Deciding on gifts for teens is hard enough, especially if you don’t know what kind of teen you are shopping for.  In this series of “Top 10 Gifts for Teens” hubs, I’ll discuss gifts for different personality types.  Most teens fall into these categories, Creative, Tech Minded, Trendy, or Athletic.  Of course there are multiples of crossovers and I’m sure some teens don’t completely fit in any one category, so I will be speaking in general.

Tech minded teens are those that enjoy math, physics and computer science.  They’re the ones that are usually glued to their computer screens or video games.  They enjoy technology and learning how things work.  These are the teens that will make this world a more efficient place to live.

Here is a handy device that can digitally capture and store everything you write or draw on ordinary paper with an ordinary pencil or pen and convert it so you can view, edit and organize later on a PC.  Instead of taking a bulky laptop to class or a bunch of notebooks, this device can do all of the things you need to stay organized in class.

With thousands of apps for this device, your favorite teen will stay quite occupied.  They will also be the envy of all their friends.  The iPod Touch comes in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB models.  The 32GB being the most expensive and also the hardest to find, they're always selling out.

Play all their favorite video games on the go.  This little device can do a lot of little tricks such as wireless internet connections, video and digital music playback.  There is a lot of horsepower with this little device.

The newest from the Playstation line and the most powerful to date.  These machines have awesome graphics and come with a Blu Ray DVD player built in.

Developed exclusively for Xbox 360, this version of HALO takes the player back to the events that lead up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper)

The Star Wars line will never go out of style.  This line of hoodies is a statement to the tradition of all that is Star Wars.

Here is a handy device that allows the user to scan words or sentences directly from a printed page.  Imagine that, not everything is online yet.  This device makes it easy for the student or researcher to scan directly from books or magazines.  It comes with intuitive software that guides the user through the process.

This little gadget is a remote control car with a built in video camera and microphone.  The video and sound is transmitted back to the controller and can even transmit through walls.  This car even has night vision so it can do secret missions in full darkness.  The whole family can have fun with this one.

Keep the teen happy with a full years subscription to play his or her favorite games on Xbox Live. 

Here is a program that peeks the curiosity of all techies.  These guys set out to disprove all sorts of myths.  Sometimes they even discover the myth is real.  Using science, math and engineering, this series is perfect for the tech minded teen.

Top 10 Gifts for Creative Teens

Top 10 Gifts for Trendy Teens

Top 10 Gifts for Athletic Teens