Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas

That doesn’t mean the you might not find these items a great gift for yourself or someone you love.

#03 Nikon D40X, 10 MP SLR Digital Camera

Heck, I’d settled for nearly any SLR-based digital camera at this point, but this one caught my eye in some ads in Sunday’s paper. Time to step up in my photo quality, I think.

#02 iPod Touch

If can’t get an iPhone I would gladly “fallback” to an iPod Touch. It has many of the great iPhone features,, but without the relatively expensive cell phone contract. It also has more storage than the current iPhone for podcasts and video.

# 01 Apple iPhone and iPhone Accesories

Always-on web connectivity, cell phone, music/video player and PDA in one. Who could ask for anything more? Especially since the big price cut a few months ago.