High-Tech Home Upgrades

These gadgets are great gifts for the home-loving geek. Ecofriend features Sanyo's Air Washer Plus, which uses tap water to purify indoor air; plus, check out this Table Top Fireplace, which burns ethanol instead of wood. We love the "don't forget your cell phone" wall decals at Unplggd. They also suggest geeky gifts for the home for under $50 (emoticon shower curtain!) and affordable tech accessories under $50--like a Russian nesting doll USB drive. GeekSugar lists their favorite cord-management finds of 2009. We also love their five awesomely geeky Christmas ornaments. Electronic House has a great holiday gift guide that includes AV gear, gadgets, Blu-Ray, gaming, and dream gifts. We also like their list of 22 cool ways to mount your TV.

For bedside tables, we love these combination drinking cup/nightlights (via Switched On Set). Along the same lines, Geekologie has glow-in-the-dark toilet paper (seriously!). 7 Gadgets reviews a weather station shower mirror. Core 77 features an award-winning sink trap that's see-through and has an internal wiping mechanism--no more clogged drains. OhGizmo! suggests rechargeable hand warmers for the person who's always chilly.

Gizmag has a bathroom scale with wireless and Twitter integration. Also check out this digital peephole viewer, which lets you see who's knocking on your door at the press of a button. And if you feel like splurging, Freshome has a multimedia upholstered sofa with "an integrated computer, an iPod/iPhone dock, MP3 player with a wireless connection over the 2.4 Ghz radio signal, an 8 inch subwoofer and series of loudspeakers." Only drawback: It's $15,436! Well, maybe next year...