Since it’s holiday season I thought it would nice to bring back the Holiday Gift Guide. The last time I put a list together was back in 2005 so it’s been awhile. The list below is made of items I like and think would make great gifts. Might add more if I remember anything else.
Books
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X KD9.5
Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5 KD10
Wheat Belly KD4.5
Kindle 4 KD22
Cameras
Panasonic GX1 with 14-42mm X Power Zoom Lens KD265
Nikon D7000 with 18-105mm lens KD420
Contour+ KD128
GoPro Hero2 Motorsport Edition KD115
RAM Mounts Windshield Suction Cup Mount Kit KD8.5
Music
Apple iPod Nano 8GB KD34
Sony MDR-XB500 KD14
BeyerDynamic DT 770-PRO KD55
FiiO E7 USB DAC and Portable Headphone Amplifier KD25
Electronics
Apple MacBook Air 13″ 128GB KD340
The Boxee Box KD48
Data Robotics Drobo 4-Bay KD85
Garmin Forerunner 305 with Heart Rate Monitor KD50
Archos 70 – 250 GB KD65
Other
HPI Savage XS Flux RTR Mini Monster Truck KD88
SUPABOY Portable Pocket SNES Console KD23
Note: Most of the items above are linked to Amazon.com
38 replies on “The 2:48AM Holiday Gift Guide”
while all that sounds great, anything on here is on my wishlist!! – https://www.executive-perks.com/rewards/category/a-lifetime-gift
nice list but where are all the gadgets?!
i’m gonna take yoga! https://www.executive-perks.com/rewards/entertainment-activity/shymala-ayurveda-introduction-to-yoga
XD
thanks D – just booked my trip to space!!
hah good luck!
“SUPABOY Portable Pocket SNES Console KD23”
I have a Dangoo how does it compare? I love the thing and it has 100% emulation on GBA games which were more important to me than SNES games. Any SNES game I wanted to play has a GBA port anyway, and then there’s some really good originals too.
You mean Dingoo. Well the Supaboy takes original SNES cartridges so unless you have the games you won’t be able to play them. I’m playing all my emulation now on the Pandora but the Supaboy is extremely tempting since I still have all my original SNES cartridges.
The Apple macbook brought a question to mind, does it matter if you order it online ? i worry about warranty issues
it’s world wide warranty and from my experience digits honors the warranty.
I would take the Savage XS off the list. Too many issues not yet addressed on the first batch. Great car otherwise.
what kind of issues? my friend just ordered the savage flux hp but i was planning on getting the xs since it’s pretty affordable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSd1uSHStn0
Mostly issues when running 3S lipo, but even on 2S the ballcups pop off too easily and the axles snap easily as well. I don’t know if HPI has fixed these issues or not. And the problem with the ESC is that the Castle Sidewinder (what they used) does not handle too many amps to begin with since its a light duty ESC. I have one and I mostly use it in a little 1/16 buggy. They should’ve went with the MMPro TBH.
BTW, it’s quite a bit cheaper on Tower.
https://www.towerhobbies.com/products/hpi/hpid7671.html
$297.99 – $30 discount coupon (front page) plus you get a $10 gift certificate and free shipping in the US.
I know what’s on my wishlist – a trip to space: https://www.executive-perks.com/rewards/a-lifetime-gift/bloon-near-space-ship-flight-experience
Left a deposit – see you in the stratosphere!
The link you posted for the sony headphones are refurbished/used. brand new ones are here (https://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-XB500-Extra-Bass-Headphones/dp/B004HFWWLE/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1323788347&sr=1-2-fkmr0)for $99.95 = KWD 27.70
my link is right, it’s for $49 but i think they just ran out of stock.
I recommend Contour Roam instead of Contour+, it’s way better..
That’s not true. The only advantage the Roam has is it’s waterproof and that’s all. Get the waterpoof case for the GPS or + and you’ve got it beat. Video quality wise from best to worse is Contour+ > Contour GPS > Contour Roam.
Then you also have bluetooth which the Roam doesn’t have. Click the bluetooth button on the Contour+ and the Contour App on the iPhone launches and you can now see what the camera sees as well as change settings on the fly.
With the Contour+ you can also connect an external mic which is a big plus. Finally you also have GPS which i don’t care about but someone else might.
check this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zFu8-Ad74I
look at the ground to see how detailed the contour+ is compared to the GPS which is even better than the roam. With the Contour+ u can see the individual stones, with the GPS it’s a blur.
You are right on that comparison, i’ve been using the Roam for couple of months now and it’s doing fine although the Plus seems to have many more options.
Mainly i got the contour roam for a quick shooting under the rain; and the Plus was out of budget 🙂
Well I started looking at the GoPro’s, then moved to the Replay XD1080, then the Roam, then back down to the Contour HD, then back up to the Contour GPS and finally ended up with the Contour+
No regrets although I don’t think it’s that great at night. I do love the iphone connectivity with the camera though, it makes thing soo much cooler. The fact you can change camera settings without a computer is fantastic. I can control contrast, exposure, colors, mic level etc.. all from the iphone app.
Nothing for girlies? Girlie girls I mean, not girlie boys……:) Come on santa mark…..get your red thinking hat on.
i don’t know.. shoes?
Wasn’t aware girls are not allowed to use computers
Mark How about those x-mini capsule speakers, theyre cute, cheap and powerful =]
Haven’t found a use for one.
PLaying music at the pool or any outdoor place… the battery last more than 5 hours and you recharge via usb… I have one and I used few times… works extremely good.
@V-sensation, i think it works up to 10 hours…
@mark, maybe you can plug it in your ipod or pocket snes when your travelling outside. =]..
For the amp, cmoy V2.03 bass boost instead of the overhyped FiiO
There is no comparison. The FiiO i linked to has DAC for one thing. cmoy is over hyped and for wannabee geeks. “oh look at my amp, it runs from a Altoids can”.
Can I download torrents on the boxee?
Stanton DJ Pro 2000S – best headphones I have ever used. After heavy usage for nearly 4 years, I decided to buy more expensive headphones like Bose, Sennheiser etc. but still nothing comes close to this
https://www.amazon.com/Stanton-2000S-Swivel-Headphones-Carry/dp/B0002J6J7M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1323846750&sr=8-2
This will be my christmas gift 🙂
Expensive doesn’t usually mean better. Sennheiser for example have like maybe 40 or 50 different headphones? You have open air, closed, full over ear, on ear, in ear etc.. then you have different headphones with different ohms, some need external amps to run properly and then sound starts sounding different depending on what amp you get, how you’ve ripped your music etc..
Basically, choosing the right headphones is extremely difficult.
Looks like a wishlist to me
I’ve got practically everything on that list.
except for the GX1, still waiting for it to ship.
Panasonic Lumix cameras are amazing. I use one to shoot all my video and pics. I am loving the portable snes console. Act raiser and super Mario 64 would be sick.
Mario 64 is on the N64 not SNES. What you need is openpandora.org