I was waiting for someone at work today, and I got to thinking about my favorite geek gadgets. So here follows a list of my top five geek gadgets. No, I've got no PDA, and I have no cameraphone and no PSP, but I'm very happy with my gadgets.

5 - My flash card drive
When I bought my computer, it came with an internal 6-in-1 flash media reader/writer. At the time, I thought nothing of it. I only took it because it came free with the system from CyberPower. But once I realized that I no longer had to connect my digital camera to the PC via USB cable and run the proprietary software, I was overjoyed. Now I just pop out the flash memory and pop it into the flash drive, and it transfers so much more quickly than via USB. Also, when Linda's family visited, I was able to take their differently-formatted flash memory sticks and read those too. Very nice.

4 - Projection Clock
A simple thought, and I've recently seen projection clocks that are better than the one I own, but being able to lie on your back in bed in the dark and see the time on the ceiling is very convenient when you're too tired to roll over.

3 - USB Flash Keychain Drive
Mine is actually the one I got from Barenaked Ladies, but since I've had it, I've realized that it's the best way to transfer info from PC to PC. It's smaller than a CD, quicker to write, and reusable.

2 - My Garmin GPS PDA
Well, remember up above where I said I had no PDA? I was wrong. Technically, I suppose I do. But since I never use it as a PDA, I didn't even think of it. I wrote about it when I first got it, but I'm adding it here again. The thing is just so damn useful, especially when you move to a new state and don't know where anything is. The only drawback: if you allow the battery to go dead, all maps are uninstalled. Which sucks. I think the thing may not actually have any memory or storage - only RAM. But it's still incredibly useful.

1 - My MP3 Player
Linda got me the thing for Christmas of 2001, I think. I've had it for over five years, which with a tech gadget seems like forever. It's got a big clunky hard drive rather than nice compact flash memory. It takes 20-30 seconds to boot up when I turn it on. But it works, it's got 20GB of drive space, and I use it all the time. I DJ'ed my wedding from it. I use it to listen to audiobooks on my commute nearly every day. I love it.

And those are my favorite tech gadgets. What are yours?