THE OLD holiday standard ?Winter Wonderland? opens with the line, ?Sleigh bells ring ? are you listening??

In this age, though, the bells may have been replaced with the buzzing, beeping, and bleating of a bevy of electronic devices seemingly indispensable these days. From iPod-toting toddlers with their own iTunes accounts to Smartphone-sporting grandparents texting away, we are all the grip of gadget fever.

I wouldn?t be surprised if Santa?s sleigh has likewise gone high tech, with Rudolph?s nose replaced by an LED blinker, a satellite phone to call Mrs. Claus anytime during the Christmas Eve dash, and a GPS unit to direct him to the homes of all the good girls and boys.

One of the consequences of this is that come yuletide gift-giving time, the offerings of yore ? you know, ?necktie for dad, perfume for mom, embroidered handkerchief for grandma? ? may no longer elicit as much excitement as the electronic gizmo sure to get a suitably electric reaction.

Given the current circuitry-crammed cornucopia, finding the perfect present might seem rather daunting. Hence, this handy tech-themed gifting guide for those you hold dear.

But even if you?re not be able to bestow all the items on the list this year, take heart. You can simply take this article to the intended giftee to show just what Saint Nicholas might surprise them with next year.

1. For Dad, former college athlete-turned-solid competitor in the Couch Potato Championships. Once a varsity superstar who stirred every sports stadium he set foot in, his only visible link to that era now is a pot belly the size of Araneta Coliseum. Help get him back in shape with the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus bundle, the latest addition to the bestselling fitness video game. Aside from the actual program, it comes with the Wii Balance Board for performing exercises and everything from Yoga to strength-training activities to whip even the pudgiest papa back into shape.

2. For Mom, the fastidious family historian, faithful custodian of all the family?s sagas and snapshots. With the Flip Ultra HD video camera?s small size and the vaunted simplicity of its one-touch operation, Mommie Dearest will be able to preserve all those embarrassing events involving you in crisp, clear, high definition video, ready to be e-mailed or shared on YouTube.

3. For your brother, the wannabe world-famous DJ. Keep this graduate of the renowned Spin DJ Academy on the path to DJ superstardom with the DJ Hero Renegade Edition package, from the same people who brought the world the blockbuster Guitar Hero game. The package boasts of an upgraded turntable peripheral controller with premium metal finish and controls, plus goodies like a Jay-Z / Eminem dual CD collection with unreleased tracks and a hard-shell carrying case-cum-stand (designed by Shepard Fairey, the artist famed for his stylized Obama posters).

4. For your sister, the summa cum laude-bound university student. Fully equip this nerdy-but-beloved girl to tackle every academic task with the HP Mini 311 netbook. With an Atom N270 CPU, 1 GB of memory, and a 160 GB hard drive, she?ll have enough computing power and storage space for even the most complex assignments. It?s cute to carry around campus and the Nvidia Ion graphic chip will allow her to indulge in her guilty pleasure, watching ?Ferris Bueller?s Day Off,? in vivid High Definition.

5. For your favorite cousin, the budding film director. Release his video projects from the tiny TV in the study by getting an Optoma Pico PK102 DLP pico projector, which will showcase images up to 60? in size, with the 4GB of internal memory allowing storage of up to 8 hours of video. At 7.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 inches in size, and 4.2 ounces in weight, it?s small enough for your coz to hang on to while practicing running away from paparazzi.

6. For grandpa, the steadfast shutterbug. Let gramps give it his best shot with the Samsung DualView TL225, with dual-LCD design, intuitive touch-screen interface, and superb automatic shooting options packed into the stylish ultracompact body. The innovative dual screen setup allows those in front of the camera to see the exact image being captured.

7. For your grandma, the hypochondriac who thinks every cold is swine flu, every cough pneumonia, and every headache a sign of brain cancer. Give her less reason to drag grandkids to the doctor?s office at the drop of a hat by equipping her with the Sanyo Air Washer Plus. This high-tech apparatus utilizes electrolyzed water technology to combat harmful germs and bacteria, diminish airborne pollen and allergy-causing particles, and even eliminate unpleasant odors in a room.

8. For your best friend who always sleeps through the alarm clock. He?ll thank your for the Zeo, which uses a smart alarm clock in conjunction with a patent-pending headband embedded with tiny sensors that scan your brain for signals of the four different sleep states ? light, deep, REM and waking sleep (this last one just drains you of energy). During slumber, the computerized clock generates a diagram of the user?s sleep pattern, gently waking the sleeper at the point of transition from REM sleep (which is when one is the least groggy). It?s not cheap, but the cost includes the ability to upload sleep data to the Zeo website (allowing a sleep record to eventually be generated), along with six months? access to one of Zeo?s online sleep coaches.

9. For your galpal with the creepy boyfriend. She says he?s totally in love with her and, per her drunken confession to you one night, ?really comes alive when the bedroom door closes.? Eww. Guarantee that neither you nor all the other billions of people with Internet access will ever be privy to those livewire activities with the Chinavision CVMV-J19 Spy Wi-Fi Signal and Hidden Camera Lens Detector. This counter-intelligence gizmo alerts users that they are being spied upon by detecting listening or recording devices emitting a wireless signal between the frequencies 1-6500MHz. If such contraptions are detected, the infrared display viewfinder built into the unit can pinpoint exactly where those sinister cameras are concealed, consequently providing some assurance that your female friend doesn?t inadvertently become the next X-Tube sensation.

10. For yourself. After spending for others, you deserve a gift yourself! How about some peace on earth? Literally, with the Pioneer SE-DIR800C Wireless Headphones. Its Dolby Headphone Technology and Virtual Room presets will allow you to spend the rest of the season in ultra high-fidelity enjoyment of your favorite music and videos. Simultaneously, the 26-foot transmission range and onboard volume control will effectively shut out the sound of tone-deaf carolers, bothersome relatives, and persistent debt collectors.

And if you have the wherewithal, why not hook those headphones up to the Olive 4 HD audiophile music server. Custom-built in California, this music lover?s dream allows the digitizing of an entire music collection into one centralized library, easily accessible from that one location. With enough storage capacity for up to 20,000 high-resolution HD tracks in 24-bit resolution (that?s up to 6,000 CDs in original format quality), the only sound of silence you?ll ever hear will be Simon & Garfunkel?s.

Now if the Olive?s a little too budget-busting, how about a Koyono Appstand? The Appstand is a desktop holder for the iPhone that, in combination with one of the gazillion different apps and widgets for the device, you can turn into a stylish electronic desktop display showing everything from pictures to the time to fish swimming in a simulated aquarium.

While ringing sleigh bells may no longer usher in the Holiday Season, there?s no reason why a softly ringing iPhone chicly ensconced in its Appstand shouldn?t bring you just as much joy. Have a techie, merry Christmas! ?