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CNET Editor Suggests Affordable Gadget Gifts

By Alan Ray / Senior Editor & Morning Anchor,  KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published December 19, 2006 at 8:09 AM PST
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

'Tis that time of year... when you can go broke buying high tech toys for family and friends. But you don't have to. There are meaningful, useful – and affordable – gadgets and gizmos you can buy fo

CNET Editor Suggests Affordable Gadget Gifts

'Tis that time of year... when you can go broke buying high tech toys for family and friends. But you don't have to. There are meaningful, useful – and affordable – gadgets and gizmos you can buy for the nerd you love.

We talked with CNET.com Editor-At-Large Brian Cooley… starting with tech toys you can buy for $100…and we worked our way down from there.

(Click the Listen button to hear the interview.)

Alan Ray
Alan was with KPBS since 2006. His return to San Diego was a homecoming, of sorts. Alan began his news radio career in San Diego in the 1970s, producing business and financial coverage at KSDO. He went on to work as a news anchor, reporter and talk radio host in both Seattle and San Francisco. Prior to his work at KPBS, Alan most recently spent seven years producing an award-winning morning radio news program in the Bay Area. He’s won regional awards for his work in San Francisco and Seattle, including honors for breaking news coverage of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens and the events of 9/11. Alan is a member of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Radio Television News Directors’ Association. Alan’s interests include medicine, the environment, music, politics, scrabble and handball (though not always in that order).
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