A survey conducted by Barchester Healthcare homes showed that gadgets are number three in the top five gifts elderly relatives and friends would like to receive this holiday season. Ahead of gadgets at number two were luxury food hampers, and in the number one spots were experiences such as yoga sessions, hot air balloon rides, and makeovers.

In the gadget category, the survey found that digital cameras and gaming consoles like the Wii were particularly popular amongst elderly home care residents. I bet you didn't expect that!

So this year, when you're out shopping for grandma and gramps, don't pass over the gadgets because you think they're too old to appreciate them. Instead of the slippers and socks, what they really might be hoping for is a shiny new Nintendo Wii. It's all the rage amongst that age group these days. The Wii knows no age limits, and neither do digital cameras.

The day after Thanksgiving, known as "Black Friday", has long been the official first shopping day of the Christmas season. Stores open before the sun rises, and shoppers line up in droves hoping to snag one of those hard-to-get, deep discounted deals. But what about those of us who'd love to save money, but haven't got the willpower or lack of sanity to deal with the "Black Friday" madness? What if you just want to sleep in? That's when Cyber Monday comes in, the online equivalent of "Black Friday."

Cyber Monday is the Monday after Black Friday. The term was coined in 2005 by shop.com, and according to shop.com, in 2006 nearly 64% of retailers saw significant grown on Cyber Monday, and 1/3 of online retailers said their Cyber Monday sales were up more than 30% over 2005.

As online shopping continues to become more widespread and accepted, Cyber Monday is only likely to continue to grow in popularity for those shoppers looking to score the best deals.

For Cyber Monday 2007, shoppers can expect to find a number of specials offers, just like they had in the stores on Friday. Free shipping is one of the most popular offerings, and there will also be several early shopper discounts and some first time buyer discounts.

The Nintendo Wii, which was undeniably the hottest gift to give during the 2006 holiday season, has again taken over as the top gift of 2007. Now a year after the game console's initial launch, the Wii still sells out almost instantly by the time it reaches stores. This is despite the fact that Nintendo has increased production of the units several times.

Most of the consoles, once they arrive at the stores, are never on the shelves for more than a few minutes, if at all. With the demand as still as high as ever, instead of taking a chance at the stores, your best bet may still be to purchase one online through sites like eBay, or at Amazon.com. However if you go that route, you'll likely be paying more than you would at the stores.

Digital cameras make great gifts all year round, and that includes the upcoming holiday season. This past Mother's Day, digital cameras were at the top of mom's lists around the world, so if you didn't get her one then, why not now? It's the perfect gift for family and friends they don't yet have one, or those who are looking for an upgrade.

So how do you pick out the perfect digital camera? The choices can be overwhelming, so your best bet is to first decide what kind of budget you're working with it. Once you've got that figured out, you'll want to hunt down some product reviews and overviews.

Should you get the Canon PowerShot G9, or would you rather Canon PowerShot S5 IS? What's the difference? How many megapixels do you really need? All those questions, and more, can be found in reviews.

If you've got kids, you're probably gearing up to purchase gifts in celebration of any of the major holidays on the horizon. And just in time for the holiday season, a toy safety group has released their annual "10 Worst Toys" list, which highlights the hidden dangers in children's toys.

The list is put out by "World Against Toys Causing Harm" (aka "WATCH"), who have been publishing the list around the holidays for 35 years now. This year, however, the list comes out as toy manufacturers are still dealing with a rash of recent recalls.

Officials from WATCH said that their list shows that the understaffed U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that regulates the toy industry, doesn't do enough to protect consumers or ensure that toy makers sell safe toys. They also said that the industry has failed to police itself.

9 of the 10 items on their list this year are currently on sale in stores. One of the items, the "Go Diego Go" boat has since been pulled from store shelves, as it was included in a recalled last month for its lead paint content.

Here are the toys listed on the 2007 "Top 10 Worst Toys" list, as well as the companies that make them:

1. Go Diego Go Animal Rescue boat, by Fisher Price. Contains lead paint.

Epicurious.com is one of the web's foremost authorities on everything related to food, and includes such things as food news, recipes, and more. Their professional recipe collection itself contains over 25,000 recipes, and they've got another 35,000 home cooks' recipes. Unless you're crafty and motivated, there hasn't been a quick and easy way to create your own cookbook from their recipes - until now. Last week, Epicurious unveiled TasteBook, a service that allows you to import your entire Epi Recipe Box into TasteBook, select up to 100 of your favorite recipes, and in just a few days receive an awesome hardcover cookbook.

The completed cookbook is just as great as a cookbook you'd buy from the bookstore, and comes complete with tabbed chapters. Even better, the price is reasonable at just $34.95.

Epicurious has already gone ahead and started some TasteBooks for you, complete with 50 of their favorite recipes in different categories such as Holiday Cookies and Kid's Favorites. For these TasteBooks that have already been started, you just need to choose 50 additional recipes to include with the ones that were already pre-selected.

TasteBooks have arrived just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, and would make the perfect gift for friends, family, and co-workers, the chef in your life, or even for yourself. Buying a TasteBook is a great way to gift a cookbook as it allows you to personalize and tailor it to your recipient.