中文精简版请见：http://udn.com/NEWS/WORLD/WOR6/2396343.shtml Truly Shocking Holiday Gifts Toys That Zap Kids, DVD Goggles, Bathtub Aerobics and More By BUCK WOLF Dec. 7, 2004 — Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or none of the above, there's one thing all Americans should believe in — the U.S. economy. Retailers sure do appreciate when you spend money. 'Tis the season to max out your credit card. If you need some inspiration for gifts for those hard-to-please loved ones, here's some inspiration from The Wolf Files' Offbeat Holiday Gift Guide: 1. For a Person Who'd Bite Your Head Off: Your Face on a Christmas Cookie Can't be home for the holidays? You could send fruitcake. Now, however, you can also send an edible image of yourself etched on a Christmas cookie. Cookie caricatures are an especially popular gift for U.S. troops abroad, who need a taste of home. Nysketches.com charges $125 for the artwork and the first two dozen cookies. Each additional dozen is $36. When you plump up over the holidays, you probably blame your mom. But if her face is on each of the three dozen cookies you've just eaten, she's absolutely trying to make you fat. 2. For Kids Who Need a Jolt: Shocking Games Here's a simple life lesson for your kids: It hurts to lose. And that's very apparent when you let your kids play Lightning Reaction — a game for two to four players that tests reflexes and gives the losers a little electrical jolt. Lightning Reaction — available at Spilsbury.com for $20 — is another game you wouldn't want to play with buzzer-happy "Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings. Each player holds onto a handle. A light in the center goes from red to green, and the last one to push his or her button gets shocked. Don't be a crybaby if you lose. The jolt comes from three AAA batteries. Another shocking treat: Funtime Battle Drones. This $50 toy comes with two battling remote control tanks. Each time your opponent's tank scores a hit, an electrode in your joystick gives you a little zap. If all toys these days must be educational, the lesson here is obvious: War is hell. 3. For the Geek on the Go: DVD Goggles What's the real purpose of high-tech appliances? To shut out the rest of the world, of course. You can plug in your iPod on the train to work, but you've still got to look at other commuters. Now, the future's so bright, you've got to wear DVD goggles. Slip on the $600 Eyetop DVD system, and you've got a portable home theater on the bridge of your nose. When you wear the large tinted glasses, the rest of the train will merely think you're blind (increasing your chance of getting a seat) or a lesser-known member of the Blues Brothers. Alternate gift: The Wireless Canary. If you're the type of geek who pulls out his laptop everywhere, hoping to glom on to a wireless signal and cruise the Web, the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter — a $50, credit card-sized device — will allow you to find all the open Wi-Fi signals. You can scout out all the spots around town where you and your laptop can find free Internet service. So what if you're leaning sideways against your neighbors' back door? --

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