The holiday shopping season is finally upon us, which means it's time to break out the credit cards to buy some snazzy new electronics.  As a tech writer who reviews products and works in a company that likes to hand out goodies, I'm already rather spoiled when it comes to personal electronics.  This gift guide focuses on items I both want and need, but simply haven't had the time or resources to purchase. Here are a few of the tech goodies that are on my wish list this Christmas:  

Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Player DMP-BD35K

If you've been sitting on the fence waiting for standalone Blu-ray players to drop further in price, now may be the best time to purchase one!  The DMP-BD35K is Panasonic's mid-range player that is BD-live compliant and comes in with a ~$299.99 price tag.  With streaming content and Blu-ray rentals from Blockbuster, Netflix, Redbox and other services becoming more popular, this appears to be a great time to finally get on the Blu-ray bandwagon.

SanDisk Sansa Clip 4GB MP3 player

I've never been a big fan of the Apple iPod craze, and rather than have to deal with Apple iTunes, I would rather have the SanDisk Sansa Clip 4GB MP3 player.  The Sansa Clip line from SanDisk are flash-based MP3 players that are small and portable, which make them perfect for people who want to take their MP3 player running or to the gym.  SanDisk remains a leader in the flash memory market, and I trust its flash MP3 players more than several other competitors.

Razer Barracuda HP-1 Gaming Headphones

There are numerous gaming peripherals that I could have selected for this holiday shopping guide, but a quality pair of gaming headphones is a product I've lacked for some time now.  The ability to drown out all background noise and hear everything that is going on in a game, especially a first person shooter, simply cannot be matched using speakers.

There are only a select few companies making gaming peripherals, and Razer is one of my favorite companies because of the company's dedication to quality gaming products.  The headphones may cost $119, but the supreme sound quality is worth the higher price tag.

Pure Digital Flip Video Mino F360B

I attend multiple tech events around the world each year, and while a picture is worth a thousand words, video is something I've been interested in for some time now.  It's true that I could get higher quality video with a full-size video recorder, but having a small, portable video camera that isn't a burden to carry around all day will be a blessing.  

It has 2GB of internal memory, a rechargeable lithium ion battery, and weighs in at just 3.3 oz.

Ironkey 8GB Flash Drive

Even though it may seem asinine to spend $299.99 on a flash drive, the Ironkey has the best security features of any USB key I've seen yet.  It's physically difficult to manipulate the drive, and it comes with always-on hardware encryption and protected Internet browsing using Mozilla Firefox.

Acer Aspire One AOA110-1112

The Intel Atom-powered Acer Aspire One netbook has an 8.9" screen, 512MB memory, 1.60GHz computing power, and an 8GB SSD.  As someone who travels quite a bit, I would prefer to have a lighter notebook that is simple and allows me to work on writing and other similar tasks in a smaller form factor.  The 2lb. Aspire One is much better than my current 8lb. notebook.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi

I've lacked a real camera the past year or so, and figure the Canon EOS Rebel XSi camera, with 12.20 megapixel, a 3" LCD screen, and a plethora of other features will be the right camera for me.  Said to be one of the best SLR cameras for under $1,000, the Rebel XSi   If only I can buy myself some basic photography lessons this holiday season!