Christmas Gifts Received 2009

As another Christmas zooms by, I thought I would take a moment and blog about the tech gifts I received.

Logitech Performance Mouse MX

I seem to go through a mouse nearly every 6-12 months. Usually the scroll wheel dies or a side button breaks, making the mouse a pain to use. This is exactly what happened to my previous mouse, so I was in the market for a new mouse.

My parents delivered, and gave me Logitech’s new top of the line mouse, the Logitech Performance Mouse MX. Coming from a MX Revolution, the Performance Mouse MX was a perfect fit. The upgraded “Darkfield” tracking technology will track on more surfaces than traditionally laser mice, the additional function buttons are more optimally placed, and the charging cradle is gone in favor of use-while-you-charge cable charging system.

I’ve been using the mouse since yesterday and absolutely love it. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Custom Made iPhone Dock

I’ve always liked the concept of using a dock to charge and sync the iPhone, but I’ve never been able to use Apple’s own dock. My iPhone is always in case, and cases simply don’t work with Apple’s dock.

That’s no longer a problem, as I received a custom made iPhone dock from a small company called Made2Dock. They make a few different dock accessories that come in various sizes to fit different case configurations. I received the Slant Thin Case model, which fits my Incase Slider case perfectly. Highly recommended if you’re looking for a dock that also works with your case.

Bose Companion 2 Series II Speakers

I’ve been using a 2.1 Creative computer speaker system for the last 6+ years. I love the system, but recently started having a number of problems with it. My iPhone causes a constant GSM buzz whenever near the speakers, and since I’ve brought them home for Christmas, the left speaker started cutting out randomly. So, I decided my Creative speakers had done their time and a new set of speakers were in order.

This morning I pooled together my Best Buy gift cards and fought the day after Christmas traffic to pick Bose’s Companion 2 Series II speakers. So far, I love the speakers. Excellent bass response, they support two inputs (my computer + Xbox 360), they’re shielded (no GSM buzz), and are super compact for moving to and from State College. Overall, a great purchase.

What Did You Get for Christmas?

I’m curious to find out what other people received for Christmas. Received new hardware to upgrade to Windows 7 (or Windows 7 itself)? A new iPod? More Xbox 360 games? Feel free to sound off in the comments or pingback with your own blog post.