Apple has just made giving an iPhone 3G as a holiday gift to someone very easy. Give it to someone you want to give the gift of iPhone joy to, and when they bring the gift card to redeem it, an Apple Retail Store specialist will take care of the redemption process. This is one of the first years you can actually give the iPhone this way, and it’s expected to be a big success.

If you were considering an iPod Touch because the iPhone 3G would be a hassle to buy as a gift, think again. Now you can give either gadget using a unique gift card.

Plus, unlike previous holiday sales, Apple is holding a special 1-day only Apple Sale event on Friday and they are as usual keeping the details under wraps and top secret. They simply sent out an e-mail indicating a ’special one-day shopping event’ on Friday. Our guess is you might find really good prices on iPod Touch and iPod Nanos and not sure about the iPhone 3G deals, though it’s assumed there will be some special iPhone deals going on.