7 Weird Holiday Tech Gifts
By Tom LeBlanc
Some are kind of cool. Some are the electronics equivalent of fruitcake.

This isn’t the most useful list of holiday gift ideas for tech lovers, but it might be the strangest.

We searched for quirky electronics gift ideas and came up with some gems.

Would you like Florence Henderson to provide someone you love with tech support? You can make it happen for a small monthly fee.




Unlike some of the products populating it, this guide might not be useless. If you have a quirky electronics enthusiast on your list, our guide to weird tech gifts might come in handy.

The Floh Club Gift Certificate
Whenever we encounter technology problems, we always wonder how Florence Henderson would handle it. We no longer need to wonder. The actress who played Carol Brady on “The Brady Bunch” has made the seamless transition into tech support. She recently launched The Floh Club, a telephone-based technical support service aimed at helping older adults.

iPod Dock and Toilet Paper Holder
This is not such a bad idea. Instead of reading in the bathroom, people can listen to an audio book — in other words, hands-free reading. The Atech Flash Technology iCarta + stereo dock for iPod with bath tissue holder includes four moisture-free speakers and a rechargeable battery provides up to eight hours of playtime. That should be more than enough.

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