So, over the past few days we’ve been looking at cool gadgets you can grab for yourself or as great gifts for Father’s Day (or any day) for under $100. The economy has us thinking more and more about the family budget, but it’s nice to be able to splurge on a cool gadget now and then!

• #10 Illuminated Keyboard
• #9 Portable DVD Player
• #8 a New Kodak Camera
• #7 iPassion Rose Flash Drive
• #6 Logitech Premium Headset
• #5 Dymo Label Maker
• #4 Bamboo Small Pen Tablet
• #3 a New 17 inch Monitor!
• #2 eGo Portable Hard Drive
• #1 Logitech Webcam

There you have it folks. 10 super awesome gizmos,  gadgets, and must have items that are all under 100 dollars. I hope you enjoyed going through this list of 10 with me! I might have to do this list making thing more often, it was kind of fun! If you have any suggestions for fun lists that we can build together just drop me a comment here! I’d love to hear from you.

I have to confess that I love this thing. This is actually my keyboard. I came across it browsing cool stuff last year and had to have it. It now resides on my desk and I get comments on it from anyone that happens to walk by my workstation at home.

With the Saitek Eclipse II keyboard you can choose from 3 background lighting colors, red, purple, or blue to suit your mood. Mine is usually set to blue or purple most of the time, except when my son is playing World of Warcraft at my desk then he always changes it to red. He insists it makes him play better that way! -lol-

You can adjust the brightness or turn the backlighting off if you need to. If you’re nightowl like me, it’s nice to have the keys illuminated when you look down to get your bearings between sips of coffee!

Whether it’s to entertain the kids on a long trip or to while away the hours on that long business trip flight, nothing knocks out boredom like a portable DVD player! These were once a high ticket luxury item, now they come standard in most new vehicles and are easy enough to pick up for well under $100. My how fast times change.

Just pop in your favorite DVD, sit back and relax. You can also enjoy your favorite MP3-CD and CD music, or admire your JPEG photos anytime, anyplace on this brilliant 7 inch screen display.

Built-in stereo speakers for great sound quality, and weighing just 1.56 pounds for go anywhere style. The batteries are rechargeable and the package includes a car kit so you’re ready to go right out of the box.

This little gadget has both form and function for carrying your data around. Our list of 10 Cool Gadgets wouldn’t be complete without a flash drive of some kind thrown into the mix!

But, this isn’t just any flash drive. The Cyanics 2GB i-Passion U22 USB Flash Drive features elegant design and is decorated with rose colored Swarovski crystals. It is compact, lightweight and it has fast data transfer. Supports USB 2.0 and Compatible with Window (2000 or after), Mac and Linux

You can wear it around your neck, on your wrist, on your keyring, or carry it discretely in your bag until you need it. You’re going to carry data anyway, you might as well carry it in style!

This is actually my Logitech headset that I use at my desk! It works great for both listening and chatting.  I use this during webinars, chat sessions on Skype, playing World of Warcraft, and listening to audio files to transcribe. It also comes in pretty handy when I want to make a screencasting tutorial using CamStudio.

If you need a headset for any reason I highly recommend just about anything from Logitech. This is one area where they really excel and produce a high quality item.  I’ve been using their headsets and microphones  exclusively for several years now.

I only hadto replace my last headset because the puppy chewed through the cord! It was still working perfectly after 2 years ofuse for transcription and daily use.

Just about everyone could use a little more organization in their lives. Having a label maker handy can make even the disorganized seem organized again. To keep you even more on top of things, this label maker uses direct thermal print technology, which means no messy ink cartridges to handle.

The ergonomic design of this handy gadget from Dymo makes it easy to hold in one hand, while wrangling kids and gathering supplies with the other hand. With a little practice you can actually use this unit one handed if you need to. Get out those text messaging thumbs and type away on the keypad, hit print, and you’re off and running with everything properly labeled.

The uses of a label maker in general are unending. I purchased ours right before we moved, and it came in extremely handy for labeling just about everything. The kid’s lunch containers and school supplies were all labeled quickly and easily using the Dymo label maker this year. I just entered their name and student ID number, gave it a fun border, changed the font and hit the print button.

You print, cut, peel, and stick with no fuss. In the 8 months I’ve been using our label maker I’ve gotten a perfect label every single time. It’s completely fool proof. The kids have even used it to print off their own labels for extra school supplies, cd’s, toys, and all the little things kids tend to carry around with them (and fight over! LOL)

Think boring labels are all you can do with this shiny little printer? Think again. There’s a wide variety of label tape available to go with your Dymo Letratag Plus, allowing you to expand from typical label making into something new and fun. Mix and match your label tapes, fonts, and text styles to create unique labels with a personal touch.

Okay this might not be a must-have for everybody, but it is definitely a lot of fun to play around with! One of the best features of this little gizmo is that it works with both MAC and PC - no special add ons needed if you’re MAC user!

You can use the Small Pen Tablet to edit, retouch, and enhance your digital photographs. Create a collage with your favorite pictures, design your own unique borders, or write directly on your photos in your own handwriting.

Of course, drawing, sketching, and illustrating are a breeze with this little gizmo at your side. I love being able to hand write things and include them in my graphics, and my kids like to draw and watch it appear on the screen. Price tag is just under $100.

Supports widescreen displays and has a textured work surface for a natural pen-on-paper feel. Now there’s a simple, easy, and fun way to harness your creativity. Bamboo Fun makes your computer your canvas, allowing you to freely express yourself by simply touching the pen tip to the tablet.

Yes, you can have a new monitor for around 100 dollars! I’m not making that up. Now, this particular item is going to be at the high end of our $100 limit, but all the same you can still pick it up for around $99!

This 17 inch LCD monitor comes from Acer and it’s a great addition to your desk. Whether you need a new monitor or want to set up a dual monitor system it’s budget friendly and crystal clear!

This is actually on my current gadget wish list! I’d love to have a dual monitor setup here. But, it’s not something I actually *need* right now (like a new laptop bag!) so it’s sort of at the bottom of the wish list. Those of you out there with dual monitors already on your desk, I’m uber jealous!

Whether creating spreadsheets, word processing or searching the Web, you’ll see sharp detail and vivid images on this 17″ LCD. The V173B is ideal for the needs of users in large corporations, small businesses and home settings. The 2000:1 contrast ratio and 300 nits of brightness combine to give you sharp, colorful images, supporting resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 in millions of colors

Next on the list of 10 Cool Gadgets for $100 is the portable hard drive. I chose the eGo, which is what I have. I love these things so much I’m thinking of getting a second one that we’ll use just for picture storage.

These shiny little gadgets come in a large assortment of stylish colors for you to choose from. You can even have his and hers portable drives ;)  The one I have is actually pink, and I’m thinking of getting the red one to use for our picture storage that I mentioned earlier. There’s plenty of space on the one I already have, but I want to keep our pictures separate from all my business stuff and writing so that I’m not always carrying them around with me.

Prices on these are going to vary, but you can grab at least a 360GB in our target price range, no problem!

Take files anywhere, in style, with the Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 - an extremely durable drive which includes patent pending Drop Guard feature to withstand the toughest of travel environments. Available in 320GB capacity, it holds up to 1,280,000 photos, over 5,920 hours of music and 480 hours of video. Plus, the Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply and includes a free EMC Retrospect HD backup software license.

Okay, so being a bit of a gadget head tends to stress your wallet out! You want to have lots of cool gear and fun gadgets to play with, but with the current state of the economy the budget might not be so big for new toys! That’s okay! There are plenty of totally awesome gadgets out there for under 100 dollars.

To kick off the party we’ve got a great webcam from Logitech. If you’re looking for a headset or a webcam or both I highly recommend Logitech products through and through. They’ve never let me down! At around $59 this webcam has it all.

Enjoy image-perfect detail and clarity. Carl Zeiss optics and autofocus keep images razor-sharp, even in extreme close-ups. et more detail and clarity from Carl Zeiss optics. Logitech’s glass lens designed in collaboration with Carl Zeiss, the global leader in camera optics.

Now, what do you need a webcam for? Well, they come in handy if you’ve got family that is far away. They make a great gift for Father’s Day, which is right around the corner! Send Dad a webcam for his big day and you can have a live video chat with the kids (or grandkids!)

This model conveniently clips to just about any flat-panel monitor or notebook. It’s compatible with Skype, and perfect for video bloggers!