I was on WYPR's Maryland Morning yesterday to talk about tech, and I covered what I think are some cool gadgets to give as gifts this holiday season.

Without further ado, here's my top five list of gadgets:

1. The Lytro -- starts at $399. http://www.lytro.com/ What's special about it: It uses new technology to capture the entire field of light in a photo, allowing for incredible manipulation of the digital image after it's taken. You'll never have out of focus images again.

2. Twine -- starts at $99. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/supermechanical/twine-listen-to-your-world-talk-to-the-internet What's special about it: This little gadget allows you to hook up things -- not just computers and phones -- to the Internet. For instance, you can set it up with a sensor to Tweet you if your basement floods.

3. Amazon Kindle Fire -- sweet starting price at $199. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Fire-Amazon-Tablet/dp/B0051VVOB2 The Kindle Fire lets you shop the entire Amazon catalog of stuff, from books to songs to videos. This could be a hot seller for people who just want a decent tablet, and aren't willing to pay the Apple iPad premium of $500 or more.

4. iPhone/iPad/smartphone Accessories -- accessories are now a huge business. people love to adorn their phones and tablets with cool cases. I'm interested in the ZaggFolio, an iPad case that turns the device into a laptop-like experience, with a full keyboard. $99: http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggfolio-ipad-2-keyboard-case

5. The Withings Wi-Fi body scale: $160. http://www.withings.com/ This scale connects to your Wi-Fi network in your home. You step on it and it takes your weight and other body measurements and beams the numbers to a Web application and an iPhone application. You can track your weight effortlessly and overtime, and the charts are automatically updated. Very cool.