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by: Jeannie McDowell, Margot Doughtery, from: AARP The Magazine, November 22, 2011

head phones, iPad and other gift ideas for the tech person

For the Techie

(Items are described beginning with the iPad cover and moving clockwise.)

Want padding for your iPad? Neoprene protective sleeves from BUILT shield everything from an iPad to a digital camera and come in an array of super-bright colors ($29.99 and $15.99, respectively, at builtny.com). The IomegaSuperHero Backup and Charger for iPhone ($49.95 at staples.com) secures all contacts and photos for Apple iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G and iPod touch. And if your beloved misplaces his or her phone (all the time!), the Zomm Wireless Leash ($89.99 at zomm.com) — our one gift over $50 — flashes, vibrates, even sounds an alarm if the phone disappears. Able Planet’s S1250 In-Ear/Hook Headphones come with three different sizes of ComfortFit eartips, allowing you to focus on the music instead of that-thing-in-your-ear ($49.99 at adorama.com). Brookstone’s Wireless Key Finder sounds an alarm for lost keys ($50 at brookstone.com while the Password Vault keeps track of up to 400 user names, ATM pins and passwords ($49.95 at hammacher.com).