By Japhy Grant

While most people shop for presents in the month of December, Doc OXO shops in November and so should you. With technology gifts the highest selling market for presents these days, you'll need the extra time not only if you want to get a deal, but in many cases, if you want to get the item at all. Here, in classic holiday parody form abbreviated because Doc OXO has a word limit,are the must-have gaming and tech toys for the holidays:

On the seventh day of Geekmas, my boyfriend bought for me:

Seven Megapixels

The Nikon Coolpix 7900 is an easy-to-use digital camera that has the muscle of a professional high end model. The ability to print 8x10 photos is packed into a compact package that's under 400 bones.

Six Tiny Friends

The Sims 2 comes to the Play Station Portable with a twist. The game is more of an adventure than its console cousin. You choose a character to play yourself and wind up in Strangetown (you know, where Bella Goth was attacked by aliens) and try to make yourself at home. The locals are a little bizarre, but with plenty of mini-games and the trademark humor this series has become known for, you'll feel at home in no time.

Five Navy Seals!

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals for the PS2 is one of the best multiplayer games out there. Up to 32 people can play at once in missions, skirmishes and long campaigns. The new ability to pilot everything from a Humvee to an assault boat is going to be needed. This game is massive in size and scope.

Four Vying Nations

Age of Empires III, the latest in the popular PC-series, sets players on a quest to colonize the New World. Great graphics and consistent game play make this strategy game great for history buffs.

Three Cutting Edge Games

If you know someone who's getting the Xbox 360 (see below), consider buying them one of the console's flashy new titles. My picks: Gotham Racing 3, Final Fantasy XI, Quake 4.

Two different iPods

The iPod nano hits the sweet spot for most of your average music enthusiasts, but geeks will want to watch Desperate Housewives on the new video-enabled iPod. Skip the iTunes enabled ROCKR cell phone entirely.

And an Xbox 360!

Microsoft's next-gen gaming console is going to be this season's killer app, only it's not an app, it's a console and a doozy at that. With three 3.2 GHz drives providing a teraflop of processing power, the sleekly designed Microsoft box is faster than most performance PCs. What that means in layman's terms is that this will be the most visually stimulating advanced gaming console ever created. Wireless support, customizable covers and the ability to put just about any media you can think of on the box are just the icing on the cake. Who needs visions of sugarplums when you've got 500 million triangles per second serving up the most stunning graphics ever seen on a console?

Next Month: More Xbox 360. (Hey, it's a big deal, alright?) Got a question for Dr. OXO? Send them to DocOXO@gmail.com.