I have a pretty funny anecdote about my dad who asks for an iPod because he wants to listen to radio using it.
So I tried my best non technical approach to explain that I'll just get him a separate piece because iPods do not automatically come with radio.
Last Christmas I got myself an iPod classic & I gave my sister a Zen mp3 player and she's quite happy with it.
Gadgets are great gift ideas if you have enough budget.