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Imagine giving your favorite fisherman the gift of better catches, or gifting your teen with a toy that's useful and fun. Imagine a gift that is appropriate for just about everyone ' including yourself. Have you got someone on your gift list that is almost impossible to gift? If you're stumped on a gift for just about anyone in your life, take a look at some of the newest LED gadgets meant for the desktop, glove box and pocket.

Coast has an excellent reputation for quality LED flashlights, and their newest addition just cements that sterling reputation. The V6 stainless steel 6-chip Lenser is only about three inches long, but it packs a powerful light beam that will never let you down. The V6 uses 6 bright white LED light chips to focus a beam of hot white light that can light up an entire room, or close to half a mile along the path in front of you. The V6 features a smooth, stainless steel body that is sleek and stylish, and comes in its own little pouch that easily attaches to your belt or a loop on your purse or backpack so that it's always handy. It's an ideal gift for anyone you know who is sometimes out at night, or who might find themselves in need of a little light now and then. The V6 Lenser offers all the advantages of LED flashlights ' it's powered by three AAA batteries that will give you more than 100 hours of illuminating power with just one set. The light is brighter and cleaner than the typical incandescent flashlight, and the body is comfortable and easy to carry. Buy one for anyone you know that travels, camps or drives at night.

How about a gift with a little bit of cute and a whole lot of useful? LED Moppels are exceptionally useful and quintessentially adorable. These gadgets are a line of LED lights that are more than just illumination. Each features a warm, white light for a head ' but it's their bodies that make them unique and fun. From the simply slither-ific Snake LED Moppel with a single, flexible arm to the futuristic Block Man Space Moppel with his handy alligator clip appendages, the Moppels are designed to sit and cling to desktops, dashboards, windows, tabletops ' just about anywhere you might need a little light. The flexible bodies bend and twist in any direction so that you can shine a little light wherever you want it to go, and magnets and suction cups keep them exactly where you put them. Best of all, the little pseudo-action figures are darned cute without being girly, so they make great gifts for your favorite techie of any gender or style.

There are literally dozens of great LED toys and gadgets that make perfect gifts for those hard-to-buy-for people on your list. From outdoor lanterns to keychain illuminators, LED Lenser lights are high quality and durable, as well as stylish and unique. You'll find LED outdoor gadgets that can help your fisherman lure more fish, light the path to the trailhead on a dark night or alert other drivers to your need for help. LED tower lights can call attention to a stranded hiker or serve as roadside flares ' or just brighten a backyard.

When you're looking for the perfect gift, let LED gadgets and novelties shed a little light on your search. You're sure to find exactly the useful and unique gift for everyone on your list.

~ Ben Anton, 2008