The Macintosh is not a gaming machine. I understand that. I’ve been fighting the good fight for over a decade now, but it’s a losing battle. Mac users will never get as many games as PC owners, we’ll never see the innovation, and simultaneous releases continue to elude us even today.

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t great games to be played. With the right software and hardware, it’s pretty easy to fool your Macintosh into thinking it’s an Xbox 360, if even for a little while. So, if you know a Mac gamer in need of some gifts this Christmas season, or if you’re getting a new Mac and want to see what it can do, here are a couple of suggestions to get you started (provided your system can handle them).

It is getting down to crunch time. We need to get our e-mails, SMS, and MySpace requests to the big guy at the North Pole before it is too late. In a pinch? Don’t know what to get?

Here are a few last minute ideas for the iPhone/iPod Touch owners in your life.

Ambrosia Software is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a holiday bundle sale that features a collection of six classic Ambrosia games: Apeiron, Redline, Bubble Trouble, Darwinia, Aki Mahjong, and SketchFighter. Individually, these games would retail for $123, but they’re going for only $19 from now until midnight, December 24th.

Originally planned for one week only, Ambrosia Software is now putting all of its iPhone/iPod Touch games on sale for 99 cents throughout the entire month of December. The sale comprises the following games: Aki Mahjong, normally $4.99, combines the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong with an enchanting journey across Japan. The game is easy more »

Most large corporations (including Apple) like to file us away into a demographic. Usually it’s an age thing, but who aside from them really knows how they classify us. Well, if they have one for a thirty-something, Harley riding, heavy metal guitar playing, half tattooed Apple Fanboy/geek, then I’m there. I am sure most of you do not fit into any of the molds that Corporate America puts us in, so I would like to share with you my Apple wish list this holiday season, and hopefully it will give you a few ideas for your loved ones also. Most of the items in this list will be very inexpensive, because a lot of us are holding our money close to us this holiday season due to the unstable economy. I would classify these as stocking stuffers.

Okay, so Black Friday is just a couple days way, officially kicking off the holiday shopping season, and you have no idea what to get your music loving family member/friend? First of all, don’t panic. With the sorry state of the economy and the multitude of online stores and retail outlets fighting for your dollar, there are plenty of options available to those looking for Mac/PC, iPhone and iPod accessories. Perhaps even too many options, which is why we’re narrowing this down to just music accessories. After all, everyone loves music, right? Except the Grinch for the first 25 minutes of that cartoon? And you’re not the Grinch for the first 25 minutes, are you?

Of course not! You’re awesome, and you want to buy people awesome gifts. Well, we’ve got some humble suggestions here to help you on your way.

Not all of us have the iPhone 3G or any of the new iPod designs. And, not all of us can expect to be getting them this holiday season. I mean, come on, there are Blu-ray players to buy. Flash Gordon figures. Games for the Wii (well, not really…the Wii’s holiday line-up is severely lacking this year). Thankfully, people like us haven’t been forgotten by everyone. For proof, turn to Speck, who have announced an amazing 25% to 75% sale on all of their products for the previous-generation iPhone, iPod and MacBook lines.

Starting today and running thru the end of the year, Speck is offering the following deals exclusively at their website:

Classics is a book reading application for the iPhone. It features twelve classic books available through a simple, intuitive and powerful interface.

It includes Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Gulliver’s Travels, The Time Machine, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, Flatland, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Robinson Crusoe, The Jungle Book, The Metamorphosis, Paradise Lost and Hound of the Baskervilles. Phill Ryu and Andrew Kaz, the creators have promised more books in the future free of charge.

After a quick glance at the interface, you can see the passion and dedication put into Classics.

Full review after the break.

Hard to get more old school than this: Legacy Consumer Electronics has released an Atari 2600 joystick with a USB port.It’s compatible with OS X, Windows, and Linux, and is sure to provide hours of enjoyment until your hands get horrible, crippling cramps from the harsh plastic edges.

But I ask you, who really knew about ergonomics in those days?