Here's a lucky seven roundup of geeky, tech-y goodies for your loved ones during this holiday season.
1. Check out these custom-printed marshmallows from Boomf.com. They use your Instagram photos. It's a ridiculous idea, but they're a fabulous conversation piece. They will surely kill a good twenty minutes of awkward family time.
2. Touchscreen gloves. Everybody who lives in a cold place needs these, so they're a pretty foolproof gift. 
This pair (link is external) from Urban Outfitters comes in a variety of colors.
3. Also on the practical tip: a USB wall charger (link is external) that lets everyone in the family charge their damn phone in the same place.
I found my mom's phone charging in the bathroom this Thanksgiving, which seemed vaguely unsanitary.
4. And more phone thingy from Urban Outfitters: the Grumpy Cat iphone cover.
I have mixed feelings about the commodification of kitties. The Grumpy-juggernaut's manager/publicist (link is external) is pretty creepy, but the kitty herself (link is external) and her single mom owner deserve to benefit from winning the meme lottery. And this phone case is such a terse, perfect expression of the holiday spirit.
5. These tasteful and discreet geek ties: Kotobukiya's (link is external) Star Wars Skinny Ties. They're damn clever and amusing. 
6. If you must buy a geeky person a geeky t-shirt (I have to, personally, because my programmer bf works at home and wears t-shirts every day), go with a classic, quality image. 
Like the "Battle Damage (link is external)" Cone of Shame t designed by Mike Jacobsen (link is external).
Or this tasteful circuit board (link is external) shirt from Scatterbrain Tees (link is external) on Etsy. Or a t-shirt with a picture of Alan Turing (link is external) or Ada Lovelace (link is external), from UnderRepped (link is external).
7. Many geeks prefer Krampus to Santa. Here is a terrifying Krampus sweater (link is external) from the people at Shredders Knit Apparel (link is external), who are apparently crazy hooligans.