…Build one! The blog over at makezine.com has a list of gift ideas all stemming from open source hardware that are sure to bring joy to the ones you love this holiday season…

…From mp3 players to mini guitar amps to wi-fi bean bag computers (huh ?) Makezine has posted dozens of schematics and how-to pages for DIY extremists looking to take gift-giving challenges into their own hands. Please note: we’d like folks to refrain from bringing the following item into our studio…

High-power TV-B-Gone Kit - Turn TVs off from 100 feet away, the open source hardware way! Tired of all those LCD TVs everywhere? Want a break from advertisements while you’re trying to eat? Want to zap screens from across the street? No one ever says at the end of their life they wished they watched more TV - this is a life saver!

The TV-B-Gone kit is what you need! This ultra-high-power, open source hardware kit version of the popular TV-B-Gone is fun to make and even more fun to use. This version is best used in countries with NTSC: North America & Asia.This kit comes with all parts necessary. Tools and batteries are not included. This is a very simple kit and great for people who have never soldered anything before.

If anyone decides to construct any of these items (Jeff Botas perhaps ??) please consider documenting the process on digital video so we can admire your handy work. As you all know we’re more than happy to provide the video resources for such a project. Happy gift building everyone!