10 geeky items you're embarrassed to admit you want

A celebration of the gadget geek in us all

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    Some gadgets have geek appeal

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    A 48-inch TV Geordi La Forge style

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    Laser Guided Missile Launcher

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    A geeky James Bond

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    Print me up another piece of toast, please

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    A full head of geeky beer

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    Forget butt-dialing, how about foot dialing?

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    Use the Force, Luke

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    If you like it you shoulda put a ring on it

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    No, it's not a Rolex

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    The cheapo alternative to an in-car entertainment system

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Some gadgets have geek appeal

Most of us love gadgets. But there is a certain eye popping reaction when we find a gadget that speaks to our technological selves. Maybe it requires a combination of computer know-how and humor. Maybe it offers a clever intersection of science and fantasy. Maybe it uses our favorite portable device in an interesting way. Owning such devices would surely be the subject of teasing from those who deny their inner geek, but it would also be the cause of more than a little envy.

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