
Top 10 Valentine’s Day gifts for gadget geeks
Anjum Dhir Kulkarni
These 10 devices make the most perfect Valentine’s Day gifts for gadget geeks
Published on Feb 1, 2012
You can’t go wrong with our list of Valentine’s Day gifts for that special geek in your life.
1. Samsung Galaxy Note: Perfect for those who like the feel of a tablet on their phones, the Note sports a gorgeous 5.3-inches Super AMOLED display and works well with a stylus pen. This smartphone-tablet runs on Android Gingerbread and a dual-core processor and has a front facing 2MP shooter and a rear-facing 8MP camera.
2. Amazon Kindle Fire: The 7-inch Kindle Fire runs on a speedy dual-core processor and is the ultimate entertainment device. It has thousands of books, TV shows, songs and movies on offer. Amazon Silk makes web surfing a delight on the Fire.
3. BlackBerry Bold 9790: If your Valentine is the kind who can’t live without a BlackBerry, go in for the Bold 9790, with its highly responsive touch screen. Its high res display is easy to view even in bright sun light. The 9790 has an optical trackpad and a convenient QWERTY keypad and runs on the sophisticated BlackBerry 7 OS.
4. iPad 2: Apple loyalists need look no further than the iPad 2. With Apple’s App Store, a user can do pretty much everything on the iPad 2. What’s more, Apple’s pride and joy is 3G compatible.
5. LG Optimus 3D: If your Valentine is always on the lookout for what’s new in the tech world, give him/her a feel of the future with the Optimus 3D. It runs on a dual-core processor and sports a full HD 4.3-inches display. Its dual 5MP cameras can take 3D pictures and videos which the phone can play back with ease, without the need for 3D glasses.
6. Sony Tablet S: Sony’s tablet runs on Android Honeycomb but is slated for an ICS upgrade soon. Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, it sports a 9.4-inches TFT LCD screen, a 5MP rear facing camera and a 0.3MP shooter. Without a doubt, this tablet’s USP is it’s easy to use ergonomic design.
7. Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman: Want to make sure that your Valentine can listen to music on the go with ease? Go in for this Android Gingerbread handset. Powered by a 1GHz processor, it sports a 3.2-inches HVGA display and has two cameras, a 5MP primary shooter and a 0.3MP secondary shooter.
8. Samsung Galaxy Tab 750: For those who swear by Samsung, the Tab 750 is a good choice for a tablet. Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, it runs on Android Honeycomb and sports a 10.1-inches display screen and two cameras. The tablet also offers support for HDMI, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
9. Samsung Star Duos B7722: If you want to get your Valentine a phone that can run on 2 Sims and offers 3G speeds, this is the handset to buy. It sports a 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen and has a 5MP camera with LED flash and 4x digital zoom. The B7722 also has a MP3 player with 3D technology.
10. Motorola Xoom: The Xoom offers all the features of a tablet at a reasonable price. It runs on a 1GHz dual-core processer and on Android’s Honeycomb OS. It sports Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, 1 GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, a 5MP rear-facing camera and a 2MP front facing shooter.





