Every year my family asks me what I want for Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa. I never know what to say. If I tell them what material things I need for my daily living, does it not defeat the purpose? “It’s the thought that counts” and all that? On the other other hand, my wife would never let me buy The Godfather DVD Collection myself, but she would buy it for a gift to me.

Okay, I’m not being helpful. I will now make up for that. PC Magazine lists the 10 worst products of the year. Don’t buy these for a loved one. As Bob and Doug MacKenzie would say: “Listen and don’t get stuck.”

Before I reproduce the list, I make two disclaimers: 1) I’m only the messenger; 2) in many cases, there are other products by the same company that are very good.

Coming soon, products that you do want to buy.

The products:

• Concord 5062AF digital camera
• HP iPAQ rz1715 PDA
• Samsung D415 phone
• Apple eMac desktop PC
• VoodooPC Envy m:380 notebook PC
• Dell MFP Laser Printer 1600n multifunction printer
• TDK Mojo MP3 player
• ADS Upconverter HDTV DVD converter
• Fisher FVD-C1 camcorder
• WF717-APR wireless router