Geek Chic for the Holidays

Made from a recycled computer motherboard, this little tree is a happy holiday decoration for an office worker's desk, a classroom, a hospital room, or any other place that could use a bit of cheering up without any fuss. Unwrap the included 9-volt battery and just slide the tree onto it. Sixteen red LEDs strobe from top to bottom. The whole thing stands roughly 8" (20 cm) high. Comes packaged in a plastic clamshell -- oh well, you can recycle that, too.

The New York Times featured the Recycled Motherboard LED Christmas Tree in their December 4, 2008 edition of "25 Holiday Gifts for $25 and under".

(If yours doesn't work, you either forgot to unwrap the battery, or you need to reverse the polarity of the terminals.)