'Tis the season for buying stuff, and if you´re anything like us, that means surfing the Web for presents-and for toys you´d like to own yourself. This year, instead of dropping hapless hints (â€Wow, honey, I sure do like Nintendo. You know what would be really fun to do on a Saturday sometime? Play Nintendoâ€), make your desires crystal-clear with a page on metawishlist.com, a site that lets you compile a most-wanted rundown of products from multiple sites, for hassle-free groveling. Here, for inspiration, we offer a glimpse at the goods the PopSci staff is coveting right now. Our advice: Include a few realistic possibilities, and then let your fantasies run wild. Chances are she´s not going to spring for that Ducati, but a man can dream. Launch the gallery here.
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