Here's a good idea for a gift for someone--or to put on your own wish list, if you own a BlackBerry 8800 series smartphone. Especially if your loved one (or you) tends to drop the BlackBerry a lot, or plans to take it into a war zone. These cases ($49.95 at the company's site) are tough, tough, tough. They are made of "high-impact polycarbonate" and have a silicon skin as well as a clear film to guard your screen and keyboard. They may not be glamorous or artsy, but they will protect your pricy devices very well.

Otterbox also makes cases for many other BlackBerry models, including the Curve and Pearl; and for iPods, including the newest models, as well as for many other devices.