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The Download: Hot for the Holidays: Swagway electric skateboard, Whistle pet GPS and health monitor, Sphero BB-8

Tech gifts are certainly popular for the holidays, but with all the choices out there, how do you figure out what's the best? News 12's tech reporter Andrew Ehinger has a few suggestions in his annual

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