phones make great gifts and AT&T’s new 5.8GHz 5840 offers all the features you can handle. Features include a digital answering system with three mailboxes, Expandable system that allows you to utilize up to six handsets with only one phone jack, Speakerphone in both handset and base for hands-free conversations. Sound Select allows you to ‘sculpt’ the audio performance to suit your personal taste. Price: $200, with each additional handset priced around $99. www.vtechphones.com

Magellan Meridian Color GPS
Paper maps are a thing of the past with Magellan’s Meridian Color GPS from Thales Navigation. Not only is this 8-ounce pocket sized unit the first ever portable full–color GPS, it’s packed with features including 16MB of built-in North American Street Maps, a waterproof casing (it floats) and an expandability slot that accepts SD cards so you can download maps and back up your favorite routes. Great for fisherman, hikers, hunters and road warriors, the Meridian Color stores up to 500 waypoints, 20 reversible routes, and 30 legs. $499. www.thalesnavigation.com