Is it Christmas already? Not just yet, but according to electrical retailer DSG International plc – owner of Currys and PC World in the U.K. – Apple’s iPad will top Christmas lists as the most popular technology gift for Christmas 2010.

DSGi expects the IPad – recently launched in its Currys and PC World stores – to be the most popular gift among the 5,000 plus products on its shelves this Christmas. With other manufacturers due to launch rivals to the iPad later in the year, DSGi expects tablets to outsell netbooks by two to one by December.

When it comes to gaming, DSGi expects Microsoft’s Kinect for XBox 360 to be the biggest seller. Hitting the shelves in November, Kinect for XBox 360 sports a hands-free motion control sensor that will allow gamers to use their bodies to control movements on screen.

DSG also predicts that ebook readers – or e-readers – and digital cameras will also be popular gifts. When it comes to e-readers, DSG plans to have more than 20 different models on sale for Christmas, ten times the number available for Christmas 2009.

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