The Gearhead
By George Elvin

Got a gadget geek on your list? Someone who knows the newest tech toys before you've even heard about them and dreads being caught with obsolete electronics? Here are a few items to help you feed the most serious jones for the latest and greatest technologies, while still keeping green.

Wearable Solar Power
Can't handle another device? Power up with the shirt on your back, or rather the jacket, with the SCOTTEVEST (SeV) 4.0 Solar jacket. The SeV 4.0 Solar incorporates a patented Personal Area Network (PAN), which allows users to discreetly hold and connect multiple electronic devices through a hidden conduit system inside the jacket. Best of all, it comes with PowerFLEX solar panels built in to charge all those toys.

Gift: Scottevest
Cost: $379.99
Where to Buy: Gear Zone

Fuel Cell Powered Toy Race Car
If toys are what you're looking for, why not kick the battery habit altogether and join the hydrogen era with the H-racer from Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies. This 6-inch fuel cell race car comes with its own hydrogen refueling station and can run for four minutes on a single charge.

Gift: H-Racer
Cost: $115
Where to Buy: Horizon Fuel Cell

Solar Powered Hybrid Charger
First, look for devices that run on lithium-ion batteries. They're not perfect, but the federal government deems them non-hazardous waste safe for disposal in landfills. And to keep them going strong, recharge them using the Solio, a palm-sized universal charger that runs on solar energy. Just unfold its petal-shaped panels and get those gadgets off the grid.

Gift: The Solio Hybrid Charger
Cost: $144
Buy it at LIME

Foldable Scooter
For longer runs, your green gadgeteer can hop on the Xootr folding scooter. It folds up in less than ten seconds, making it easy to take indoors. And to sweeten the deal, Xootr is a carbon neutral company, meaning it invests in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to offset its emissions.

Gift: Xooter Folding Scooter
Cost: $179
Where to Buy: www.xootr.com