The P100 sports a 10.3 megapixel with an impressive 26x optical wide angle zoom lens made with Nikkor ED glass. A new backside illuminated CMOS sensor promises higher quality images overall. Built in HDR (high dynamic range) imaging will make it easier to capture shots that show the outside of windows as clearly as it does the indoors. Suggested retail is $399.

The L110 is a 12.1 megapixel with a 15x optical zoom and 28-420mm wide angle Nikkor glass lens. It features HD movie output and VR image stabilization. BSS (best shot selector) will take up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and select the sharpest of the images. Suggested retail is $279.

If you’re using an older digicam or you’ve pushed your current point and shoot to the limit, you may want to look at the new Coolpix lineup.

Gifts Under $50

There are a ton of great gifts available for less than $50. From a 7-port USB hub that keeps all your gadgets connected at once to a double dose kick in the ass from phenom Gary Vaynerchuk, the under $50 list will keep your geek busy well into 2010.

Kensington 7-Port USB Hub [Amazon Link]
Kingston 16GB Flash Drive [Amazon Link]
Trust Agents Book by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith [Amazon Link]
Crush It! Book by Gary Vaynerchuk [Amazon Link] and Vook [$6.99; iTunes Link]
iTunes Gift Card
Griffin AirCurve iPhone/iPhone 3G Amplifier [Amazon Link]
Dolica 62-inch Tripod [Amazon Link]

Gifts Under $100

Video is fast becoming the medium for getting to know each other online. With all that video comes editing. An external hard drive is good for keeping excess clips from weighing down computer performance.

The Roku HD media player is a cutting edge way to put digital video (Netflix/Amazon on Demand) in your living room without all the intricacies of a traditional home theater PC.

Samsung Story 1TB External Hard Drive – $99.99 [NewEgg Link]
Roku HD Digital Media Player – $99.99 [Amazon Link]

Gifts Under $200

Audio Technica AT2020 USB Microphone – $101.97 [Amazon Link]
Flip UltraHD (120 Mins) – $151.98 [Amazon Link]

One rite of passage for real estate techies is to develop their own online brand. Podcasting and video blogs can be done in half the time once you’ve got the right equipment listed above.

Klipsch iGroove SXT iPod/iPhone Sound System – $149.99 [Amazon Link]

After experimenting with podcasting and video blogs it’s only natural that you’ll come away with a little more rhythm. The Klipsch iGroove is a cool way to keep the party going.

Motorola Droid – $199 [Verizon Wireless Link]/ iPhone 3GS – $199 [Apple Store Link]

All-in-one devices are all the rage these days which makes the Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless) and iPhone 3GS (AT&T Wireless) the hot stocking stuffers to have this year.

Gifts Under $300

Garmin Nuvi 765 – $209.99 [Amazon Link]

If you’re looking for a dedicated GPS unit the Nuvi 765 serves as your North star, in-car bluetooth communication system and traffic guidance via FM updates. Now you’ll never get stuck in rush hour snarls while on tour again.

1-Year Lynda.com Subscription – $250 [Link]

How did I go from video editing slow to pro within 3 days? Lynda.com. The site offers up an all you can watch buffet of video tutorials on computer software like Adobe Lightroom 2, Photoshop and iMovie ’09. The videos are short, educational and clearly laid out which means you can find what you’re looking for in a snap.

Amazon Kindle – $259 [Amazon Link]

For the tech savvy bookworm, Amazon’s Kindle can download the hottest new books in under a minute. There is even PDF support so you can read ebooks, contracts and other documents on the go.

Xbox 360 Elite – $299 [EBGames Link]

The Xbox 360 isn’t just a video game system anymore. Featuring Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm integration alongside Netflix Instant movies, the 360 will help you stay on top of your social media empire without leaving the living room recliner.

Gifts Under $500

The real estate photo bar is on the rise and you (and your geek) should be ready to dazzle future sellers with outstanding photos. Newer point and shoot cameras can capture professional quality results with ease. Check out the hot new Canon S90IS and it’s primary competitor to see how you too can attain listing photo euphoria.

Canon S90IS Digital Camera – $399.00 [Amazon Link]
Alternative: Panasonic DMC-LX3K – $436.17 [Amazon Link]

Gifts Under $1100

Video editing, podcasting, photo enhancing. All this -ing will require some beefed up computing power. Refurbished Macs are an awesome way to put the preferred tool of digital creatives in your hands at a price you are happy with.

Refurbished Macbook Pro – $899 [Apple Store Link]

Desktop Alternatives:
HP TouchSmart 300-1020 20-Inch Black Desktop PC – $848 [Amazon Link]
Refurbished 24-inch iMac – $1,099 [Apple Store Link]

Gift Under $27,000

Finally, if you’re really looking to make a big impression on that special someone or have been rolling around in a clunker waiting for the perfect intersection of value and clickity clack gadgetry, I present to you the 2010 Mazda 3.

Complete with cool geekery like push button start, adaptive lighting system that steers the headlights as you turn your wheel and highway mileage of up to 33 mpg (29 mpg on 2.5L models), the Mazda 3 will give you a fresh dose of style and tech.

Such a delicacy isn’t for the price conscious as a full spec model will set you back nearly $26K but if you’re car shopping this pick should make your short list.

What do you think about our top 20 gift guide for real estate geeks? Do you have any gifts you would add to our list?

How it Works

MapMyPix is refereshingly easy to use. To map a route and display pictures in the correct locations, simply add the .gpx file from your GPS and your route will be displayed. Then, add the photos you wish from your digital camera and MapMyPix will display them accurately along your route. The way this works is by comparing the time stamps from your camera’s EXIF data and the lat, long, time, and elevation from your GPS device to display the pictures accurately on the map. (This application uses the MapQuest AS3 API to display the route and associated photos.)

While this application was designed for those who have GPS devices, even those without one can use MapMyPix to display their photos on a route. And, because it is a desktop application, you are able to drag and drop entire folders of pictures into the box and arrange them in the correct locations.

Once you are happy with your product, you get a stable URL and can publish it on a Flickr account or just grab the code and embed it anywhere: your website, the property’s website, your blog, your MySpace page, etc.

How is this Useful to Real Estate Professionals?

This application has numerous potential uses for real estate professionals. For example:

Say you are a real estate agent with a particular property in a great location. Now, you could describe it in words: “Conveniently located near shopping centers, restaurants, and nightlife in the historic Georgetown neighborhood.” That’s good, but it doesn’t compare to actually showing your clients how desirable the location is. By mapping out photos of the surrounding area, you can demonstrate exactly how close the property is to main street, how beautiful the neighborhood is, and how scenic the neighborhood parks are.

Maybe you are a homebuilder or developer who wants to showcase a new development. You could tastefully display various model homes and hope that they are enough to peak the interest of potential buyers. Or, you could give the housing shoppers a complete idea as to the design and layout of the development. You can show how all the homes share certain qualities, but maintain an architectural diversity that is a far cry from a cookie-cutter development… you can demonstrate how you have designed the development around a scenic lake or maybe how you have managed to leave the mature vegetation standing.

And for those architects out there. Do you ever travel to different areas of the country and gain inspiration from local architectural elements? Well, if you take pictures on your journeys, you can display various photos on a map for easy references to regional architectural styles. Then, the next time you want to work in the feel of a New York City brownstone or a Miami beach house or a New England cottage, you simply go to your map and all the photos will be conveniently displayed.

Or, real estate agents can display all of the available properties their client might be interested in, like in this example of Denver real estate:

Anyway you cut it, whatever your role is in real estate, you can benefit from having detailed, geocoded photos. What words cannot accomplish, pictures can and the more information you can give clients and shoppers about a particular listing or general development, the better.

For more information

Check out the MapMyPix homepage where you can download the desktop application. (Note: if you haven’t already, you must download Adobe Integrated Runtime {AIR} first.)

Read the developers’ blog entries about the product: Doug McCune and Tom Link.