What Was Under Your Tree Yesterday?

[Ed Hansberry]

Ok, so what didja get? Doesn't even have to be Pocket PC related, or {gasp} technology related. {shudder} :wink: Of course, I know not everyone celebrates Christmas, so share the festivities and gifts (mostly gifts!!!) you enjoyed on your particular holiday. :) <br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/hansberry/2003/20031225-santa.gif" />

[Jon Westfall]

In No Particular Order:

1. Spongebob Season 3
2. A Christmas Story Special Edition DVD
3. Socks &amp; T-Shirts
4. A Hammer
5. Roadwired Podzilla
6. Slippers

a bunch of candy, and a few gifts to share with my fiance. All in all a good day - but the best part was the time spent with family.

[jbachandouris]

Star Wars Triology (Limited Edition) DVD
Packers ski cap
Packers hooded sweat shirt


Stuff I got myself from Ebay which have not yet arrived (damn holiday mail!):

Tungsten E (which I will probably sell as soon as I get it)
Dell Axim 51v (excited but concerned-a lot of problems seem to exist with this device)

[bnycastro]

1) photo frame
2) marlboro clock
3) HKD 1,000
4) HKD 100
5) PhP 1,000

[csmith75]

A PSP with Virtua Tennis and Hot Shots Golf
Bose Sounddock and a FM Transmitter for my iPod nano
Gift cards to Target and Best Buy
Lots of feminine stuff from Bath and Body Works
Epson PictureMate Deluxe
Clothes
A couple of DVDs
Money
George Foreman Grill with the removeable plates
Candles

[natestera]

1. ipod nano 2 GB w iskin
2. PPC Bible study software
3. michael savage book
4. shirts
5. xm radio (not here yet)
6. SNL best of dvd
7. gift card best buy

sorry for pidgein typing, but i didn't get an external keyboard...

[bystander]

A great couple of days visit with our daughter and her husband.

Oh the gifts...

Sirius Sat. Radio for car, home, and internet use (works GREAT)
DVD movie

Hope everyone else had a wonderful Christmas...

:D

[Macguy59]

30GB iPod Video (White)
1GB Memory stick Pro
iLap (17" version)
$50 iTunes gift certificate
$50 eBay gift certificate
Some CD's and DVD's
Other misc. stuff

[stevelam]

0.7x wide angle lens for my DX6490 Digital Camera
Civilization 4
Money (All I need now is to find a good PPC to buy. Any news of a new Dell soon?)
Some CD's and a DVD box set
Other stuff

I also won a WinMobile compo! I should be getting a copy of WebIS Mail but I traded it for Pocket Informant. What do you think a good deal or not?

[alabij]

Hope!
Yeah! That's what I said 'HOPE', That next year T-Mo will get some new Windows Mobile Devices.

[Ed Hansberry]

3 Starbucks gift certs, as well as some from Borders and Discovery Store
Aeon Flux DVD set :way to go:
2 Maire Brennan CDs
Several books from my Wishlist
Other misc. items

[EddieH28]

XM Satellite Radio!
512 MB SD Card
ATI TV Wonder Pro
a new wallet

[KTamas]

Clothes
Clothes
Umm..more clothes
Money
even more clothes...

The money goes for some offline stuff with my friends (read: bowling, pool, and i can finally try paintball), and I found a Philips Velo 1 in excellent condition with manuals, WinCe 2.0, cradle, box, rechargable batteries etc...I'll buy sometimes in January...can't wait!

[yvilla]

I gave up waiting on T-Mobile to have it so it would be cheaper -- and gave myself a Qtek 9000. :)

And a Voltaic solar pouch to carry and charge it in. :) :)

[Darius Wey]

There are some things money can't buy. Being with family and friends is one such thing, and that was probably the gift I valued most from yesterday.

[arnage2]

The gift i truely valued most was my girlfriend.

Although i did recieve:
Powerbook 12inch
Command And Conquer Generals (mac)
Unreal Tournament 2004 (mac)
Need For Speed Most Wanted (ps2)
Donkey Kong (gba)
Clothes
$50 for Best Buy
Live 8 DVD

:-D

[phreaker18]

1. DVD player for my car.

2. ETEN M600 (i gifted that to myself but still not reached)

3. Armani Suit with a snazi Ungaro tie... i love it.

4. a new laptop. (run of the mill)

5. a lovely homemade cheese cake...yuuuuuummmmm

6. loads of love from my family n friends :) :wink:

[Paragon]

No one can come close to matching what I got for Christmas. My 11 year old son made me a new case for my 6700 using duck tape.

http://www.devans.ca/6700case.jpg

[ntractv]

PSP with a couple of games
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes
Money
Motorized DVD Tower 80 count capacity
Dallas beating the Panthers to stay in the Playoff Hunt

[KTamas]

No one can come close to matching what I got for Christmas. My 11 year old son made me a new case for my 6700 using duck tape.

http://www.devans.ca/6700case.jpg
Now THAT is a creative solution ;)

[Jason Dunn]

(even though I'm on vacation I figure it's ok for me to post in this thread)

- Millenium season three DVD boxed set
- Battlestar Gallactica DVD boxed set
- Tour of Duty season three DVD boxed set
- The Crow on DVD
- The Tick live-action TV show, all seven episodes
- 16 new CDs (trimmed down my wishlist by a lot!)
- a few books
- a few comic books
- couple of shirts
- scented candles (yes, I like soothing scents for my stressful office)

Like many of you, I'm hard to buy for, and no one dares buy me electronics because they never know what I want, or what I want is really expensive.

[signothefish]

* Conair beard/mustache trimmer
* Homedics programmable percussion massager
* 2006 Calendar
* Aviator DVD
* Container of snacks for work
* Lots of stocking stuff, including more snacks for work, Starbucks coffee, and socks

Santa brought my oldest daughter a Canon IP6600D photo printer, which I will be using extensively.

BTW, 2 items on my wish list were received early in December...
* 1GB Sandisk Ultra II CF card
* Haicom HI-303III CF GPS receiver

[ricksfiona]

* Harry Potter movies 1 - 3
* Clothes

I'm totally anti-consumer Christmas and ask that people not buy me gifts, so I don't expect anything. But, can't stop my mother and some family members so... That's cool for me.

[kcwester]

A Christmas with my family
1. iPod nano (love it and never thought I would want one)
2. pink case for above
3. Wireless presenter for PC
4. Wacom tablet for PC
5. Sweater

Happy New Year, everyone

Cheryl

[Pixelnose]

Juni hasn't replied yet??

He's currently in love with his new Qtek 8310 WM5 smartphone.

He got me a 5g 30gb ipod video, and some Oakley black carbon Juliets. :)

[crispeto]

12" Powerbook
Creative Zen 1gb nano plus
17" LCD for my peecee

[Tony Rylow]

Highlights are..
Beyond TV 4 + Snapstream Firefly remote
Bolt-in Notch kit for truck
Trivial Pursuit DVD game
1year subscription to Truckin' magazine
Quake4 PC Game
Coleman cold touch soldering gun

[Macguy59]

Highlights are..
1year subscription to Truckin' magazine


??? This couldn't possibly jive with PPC demographics :mrgreen:

[Jason Lee]

I got the first 4 seasons of The Real Ghost Busters cartoon! They were bootlegs from somewhere in Canada but still one of the best presents ever! :D

I loved that show... :)

I also got a Batman hat, t-shirt, jacket, pillow case, and a small pillow. Oddly enough none of those people had planned it. lol I do like batman though. hehe.

[fgarcia10]

Hmmm!

I was a very good boy this year....

1-Windows media center pc.
2-21" HP monitor
3-a wide screen laptop.
4-two ipod video 30g. I'll be returning one.
5-An awesome tye.

Feliz Navidad!!!

[Jon Westfall]

Highlights are..
1year subscription to Truckin' magazine


??? This couldn't possibly jive with PPC demographics :mrgreen:

Knowing TonyR personally, I can attest that he's a true geek. Don't let the truck interest fool ya!

[Tony Rylow]

Highlights are..
1year subscription to Truckin' magazine


??? This couldn't possibly jive with PPC demographics :mrgreen:

Knowing TonyR personally, I can attest that he's a true geek. Don't let the truck interest fool ya!


Ha! Thanks Jon. Us geeks must stick together.. Anyway, since you seem to be monitoring this topic..Did you get my VM today?

[ctmagnus]

Socks.

Lifesavers.

Gift certs.

Some mitts I bought myself from Iceland.

The best thing, however, was the expressions from a couple of people when they opened my gifts to them. I did well this year. :)

[JohnJohn]

Highlights are..
1year subscription to Truckin' magazine


??? This couldn't possibly jive with PPC demographics :mrgreen:

Don't be so sure:

I bought myself a new set of 35s for my Jeep for Christmas:

http://www.bigoffroad.com/cofest/Indy-8-9-2005/081505004.jpg

[bjornkeizers]

That... looks scary 8O

What did I get from family.... three DVD's (Bourne Supremacy, Day After Tomorrow, Kill Bill 2)

What I got for Me: Several DVD's, Battlefield 2 expansion pack (game), Samsung external DVD burner.

What's still coming: another watch; got my eye on a beautiful Citizen Eco-Drive chrono! (I'm a watch collector) It's not available yet at my favorite jeweller, so I'm getting it in a week or two.

Not much compared to some of what I've seen here, but then again... I buy cool stuff for myself all the time. :D Already have the PSP, DS, Ipod Nano etc.

[unxmully]

Hmmm!

I was a very good boy this year....

1-Windows media center pc.
2-21" HP monitor
3-a wide screen laptop.
4-two ipod video 30g. I'll be returning one.
5-An awesome tye.

Feliz Navidad!!!

And a family and friends with Liberia's deficit in their sky rocket :lol:

For those not in the know - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120735/quotes

[martin_ayton]

My youngest son's face when he opened the Playmobile set he's been praying for for months.

Having my eldest son ( 8 ) fall asleep on me during midnight mass.

Building lego Star Wars ships with both my sons

Watching my 20 month old daughter bouncing around in a Tigger suit.

Swearing my youngest son will never drive a car of mine having watched him take out every tree and fence round the circuit on his new PC rally driving game.

Oh, I got a 1Gb SD card and card reader too :)

[palmsolo]

Highlights are..
Coleman cold touch soldering gun

I received the same thing since my wife was tired of burning her fingers on my old soldering gun and this looks great for small repairs.

I also received:
-A $50 iTunes gift card
-A few movies
-Steve Miller Band greatest hits CD
-Star Wars Battlefront II for PSP
-Calvin Klein cologne
-Texas Hold'Em Poker set
-Clothes (shirts, jeans)
-2006 Entertainment coupon book to use with my family
-Awesome homemade 2006 calendar from my 6 year old

Like Jason, no one even tries to keep up with me and electronics so I just ask for gift certificates to use.

[erussell]

I received:

Sirius Starmate Replay radio
$50 gift card for Sirius radio
Zenga cologne
tie
shirt
wine

[Macguy59]

-Steve Miller Band greatest hits CD



'Some people call me the space cowboy . . .'


Those were good times :devilboy:

[sandisk]

From others:
- Walking Shoes
- Cologne (Lacoste)

Myself... heh complicated
I have been a pda owner since 1999, the list (lifted from my blog):
* Casio PV-100
* Casio PVS-400
* Palm M105
* HP iPAQ 3800
* HP iPAQ 3900
* HP iPAQ 5000
* HP iPAQ 5555
* HP iPAQ hx4705

Well, this year I gave up. Following a hard semester in college I spent time reorganising my thoughts, plans, strategies. I realized it was more of a distraction,
After selling the hx, I started clean with a Franklin Covey Leather Binder (http://shopping.franklincovey.com/shopping/catalog/productbinder.jsp?navAction=push&navCount=2&id=prod720022) and 7habits daily pages (http://shopping.franklincovey.com/shopping/catalog/productpaper.jsp?filterSize=Pocket&navAction=push&navCount=1&id=prod420035)

To this day, nothing beats pen and paper. The pda is a wonderful tool for retrieving info but still not up to par w/ paper. So I put my money where my mouth (and mind) was and 80$ later I'm now PDA-sober...

[JD Silver]

My wife made me a treasure hunt of clues that I would follow around the house to locate gifts. She stayed up until 3:30 am Christmas Eve to create it. That was my best gift. Beyond that...

A humor book
A Mindstorms Suma Robot design book
A plaque from Despair.com (really funny!!)
Some clothing articles

I also ordered a new Sena case for my PPC6700.

On the PPC side, I gave her a Bluetooth game controller for her iPaq 4150, which we haven't had time to try out. She loves playing games on her PDA.

Another wonderful gift was my white kitten, Melissa, settled down and let me hold her in my arms for the first time. You definitely feel peace with a small purring kitten in your arms!

[dorelse]

First off...

I got my first travel-free Christmas in 14 years.

Toys:

30GB iPod Video
XBOX 360 - which I returned...to the Shock and excitement of the kid who followed me into the COSTCO store. I'm an XBOX fanatic to be sure...but I want to wait for a 2nd Generation one.

I'll be using the money for a new stainless steel prop for the boat!

Oh...and after a very brief reprieve from work, PDA's are once again banned as of 1/1/06. So its back to the Franklin.

[JPD6825]

XBOX 360 (I got it myself, but it appeared under the tree as 'From Beth')
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '06 (XBOX 360)
An LED flashlight with hand-crank
clothes
a motorized CD/DVD cleaner

got my butt kicked by my kids at Golf and DOA3 on the 360 already.

I got Sandisk MP3 players for all 3 kids and wife - the 3 for kids are 1 GB models - a steal on Black Friday
I also gave my wife a Sharper Image InfoGlobe Caller ID unit -- just for the huge blue LED 'Message Waiting' --- since the switch to digital phone and voice mail a few months ago -- we missed the good old Messages LED on the answering machine.

Got my oldest son the SpinBlade RC helicopter from Radio Shack -- way high on the cool scale, but very fragile. Already down pretty hard until we can improvise a repair to a rotor hub...

Spent a great day with my family!

Hope you all had a joyous Christmas!

[pocketpcadmirer]

The money goes for some offline stuff with my friends (read: bowling, pool, and i can finally try paintball), and I found a Philips Velo 1 in excellent condition with manuals, WinCe 2.0, cradle, box, rechargable batteries etc...I'll buy sometimes in January...can't wait!

u r lucky man

SUnny

[pocketpcadmirer]

Too bad I was haing my exams this december(they are ending on dec 29)..so couldnt celebrate christmas !!

Sunny :cry:

[MitchellO]

I got given:

1. AU$210 cash
2. Electronic Safe (?????)
3. GTA:LCS for PSP
3. Casio Digital Watch (with Databank thing)
4. Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4 DVDs
5. Lindt Chocolates (yum!)
6. Some other nicknacks

For myself I bought:

1. 30Gb iPod G5 (yes, the video one)
2. iPod Screen protector
3. iPod Video Cable
4. A thinner wallet :cry:

Overall I think I had a good Christmas. Just in the process of loading a few things on eBay (my 3mth old iPod nano 2Gb for instance).

[egarayblas]

I only got one Nintendo DS game. Still grateful though! :mrgreen:

[entropy1980]

Xbox360 Core System
Xbox360 Hard Drive
Xbox360 Wireless Adapter
Xbox360 Wireless Controller X2
Xbox360 Media Remote
Xbox Live 12-month subscription
Madden 2006
Perfect Dark Zero
Logitech Z-5450 Wireless Surround
Nintendo DS MarioKart bundle
A couple of PSP UMD movies, and Lord of the Rings Tactics
DVDs:MacGyver Season 4, He-Man Season 1
Nightmare Before Christmas Cuckoo Clock
couple shirts and a jacket....
All in all a very happy Christmas!!!

[SteveHoward999]

XM Satellite radio.

IT ROCKS!!!!!


And I bought my wife a PINK Razr ...

[burtcom]

Yes -- my lovely wife purchased a fundraising brick at the new Sletten Cancer Institute building near my town.

These are the folks who treated me during my bout with cancer from 2000 to 2005 -- yep I sailed past the 5-year mark!

thanks Sweetie :-)

[Phoenix]

I had a very nice Christmas with family.

I heard someone say that there would be a real shift in our hearts and mindsets and the hearts and mindsets of our children if we started to teach ourselves and our children to begin asking, "What did you give for Christmas?" instead of always asking, "What did you get for Christmas?"

I can see the wisdom in that. Although gifts are wonderful to receive, it isnt what the focus of Christmas is about.

So with that, I'll say that Christmas was great, and that I recognize that I'm blessed, and that what I gave to those who are dear to me, was my love, attention, and respect, more opportunity for them to laugh until their sides hurt, and yes, a few gifts. :)

[squeeze]

SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals (PSP)
$50, ITMS Gift Card

[mmidgley]

sandisk wrote: "I'm now PDA-sober..."

When did PocketPCThoughts become pocketpc-aholics-anonymous!?

dorelse wrote: "Oh...and after a very brief reprieve from work, PDA's are once again banned as of 1/1/06. So its back to the Franklin"

Ok, well, I guess that's understandable. I work somewhere where I hope I don't get transferred to a building that would require me to give up my cell phone (which does have a camera).

---

I received an iTrek M3 bluetooth GPS to use with my iPAQ 5555 (yes, still using WM2003!). I even bought a 1GB SD card and a new lithium ion battery for the 5555 as it appears I'm stuck with this pocketpc for a while yet (buts its a decent device). The GPS works extremely well. I'm used to a Garmin eTrex that would not track indoors. The iTrek M3 aquired a fix quickly in my dad's basement, two floors down! It has also worked in stores (tried in KMart and Walmart). Of course, I plan to use it outdoors and in my car primarily.

m.

[surfer]

Clothes
Perfume
And a laptop :)

[ctmagnus]

I got given:

...
5. Lindt Chocolates (yum!)
...


Fun thing to do with Lindt chocolates: Pop one in your mouth, walk up to someone and say: "Look, I'm eating Lindt!"

Only because Lindt sounds like lint.

;)

[dMores]

i got:
- hugo boss coat (yep. i mention the brand. i'm such a show-off. but i love the coat! fits like a glove!)
- orange shoes (fits the coat)
- orange scarf (fits the coat)
- a titanium coated frying pan (i love cooking)
- battlefield 2 pc-game

i gave:
- a tempur pillow. space-technology, no more sore neck (->girlfriend)
- a sonyericsson hbh-610 bluetooth headset (->girlfriend)
- a retro cooking scale (->mother)
- global kitchen knife (->father)
- a 70m rock climbing robe (->brother)
- my used dvd player plus a bunch of DVDs (->father-in-law)
- world atlas (->mother-in-law. she wished for it :? )

all in all it was a good christmas.
we had family gatherings, and me and my girlfriend invited our parents to our apartment (for the 2nd time this time) where the parents brought entrées and desserts and i provided the main course.
'twas nice!

[dMores]

My youngest son's face when he opened the Playmobile set he's been praying for for months. it's nice to see some classics still being popular these days.
i loved playmobile when i grew up.
i swore that i will get my kids those things too, once i get kids that is :)
playmobile, brio, lego, ... then let them maybe start with electronic gadgets.
i don't want them to get geekier than me at age 2 or something like that :)

[kiwi]

I gave:

* Ipod Mini + IM3c Speakers
* Bottles of Wine
* Bottles of Whiskey
* U2 Fan club membership

I got or bought myself

* Scuba Dive trip to Mexico
* WinTV PVR 150 + Beyond Tv4 Software
* underwear
* Shirts
* new Snowboard Gear (Burton Party jacket is a great Rival for Scotty eVest jackets - heh heh - you can fit a 60oz bottle in the pockets! )

:drinking:

[shaxs]

Wow, some of you are quite spoiled :wink: To the gentleman who is cancer fre for 5 years, congratulations! That is awesome. To the guy who had finals up untill the 29th.. ouch, that sucks. As for me I got:

1) Nintendo DS
2) Castlevania DS
3) Harmony 880 color lcd universal remote (w00t)
4) Nice poker table top
5) Very nice poker chip set from the girlfriend (she rocks)
6) XM radio with Free Activatio and three months free service! (just get a free or close to free radio after rebate, then call to activate and use the coupon code xmscion3, Worked liked a charm!)
7) Loads of cool pocket pc software, hardware, and accessories for review at my newly bought websites PDACorps.com and Mozongoware.com)
8) A neat travel vaccum for the car (I am messy)
9) Battlefront 2 for the PC
10) some other smaller cool stuff and time with family!