TuxJam 117 – Gifts for Geeks 2024

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It is time for our annual list of things we really want for Christmas things we want geeks throughout the world to receive for Christmas. Partners, friends and relatives of geeks take note! TuxJam will return to its usual format for a December Christmas show.

Stocking Fillers (below £10)

• Ticket to Ride Ultimate Train set No2 (Multicolor 3D print) – Al
• Tux Pin Badge – Kevie
• Tiny 2350 – Andrew
• Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W – Dave
• Linux computer sticker – Kevie
• Wireless Retro Telephone Handset Receiver – Dave

Low price (£10-£25)

• Ransom Notes – Dave
• Shadows and Gestures by Robert Lloyd Parry – Andrew
• Battery Storage Case with Tester – Al
• NES Cartridge Drinking Flask – Kevie
• Tabletop Fire Bowl – Dave
• Sea harrier over the Falklands by Cmdr “Sharkey” Ward – Andrew

Mid range (£25-£100)

• USS Enterprise Advent Calendar – Dave
• Mini Projector – Kevie
• Electric socks – Andrew
• INIU Power Bank – Al
• Atari 3D Joystick Decanter Set – Dave
• Dune Imperium Uprising Board Game – Kevie

High End (over £100)

• Razer Anzu Smart Lenses – Kevie
• CyberAxon D3: 13-in-1 Multifunctional Stream Control Dock – Al
• Star Wars Death Star Wall Panel Light – Dave
• Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope – Andrew

WOW, you REALLY love them (£silly money)

• SmartSpa – Kevie
• The Self-Contained Hootenanny – Dave
• Lego Millennium Falcon – Andrew
• https://hyperlaps.io/en/ – Video – Al

Festive Creative Commons tracks played on this episode:

1. Flashinmusic – Deck the halls and rock
2. Softwire – Next Christmas
3. piccadillyCircus – Silent Night
4. Vince Costa – Home Before Christmas
5. Mapa – Christmas Choir