Amazon, Etsy, Launch Categories With 'Gifts For Programmers'

Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: It's a question that comes up all the time on Reddit. Etsy even created a special page for programmer-themed gift suggestions (showing more than 5,000 results). While CNET sticks to broader lists of 'tech gifts' — and a separate list for 'Star Wars gifts' — other sites around the web have been specifically honing in on programmer-specific suggestions. (Blue light-blocking glasses... A giant rubber duck... The world's strongest coffee... A printer that transfers digital images onto cheese...)
So while in years past Amazon has said they laughed at customer reviews for cans of uranium, this year Amazon has now added a special section that's entirely dedicated to Gifts for Computer Programmers, according to this funny rundown of 2023's 'Gifts for Programmers' (that ends up recommending ChatGPT gift cards and backyard office sheds):

From the article:

[Amazon's Gifts for Programmers section] shows over 3,000 results, with geek-friendly subcategories like 'Glassware & Drinkware' and 'Novelty Clothing'... For the coder in your life, Amazon offers everything from brain–teasing programming puzzles to computer–themed jigsaw puzzles. Of course, there's also a wide selection of obligatory funny t–shirts... But this year there's also tech-themed ties and motherboard-patterned socks...

Some programmers, though, might prefer a gift that's both fun and educational. And what's more entertaining than using your Python skills to program a toy robot dog...? But if you're shopping for someone who's more of a cat person, Petoi sells a kit for building a programmable (and open source) cat robot named 'Nybble'. The sophisticated Arduino-powered feline can be programmed with Python and C++ (as well as block-based coding)... [part of] the new community that's building around 'OpenCat', the company's own quadruped robotic pet framework (open sourced on GitHub).

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