iPad, $500
Think the iPad doesn’t exactly count as a kids’ gift? Think again. Not only did PC World name the sleek tablet last year’s “Children’s Toy of the Year,” but the app market is flooded with high-tech apps for children, from storybook readers to interactive kids’ games. But that’s not all. It seems that more children than ever are asking Santa for Apple’s finest. A recent Nielsen poll showed that 44 percent of kids between ages 6 and 12 wanted an iPad more than any other gadget, including computers and gaming consoles. Seems it’s goodbye Nintendo, hello Angry Birds.
