| Across the universe of gadget gifts, few things can inspire more angst and buyer's remorse than home computers. Even as their prices have crumbled -- processors and memory have become so cheap that your main risk is buying more of either than you'll ever use -- these machines have remained specialized and high-maintenance.
| When the holidays roll around, the video game industry rolls out the big blockbusters. And the industry banks on gamers looking for the newest version of last year's big hits.