8 personalized tech gifts for christmas

By Kyli Singh, Mashable

Shopping for a techie this holiday season? Try adding a personal touch to your present.

There’s something extra special about customized gifts. From monogrammed tablet cases to custom-designed laptop bags, there are plenty of ways to take your tech-related gifts to the next level.

Below, we’ve rounded up a list of eight personalized tech accessories and gadgets that will make great gifts for tech lovers.

• 1. Custom camera straps from Fotostrap

  

  Have any friends obsessed with photography? These stylish leather camera straps may be the perfect present. For an extra $8, you can add text, logos, initials and more to the leather shoulder pad.

  Price: $85 to $125 (without monogram)

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• 2.  Custom laptop messenger bag from Timbuk2

  

  From strap pad color to liner color to logo color, you can fully customize a laptop messenger bag from Timbuk2. Its online customization studio is easy to use, and there is even a device fit guide to make sure you get the right bag to fit certain tech gear.

  For inspiration, click here to look at bags that Timbuk2 customers have designed.

  Price: Starts at $134

  IMAGE:  TIMBUK2

• 3. Saddle leather earphone case from Pottery Barn

  

  For avid music listeners who are always on the run, this leather case will come in handy and keep earphones neatly wrapped up. For an additional $8.50, you can add a monogram on one side of the case.

  Price: $9.99 (without monogram)

  IMAGE:  POTTERY BARN

• 4.  Designears, Cubicool and Doodle from Origaudio

  

  Origaudio lets you fully personalize headphones and speakers in the touch of a button. With Designears, you can choose a digital print for the headband of your headphones and for the ears. If you’re interested in designing speakers, check out Cubicool and Doodle.

  Price: Designears, $69.99; Cubicool, $49.99; Doodle, $29.99

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• 5. Simply silver digital frame from Things Remembered

  

  Whether it’s for a family member or friend, this digital frame is a great way to display and share memories. It can play a photo slideshow as well as video and music. When ordering, you can add text to be engraved at the top or bottom of the frame for an additional fee.

  Price: $100 (without engraving)

  IMAGE:  THINGS REMEMBERED

• 6. Personalized USB money clip from Red Envelope

  

  If you’re looking for a sophisticated high-tech gift, look no further than this personalized 8 GB USB that doubles as a money clip. Add a special touch with your choice of a monogram or message ($8).

  Price: $85 (without monogram)

  IMAGE:  RED ENVELOPE

• 7. Custom laptop skins from Nuvango

  

  Take your original art and create a thoughtful present out of it with Nuvango. Not only can you customize cool laptop skins, but also smartphone, tablet and PlayStation skins.

  Price: Varies

  IMAGE:  NUVANGO

• 8. Instawatch from May28th

  

  Turn your friend’s favorite Instagram photo into a custom watch. All you have to do is upload a photo to the site from your camera, phone or Instagram account, and begin customizing. You have a choice of 14 band colors, and can pick either a glossy or matte material.

  Price: $44

  IMAGE:  MAY28TH

  Source: Mashable

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