❄ A geeky xmas list... ❄

StormyStudio

I just got asked to write a christmas list as this year my in laws (wifes family) are going down the secret santa route... and each secret santa shopper has a budget of £50.00 to spend.

I wrote my list pretty slowly, realising there's not much I want (that doesn't involve moving to the sea, starting my own business, app store success, time travel or Spielberg style dinosaur theme parks).

But my list did get written and I thought I'd share the geekier of items on the list (you may want similar items)... if my wifes family weren't sure if I was a geek before they will be now. ...

Geeky Books: - Prices from Amazon.
• iOS Game App Design: Create Great Games by Better Design £15.19
• Impeccable Scene Design: For Game, Animation and Film £11.00
• Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps £20.14

Magazine subscription:
A magazine subscription to the 'indie game magazine' would be cool…The printed subscription not the app please… http://www.indiegamemag.com

A Wacom Bamboo drawing tablet: £42.29
Plugs into my computer and lets me draw/paint with a pen straight into Photoshop.

A laptop sleeve (to put 15" laptop in). (£7 to £20)
Lots of choice on amazon.

Any other geeky things under £50 that I'm missing?

epicstag

Nice list. That bamboo tablet is a very low low end tablet though. I was able to get the intous4 off of amazon for like $80 which was like $160 or something below list. I'd look into it because I LOVE my intous4, and haven't heard great things about the bamboo. The rotation wheel on the intous series is incredible by the way.

StormyStudio

thanks stoney... I did read up on the intous and it does indeed sound a lot better... also the bamboo one is quite small for what I'd ideally like, though it would be handy when on a train or to take to and from work. I might look out for an intuos4 on ebay as well.. thanks for the tip.

GraphicWarehouse

I have a bamboo and it sucks, I can barely use it

beefy_clyro

I have a bamboo and it sucks, I can barely use it

So does the bamboo suck or is it you that sucks?

LeonardDeveloper

In all fairness, I have a bamboo - Its amazing, I think it might be the user that sucks Never blame the tool!,

@stormystudio
If it was me I'd get a yearly subscription of dropbox, For just over £50 (100gb) its pretty sweet & very useful,
I don't have a 100gb DB myself as I use my own server (1TB if I may brag )
But I have the free membership and it works like a dream

GraphicWarehouse

I haven't made anything with it, so it's not the art. I just can't stand working with the tiny screen. Just my opinion though....

StormyStudio

@LeonardDeveloper great recommendation on dropBox... but I've already got it... very handy and it makes me feel like my digital life is safe...

MarkOnTheIron

@stormystudio Is this enough geeky for you? http://www.shapeways.com/model/729922/eye_of_sauron_iphone_5_case.html

This is in my Xmas list but I don't think I can resist that long

LeonardDeveloper

A MUST HAVE FOR MY NEW IPHONE 5:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/taktik-premium-protection-system-for-the-iphone

StormyStudio

nice (crazy) cases indeed...