Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide: for daughter
By Engadget staff 
posted Dec 3rd 2008 12:00PM
posted Dec 3rd 2008 12:00PM
$0 - $50
$39.99 - Buy from WowWee
$12.00 - Buy from gadget4all.com
$32.00 - Buy from Estée Lauder
$51 - $100
$60.00 - Buy from Fisher-Price
$49.99 - Buy from PDP
$99.99 - Buy from Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies
$101 - $250
$149.00 (with service contract) - Buy from T-Mobile
$229.00 - Buy from Apple
$139.99 - Buy from Speakal
$251 - $500
Sony VAIO Wi-Fi Photo Frame - We're pretty sure she'll be transfixed for hours looking through photos of her friends and family with this truly attractive, 7-inch digital photo frame. If you're feeling particularly creative, you could always pre-load it full of photographs of cats with hilarious captions -- that brings the laughs at any age, in our opinion.
$299.99 - Buy from Sony Style
Kota the Triceratops - This prehistoric plaything is definitely going to take up a lot of space, and it might give the family Chihuahua the creeps (what doesn't?), but other than that, we're looking at 100 percent herbivorous ceratopsid dino-cuddling action. As far as we can tell, you really can't go wrong with this gift -- as long as your daughter is under the age of oh... say, 30.
$269.99 - Buy from Playskool
Logitech Squeezebox Boom - The Squeezebox Boom seems like one of those gifts you may really be stoked to receive, even though you didn't know you wanted one in the first place. With a built in amp and speakers, this WiFi-enabled tabletop radio will have a serious dance party raging in no time -- though we doubt people will be cutting a rug to anything from Red Carpet Massacre-era Duran Duran.
$299.99 - Buy from Logitech
$299.99 - Buy from Sony Style
$269.99 - Buy from Playskool
$501 - $1000
Dell Studio Hybrid Desktop PC - If your daughter's the kind of girl who likes to repaint her room to fit her mood or match her outfits, but she's also an environmentally conscious PC-user, this could be a match made in heaven. The Studio Hybrids -- which boast WiFi and HDMI options as well as wireless mice and keyboards -- make economical use of space, and are pretty easy on the eyes, too.
from $449 - Buy from Dell
from $449 - Buy from Dell
Vicious and Divine Swarovski Laplace Webcam - A perfect gift for only the fanciest people in your life, the crystal coated webcam laughs in the face of understated glamor -- then kicks it, sprinkles some Swarovskis on it, and makes friends with it. Regardless, the 2 megapixel photo and 1.3 megapixel video resolution -- plus those 1,350 crystals -- make this the perfect gift for the uber-luxury crowd.
$504 - Special order from Speed-Link
Canon Rebel XSi DSLR - If you're hoping to foster the development of the next Annie Leibovitz, this 12.2 megapixel camera is a snazzy option. A serious DSLR that's also newcomer-friendly, the Rebel XSi is not cheap -- and it's going to run you extra to tack on those two optional telephoto lenses that she'll definitely want if she decides to forego the high road and become a papparazzo.
from $640 - Shop for Canon Rebel XSi
$504 - Special order from Speed-Link
from $640 - Shop for Canon Rebel XSi
$1001+
Motorola Aura - It's exclusive, expensive, and high-end. It boasts a 16-million (yes, million) color circular lcd, a 62-carat (yes, carat) sapphire crystal lens, and a 2.0 megapixel camera, all in the most attractive package Motorola's ever graced us with. What more could your tech-savvy princess ask for? Just be sure you get her the real thing -- a cheap knockoff really won't do.
$1,999 - Buy from Moto Store
Philips 42PFL5603D 42-inch 1080p LCD TV - Yes, this is truly a giant television to buy for your daughter, but she will inevitably think you are the greatest parent in the entire universe if you do. At least for an hour.
$1,199 - Buy from Dell
Wacom Cintiq 12WX 12.1-inch tablet / Photoshop - Is the girl on your list always doodling? Drawing all over your walls or precious sports memorabilia? The Wacom Cintiq tablet might be the gift (or deterrent) that you're in search of. The 12.1-inch, 1280 x 800 display is large enough to provide a useful workspace, but small enough to be portable and sit comfortably on a table or lap. You'll definitely want to tack Photoshop on to this purchase, of course, and really kick those creative impulses into high gear. Only the worst daughter in the world would spurn such an extraordinary gift.
$999 - Buy the Cintiq 12WX from Wacom
$699 - Buy CS4 from Adobe
$1,999 - Buy from Moto Store
$1,199 - Buy from Dell
$999 - Buy the Cintiq 12WX from Wacom
$699 - Buy CS4 from Adobe
Vibrating Mascara. Solves two problems in one. Should put in a girlfriends section to be honest.
Just because she calls me 'daddy' doesn't mean I'm buying her a Christmas present.
I could never look at her eyes the same way ever again...
Its similiar to a DIY vibrator kit. Now your nerdy daughter can build and program her very first boyfriend!
In you're 0-50$ range, you could add those stick on laptop lid covers
that go for ~20-30 dollars, college girls love that shit, I see them
everywhere here.
College girls can buy their own damn laptop lid cover
Unless she's paying her own tuition, don't expect from the folks
Engadget we need a 2008 gift guide Recession Edition!
Yea, suggest the best versions of KIRF items
Still fighting for Luddite section.
Cintiq? XTi? and iPig?!
OMG!
Actually, it's an XSi.
why are all the dslrs in the female guides?
can men have nice cameras?
The kid riding the triceratops is a boy. : (
It might not be...
That's going to be one confused kid when he/she grows up.....
I always thought I was a boy, but damn it, I want that flytech tinker bell!
Are you saying only girls like to draw?
OHNOS! An item on the list that isn't inherently gendered =O
as a male illustrator it was very nice to see that as a recommendation it's solid product that is actually well worth the money, though budget tablet pc's are in similar price ranges too.
Also, is a digital photo frame ever a valid gift for anyone?
My sister is actually expecting a DSi from her father!
So what's your father getting your sister?
An iPod NANO !!
Me thinks the sybian should be somewhere on this list.
Yes because you daughter is going to be screaming in ecstasy when she unwraps it. Oh wait.
Look honey I got you a high end sex toy that you won't be able to hide at all. Years of therapy ensue.
Sybian - for the daughter whose taste in men gives you heart attacks.
somehow you manage to stick an apple product in every gift guide written
Yes, because Apple products, somehow, DO manage to make good gifts.
Sheesh. Go get laid and stop making something out of nothing. Yes, Engadget may occasionally sound pro-Apple. Yes, it may not make every fanboi happy. But Jesus, stop posting crap whenever you log on. If you can't, skip the fucking article.
^^
Goes out to all fanboys. Irritating jerks.
Occasionally was possibly the wrong word.
while there may be better options, apple products are very popular, especially among people who don't know any better. so i would say apple products are good for gift guides.
Most girls want nothing more than to be envied by their "friends". What's the price on that?
Apparently a minimum of 229 USD...
@f3rg Wow, way to just be pointlessly sexist and offensive, that was totally what this guide needed lots more of.
I wouldn't recommend Philips TVs for a North American audience. I checked them out a bit on Consumer Reports and the opinion over there was that the brand (for TVs anyway) has become sketchy. They don't really make TVs anymore and their warranty service has been outsourced. The customer-service-centric folks over there told me to AVOID.
Sony Style link is broken for the WiFi photo frame.
Some of these are...eh...not very girly, especially the triceratops, that could go for either gender of young children. I guess it is kind of hard to make a guide for girls when guys are 90% of the time WAY more interested in technology than a girl is. They are usually interested in fashion and such to be honest.
@God - It's an Engadget holiday gift guide, it would make sense to presume that if you're shopping for your daughter on a tech blog you'd be shopping for tech things for her because your theoretical daughter is an actual human being and not a result of stereotypes and is perfectly able to have any interests she so chooses including whatever random gadgetry, i7 processors, or apparently weird robot dinosaurs. Gender roles are so over rated, focus on what choices an individual of either gender makes for themselves and respect those choices instead of trying to force your opinion of you what you think they should be on them and watch as they actually develop into the unique and interesting person they want to be.
@Jeremy. K - the Ali & AJ heart logo, while vaguely similar to the Roxy logo in the sense of some general proportion and very very tangentially styling issues on the exterior heart silhouette is pretty clearly based on a typographic AA design playing on their initials. You could probably even make an argument for it being AL and AJ with the orientation of the tail portions of the hearts.
More like Holiday broke guide.
How about the WowWee Femisapien robot, it's a step up from last year's Sakura Robot because it's cool for older kids and does more stuff, including sing backup to songs it hears.
"What can we say about the iPod Touch that hasn't already been said? What can we write about the iPod Touch that we haven't already written? Nothing."
Can't be said about the other products I've seen here, which are usually as good as the iPod Touch.. TBH, only thing I've seen have more post than the iPod Touch could be the iPhone and maybe MacBook (Pro)..
Go figure..
Could I be a daughter so I can get some cool stuff like that?
Aly & AJ totally ripped off the Roxy logo.
Reference: http://www.roxy-roxy.com/_borders/RoxyPink.jpg
and most people totally don't care.
My daughter would shit in my shoe if I bought her a widescreen tv that wasn't 120Hz.
This is going to be a sad, sad holiday for a lot of daughters.
And sons.
And dads.
And moms as well.
Me too :(
engadget! you are normally so dependable....
THAT VIBRATING MASCARA IS BY LANCOME- NOT ESTEE LAUDER! Everyone who ordered the mascara from the link you provided will be disappointed when a non sex toy mascara shows up...
If you want the vibrating mascara that is described and pictured-- go here:
http://www.lancome-usa.com/makeup/mascara/oscillation.aspx
As a geeks daughter.. and a geek myself there are very few things I'd actually appreciate as gifts on this list.
Is it too much to ask for a kick ass video card or an i7 system?
Yes.
This guide sure does go from "for daughter" to "for spoiled rotten daughter" fast.
panasonic lumix g1 is being to look like a really good starter slr, especially of not wanting to lug around a huge camera body is a consideration...
canon g10 and lumix lx3 look like high quality range finder knockoffs for anyone who can't stomach the weight...
frankly I find I use the camera more when it's smaller. notwithstanding all the limitations that comes with.
As a Mom of 4 (from 12 to 22), I have to say wrong camera, unless she's already got a serious photojournalism bug.
If she's a teen or preteen, go for the Canon SD1100 IS. It comes in several colors and happens to be a damn nice camera. Find it just about anywhere for under $199, but shop around for lower sale prices.