OK. This holiday gift Buyer's Guide for tech geeks has covered a lot of territory already. We have given ideas for gadgets for: making your Home life a little better, Car & Audio, Phones & Location, and Photography & Wearables.
Time for every Tech Geek's favorite part: Toys!
Still to come: Airplanes. (A bit esoteric, but I promise it will be worth your while.) If you don’t like what we came up with, feel free to put your own suggestion in the comments. We welcome your input!
Our rules:
* It has to be electrical. Without circuits, it’s probably not tech.
* Practicality is only a secondary consideration.
* Other than that, make your case!
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One of the best things about having a career is that my allowance is a lot bigger than it was when I was 12. 
(Throughout my career, there’s been pretty much universal agreement on that point.) Here’s the best of what we recommend for your inner child.
INTO THE STRATOSPHERE
Gift Idea: Air Rockets
Who wants it: Adam Conway, Product
Why does Adam want it: "I bought two of these kits in order to throw a rocket birthday party for my son. The kit enables you to use the supplied rocket, but you also make paper and tape rockets that go up 100+ feet!"
Where can you get it: http://www.airrocketworks.com/
ROLL WITH IT
Gift Idea: Olle
Who wants it: Matthew Gast, Product & Shail Talati, Product
Why do they want it: (Matthew) "How can I not love a robot that’s faster than my Segway, and programmable to boot?"
Where can you get it: http://www.gosphero.com/ollie/
HIGH SPEEDS AND SUPERIOR CONTROL
Gift Idea: PowerUp 3.0 and the Carbon Flyer 
Who wants it: Matthew Gast, Product
Why does Matthew want it: "Who doesn’t like paper airplanes? Controlling a paper airplane with a smartphone is cool. Controlling a carbon-fiber version of a paper airplane with your smartphone is even better."
Where can you get it: http://www.poweruptoys.com/collections/frontpage/products/powerup-v3 and https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/carbon-flyer-the-ultimate-crash-proof-video-drone
BIG BANG THEORY MEETS HOGWARTS
Gift Idea: Remote Control Wand
Who wants it: Manika Sohal, International Sales
Why does Manika want it: "I would want this gift because, let’s face it, who wants to live the Muggle life anyway?!"
Where can you get it: http://www.mugglenet.com/2014/02/the-big-bang-theory-to-feature-harry-potter-remote-control-wand-from-the-wb-shop/
MIGHTY LEGO MACHINES
Gift Idea: Lego Motorized Mechanisms
Who wants it: Jeff Haydel, Systems Engineering
Why does Jeff want it: "Does this really need an explanation?" [Editor: No, it really doesn’t, so I took out your next sentence!]
Where can you get it: https://shop.education.lego.com/legoed/en-US/catalog/product.jsp?productId=9686&isSimpleSearch=false&ProductName=Simple-and-Motorized-Mechanisms-Base-Set&ProductLine=Machines-and-Mechanisms
CHANNEL YOUR INNER SKYWALKER
Gift Idea: Light saber
Who wants it: Bruce Hubbert, Business Development
Why does Bruce need it: "Who wouldn’t want a lightsaber? These are awesome and fun to fight with around the office."
Where can you get it: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e26d/
GESTURE FOR GAMING
Gift Idea: Xbox 360 with Kinect
Who wants it: Yunfeng Shen, Engineering (China)
Why does Yunfeng want it: "It’s pretty cool using my body to play TV games. Both my son and I would love it so much!"
Where can you get it: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/kinect-for-xbox-one
ROBOT VEHICLES FULL SPEED AHEAD
Gift Idea: Anki Drive
Who wants it: Matthew Gast, Product
Why does Yunfeng want it: "Racing cars with virtual weapons? Sounds like my commute, except awesome!"
Where can you get it: https://anki.com/en
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Tech Buyer's Guide Roundup:
- Holiday Gift Guide (for Tech Geeks) pt 1: Home
- Holiday Gift Guide (for Tech Geeks) pt 2: Car & Audio
- Holiday Gift Guide (for Tech Geeks) pt 3: Phones & Location
- Holiday Gift Guide (for Tech Geeks) pt 4: Photography & Wearables
- Holiday Gift Guide (for Tech Geeks) pt 5: Toys!
- Holiday Gift Guide (for Tech Geeks) pt 6: Airplanes