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Top 10 Tech Gifts for Environmentalists - 2008

We think that the timing of the technology revolution and the environmental movement were planned somehow, because there are just so many gadgets out there to help people be green.

From products like the Kindle, Amazon's electronic reading device that makes buying paper-based books a thing of the past, to devices that let you monitor and reduce your power usage, we've picked out the coolest and most gift-worthy green-tech products on the market to make the environmentalist in your life as happy as Al Gore on Earth Day this holiday season.

Make sure to check out the coolest thing on the list: a personal wind power turbine!

1. Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device
2. One Laptop per Child XO Solar-Powered Laptop (Give a Laptop, Get a Laptop)
3. Smart Strip Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology
4. Sunforce 5 Watt Solar Battery Trickle Charger
5. Black & Decker Energy Saver Series Power Monitor
6. Xantrex Technologies Xpower AC/DC Powerpack Solar With 400 Watt Inverter, Two AC Outlets, USB Port, And Digital Display
7. P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor
8. Sunforce 12-Volt 400-Watt Wind Generator
9. Solar Power Your Home For Dummies
10. Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Kit

Here's a bonus eleventh product that, while it's not really a "tech" gift, we just thought it was too fun to not mention. I mean, who wouldn't want a couple solar-powered tiki torches?