1. Vega One This classic black lightweight trench coat looks sharp by day, but wait until you see it at night. Designer Angela Mackey has cleverly stitched LEDs into the seams; flip a battery switch before cycling at night you'll be stylishly hard to miss. The first run has sold out, but Ms. Mackey will take custom orders. See it here

2. "Your Voice" Sweater For the ultimate hard-to-buy-for individual you can honestly say that no one else would have this sweater. Berlin-based design company Trikton has come up with a way to translate the sound of your voice — or perhaps your favorite song — into a binary representation. The binary code is then translated into a knitting pattern. With designs and accessories for men and women this one high marks both in the cool and geek factor. Price: $240

4. K Dress The aptly named company "Cute Circuit” has created a stunning silk dress that is studded with hundreds of LEDs in the color of your choice. With a USB connection that takes around 2 hours to charge you can light up the party all night. Perfect for New Years! Price: $2,130

5. PADX-1 Ledge Pullover This genius invention from Alphyn Industries lets you use your iPad anywhere with minimal fuss. The built in ledge pocket holds your iPad in a secure and protected platform. Unzip the pocket, fold down the ledge and you've got easy iPad access; zip it back up to protect your device when you're through. No more fumbling through bags — just an awesome black pullover. It could make security at the airport a breeze. Price: $285

6. Glowing iNecklace Craving beautiful but geeky jewelry? The iNecklace pendant by Adafruit Industries mimics the "on" button of your Mac and houses an LED pulsating like the breathing pattern on many computers. The aluminum LED button is suspended on a diamond cut sterling silver chain — but that’s not the best part! The necklace is open source — the circuit board inside the button is accessible with the source code, circuit board files and more posted on Github so you can reprogram the LED pattern any way you’d like. The battery life will give you 72 hours to shine on. Price: $75

7. iTap iPhone Gloves Fumbling around with your iPhone or iPad in the winter is a tricky business. Sensitive touchscreens just don't work with regular gloves. With the iTap you get not only some swank merino gloves — suitable for men or women — with thumb, index and middle fingers so hyper-sensitive they can operate touch devices with ease. Price: $20

8. Rock Guitar Shirt You’ve put in your hours on Guitar Hero and you are ready for your big solo. Now you can have it with the Guitar T-shirt. Each button on the shirt is a major chord — recorded from a real electric guitar, strum with the magnetic pick and you are in business. Plug in the amp — that goes to eleven of course — and channel your inner Nigel Tufnel. All parts are removable so it can be washed when it’s pried from your cold dead fist. Price: $20

9. Hidden Pocket Puffer Jacket Puffer jackets are so hot right now. But you’ve got gadgetry to manage and you don’t want to look like a tool. Enter the SeV jacket that fits like a sweater but contains no less than 19 pockets for all your devices. It features the patented SeV weight management No Bulge ™ deep pockets with wire management and clear touch pockets. It even fits an iPad in larger sizes and has a women’s model. Price: $190

3. 8-Bit Dynamic Life T-Shirts Every gamer knows you need maximum life force to continue — no red hearts, you die. Now you can express this in real life with the interactive “8 Bit” tee set. You and your significant other don the shirts; when in proximity to each other your transmitter sends your partner’s life force off the charts and both your pixelated hearts light up. Drift out of range from your love, and you operate with a standard 2 bars of life force. Now you’ll always know when you need some love. Price $25