Despite the weak sterling against the dollar at the moment, it is still possible to pick up many shopping bargains stateside, and heading to New York for Christmas shopping is as popular as ever with an abundance of cheap flights available on the internet. Here are my top five New York shopping destinations.

With products like the TomTom 330XL or the Garmin Nuvi 255W hovering under $100, these are cool Christmas gifts that will keep giving year after year. Portable GPS systems are simple to use, right out of the box so you don't have the Christmas-morning frustrations of assembly, loading software, etc.



Gadget of The Year - every year there's a Tech gadgets gadget out there that every man can't wait to get his hands on. This year (and last) that gadget is the iPad. This uber cool tablet computer is meant to impress and your boyfriend, husband or dad will surely drool over the beauty and sheer awesomeness of this gadget. Why is it so cool? Because it's new and because it's unnlike anything else on the market - computer wise. Your significant other can watch TV on it, videos, listen to music, catch up on sports scores and so much more all in sleek mobile fashion. It's lighter than a laptop, bigger than a smart phone and has a colossal directory of apps to make it even grander than it already is. You simply can't go wrong here!

Don't underestimate ice. It's lousy if you're trying to drive on it, but it's a godsend when you need to cool down quickly. Ice cubes work great. Hold one to your pulse points; your wrist, inside your elbow, on back of your knee, or the back of your neck. If you hold it in a washcloth, you won't have that irritating "melt" running down your back or leg. If your hot flash attacks at the office, head Unique gadget gift ideas for tech enthusiasts the soda machine and use the cold can on your pulse points instead of the ice. Every little bit helps.

Shooting Cubicle Alarm System - this tri-link alarm system allows nerds Innovative new tech gadgets to watch out for put up three layers of defenses against intruders. The first two alarms are warning alarms while the third shoots missiles at the intruder.

OThe magical Husband Voodoo Doll is the best wedding present ever! Next time hubby misbehaves, just place a pin in the Voodoo Doll and it will put him back in line.

The HTC desire is available cheap prices with free gifts such as accessories. Some of the highly attractive incentives include gaming consoles, LCD TVs and bluetooth headsets.. Some of the big brands T-Mobile, Orange, o2, Vodafone are in the fray to attract potential customers. They are trying to grab customer attention with their various tariff plans. Orange, the major mobile network player in the U.K. market is offering the HTC Desire orange deals at highly affordable prices. Orange is offering free sets to the potential customers. It is also giving them the opportunity to avail free gifts, free calls etc. HTC desire contract is available on shelves under schemes of different periods like 18 and 20 months. There are also free line rentals for 2, 4, 6, 7 months etc.