Valentine's Day Gift Guide

By CNET.com.au on 07 February 2008

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Introduction

Gifts for Her

Gifts for Him

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Gifts for Her

Let's face it -- when you're buying for that special woman in your life, style in most cases has to count as much as specs. Look below to see some products we think look as good as they function.

LG Prada Score major points with a designer handset that rivals the iPhone in the strokeability stakes.	Apple iPod Nano (8GB) Items from the iPod family are perennially popular. To really get into the Valentine's spirit, go for a candy-pink Nano. Awww.	Sony CyberShot DSC-T70 Capture a beautiful smile with the grin-detecting T70.
Dell Inspiron 1420 Love is a four letter word. So is Dell. OK, that link may be a mite tenuous, but this vibrant-coloured laptop is still a good choice for your sweetheart.	Sony Ericsson S500i For those who want to spoil their sweetie-darling but also have a budget to stick to, this elegant model looks pricier than it is.	Kaiser Bass photo keyring The old-school method was to keep a photo booth pic in your wallet. The tech-enhanced way? A photo keyring that displays digital photos -- Photoshopped, if you prefer the soft-lens look.

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