It's that time of year, once again. The treats have been given, and the turkey has been eaten, so for Inklings and Impressions that can mean only one thing... it's time for the yearly wish list. This year I'm publishing my top wants and must haves... six amazing gifts made the list this year.

1. PS3 and/or Nintendo Wii - All of you loyal gamers eat your hearts out or tear them out as you argue the best gaming system for the holiday season. I must say both are awesome and since I already own the Xbox 360, these two share the number one spot on the list.

2. Dell 30'' UltraSharp Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor - I now swear by screen real estate for the home desktop of any computer guru. This one made my wish list this year. Maybe next year there will be something bigger.

3. Fujitsu P1610 Notebook - This was a difficult one for me to pick. I knew I needed a UMPC on my wish list this year, the question was which one to go for. For now I stick by the long time industry leader in tablet pc's, Fujitsu.

4. Pioneer AVIC-Z1 - I want one now. Check this in-dash vehicle navigation/cd/dvd/mp3 system out online. The web site shows off its amazing features. It is my current dream machine for my vehicle.

5. Gears of War - This one I already own, but I'm adding it to my wish list as it is worthy of any gamer. This has become my favorite game and has revolutionized my expectation of all new games to come.

6. Verizon XV6700 - This one made my list as it's a smart phone with wifi capabilities. Any smart phone with wifi could have been added to the list, but I'm convinced that this one is the way to go. Here you may read one of my colleagues interpretation of this "Genius Phone".

I got a new desktop at work about two days ago. Other than the installation of Windows Media Player 11 wiping out the video driver (fixed now), the transition to the new desktop has been very smooth. The highlight of the new desktop is the 20.1 inch LCD flat panel wide-screen monitor.

You may wonder why I chose to go with the wide-screen model as many would choose otherwise to gain more height for less scrolling while reading. It didn't take me long to choose widescreen as I am fine with the scroll wheel on my mouse, after all, we only read one line (maybe two or three) at a time. The majority of my work deals with development environments that offer explorer/property/toolbox/etc. panes docked on the left or right side of the screen. With my previous monitor I spent too much frustration resizing these panes to offer more or less room for my code and forms. With the wide-screen monitor I have plenty of room for panes docked to the left or right without the need to adjust their sizing.

I saw Engadget had a post about a new (cheaper) Dell monitor that doesn't support the USB hub and the composite and S-Video ports: Dell E207WFP 20

Oh yeah the computer... I'm sure some of you are interested in some specifications:

Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40 GHz
2 GB of RAM
250 GB Hard Drive

Not only is this idea wicked cool, but it's being researched close to home. Cornell University is looking to create a carbon-fiber chip that is small enough to fit inside a cell phone form factor. The chip has the ability to create a projector display. Projecting a cell phone display to a wall would be grand as it can be difficult showing friends the pictures you've taken on a screen an inch in size. This opens great possibilities for the future of cell phone user interfaces and input ideas. The article continues to suggest that the carbon fiber could also be used as a means to produce energy through motion.