Here are just a few gadget ideas for those stuck in a last minute buying panic.

For the budding digital photographer there's the specialist Spyder3 calibration devices from Datacolor. Spyder3 is part of a breed of display calibration tools designed for monitors and printers, given that both display or print images in a different fashion and under different lighting conditions.

These calibration tools are definitely made for the graphics perfectionist but can be useful for the amateur photographer who is always frustrated when the print version does not match up to the one displayed on their screen.

Spyder3Pro is a display calibration tool for monitors, notebooks and projectors. You need to calibrate your monitor to different environmental factors including the ambient light, change white point and gamma settings. It can also be used to evaluate the highlights, shadow detail, and colour of any photo.

Spyder3Print is a print calibration device consisting of a spectrocolorimeter and software. A special function even allow users to adjust settings to print the image based on the light conditions it will be displayed in. Spyder3Pro costs about $169 and Spyder3Print $500. www.datacolor.com/Spyder3.

For a less expensive present try Mathmos Light Charms, which plug into your cellphone and flashes when a call is received. Two versions are available: a mini lava lamp shape and a light bulb. They can be used only with 1800/1900 MHZ GSM mobile phones They sell for about $12.

For the iPod user there's always the accessories. The mStation 2.1 Stereo Tower iPod dock that promises to add oomph to that little device. The tower is a cylinder 100-watt stereo system that sits on the floor, held down by its 40lbs in weight. The central aluminum cylinder consists of a downward-firing subwoofer.

Smaller speakers are located on each side cylinder contains additional smaller speakers. Bass and treble are adjustable separately and the angles of the tweeters can be changed.

The stereo can be synced with a computer. Reviewers who have tested the system generally report that the sound is "incredible".

It costs about $300. More information is available at www.mStationAudio.com

Next up is the Xyron Design Runner inkjet printer, a handheld portable that you can use to print directly on materials such as fabric, wood, polymer clay and wallpaper. Esselte's Xyron division and Lexmark International teamed up to design the portable printer.

It fits in the palm of a hand, rather like a mouse. You print by placing it on the target object part.

A LCD display with a built-in guidance system allow the user to accurate align and place the design on the material. Visit www.xyron.com for more information.

For the cyclist there's the Cerevellum (www.cerevellum.com), an all in one unit that sits on the handlebars and gives you GPS capability, heart rate readings, and more importantly, live video of the view behind.

The digital rearview mirror feeds video onto its screen from a camera mounted on the handlebar plug or on the seat post.

This is an expensive one. The main unit costs $300, the speedometer/odometer module $60, the GPS $200, and $800 for the power meter, which measures workout.

For the person who needs military-grade password protection there's the Mandylion (www.mandylionlabs.com). The device automatically generates and protects passwords.

It is designed as a small keyring device that can securely manage up to 50 logins, safe combinations and security codes. The device can generate each to meet the requirements of any login policy.

It can also be set to prompt password changes at preset time intervals. All data is stored in permanent memory.

With five buttons for navigation and data entry, entry to the stored passwords can only be activated by entering a unique button sequence. You can also set it to self-destruct if you want it to in high risk scenarios.

While Apple's iPhone has taken the world by storm, Forrester Research is advising IT departments not to add it to their "white lists" of supported devices that can access business networks. Forrester said its top 10 list of reasons for why its analysts don't consider it an "enterprise-class mobile device" in response to a high volume of requests from IT operations professionals

"Not surprisingly, they're being challenged by their users to support the iPhone so employees can have their corporate email on the same device that allows them to listen to their favorite tunes and watch the hottest YouTube clips," Forrester states in the resulting report.

In the main the reasons against allowing employees iPhone access is its lack of data encryption.

Currently enterprises do not have the ability to secure sensitive data on iPhones through file or disk encryption, according to Forrester. There's also no way for IT to enforce password policies since the decision to use a password and when to change it is up to the user, Forrester contends.

Another mark against the iPhone is its lack of native support for "push" corporate e-mail or wireless calendar syncing, the inability to lock or wipe it remotely, and that it only functions with specific carriers worldwide.