The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give… and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us

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Holiday Gift Picks

Dwayne:

1. GoPro Hero (Entry Level) ($130.00)
2. Quirky/Wink Smarthome Kit
   1. 20% off your first if you subscribe to their email list.
   2. Norm Thermostat ($80)
   3. $40.00 Window Sensor
   4. $15 connected light bulbs
   5. Smart water sensor (for leaks) ($35)
   6. Smart Garage controller ($100)
3. Powergen 5200 mAh external battery
4. AnyGlove
5. DKnight Magicbox Ultra-Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Tosin:

1. Elgato Game Capture HD PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 Recorder for Mac and PC up to 1080P
2. OREI HD-102 1×2 1 Port HDMI Powered Splitter Ver 1.3 Certified for Full HD 1080P & 3D
3. Belkin 12 Outlet Pivot Plug Surge Protector with 8 Foot Cord
4. Timbuk2 Command Laptop Messenger Bag (Black, Large)
5. Hitachi DS10DFL 12-Volt Peak Li-Ion 2-Speed Drill/Driver

Andrew:

1. GoPro Hero 4 (4k @ 30FPS) (1080p 60FPS) (Remote Control) $399
2. DJI Phantom 2 w/Zenmuse 3-Axis Gimbal
3. iMac w/5K Retina display
4. CircuitScribe
5. Health tracker / fitness band

Health Tracker talk

• Fitbit 68% of health market

Audible Book of the Week

• The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
• Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown

Media Picks

• Alien: Isolation
• Gravity Falls Episodes
• Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series – Amazon Exclusive Edition (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
• Set of AMC tickets
• Netflix

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Go Pro Hero: Overview

• Go Pro: To Climb an Iceberg in 4k

• DJI Phantom 2 with Gopro Hero 4 in 4k: Bellingham, WA

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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all.

Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.