On 12/20/06, Herbert Graf wrote: > Hehe, for others, for for myself? > The "others" on my list aren't much into gadgets. My wife are not really into gadgets. So the Christmas gift for her will be some cosmetics from various brands. For my parents the new year gift will be some branded shoes and sweaters I bought in US. They are much cheaper in the US factory outlets than the shops in Singapore or in China even though they are most likely made in China or nearby area. (Chinese New Year is still two months away and I will go back to China then). > For myself, I'm spying a small HDTV. I never cared much about HDTV, saw > the demos, was never really impressed ENOUGH to consider one. I am thinking of several things but then I find out I really do not need them. PDA or PDA phone: I like them but I really do not use my cell phone very often... I got three old PDAs: HP PocketPC, Palm IIIxe and an old NEC Windows CE handheld. All are lying somewhere. XBox 360: nice but too expensive and I do not play games anyway... MP3 player: got an old one as well and I listen to FM more often... Digital camera: got an old Nikon 3100 and it is still good enough. The newly bought photo printer is also quite good. Gameboy Advance/PSP: I really like them but again I do not play games. MCU development tools: are there gadgets? Again I have not really played with my Explorer 16 board and the Olimex LPC-P2148 yet. LCD TV: are they gadgets? They are just too big... Notebook: I like my desktop more. The old Dell 600M is still alive and I have a Dell D610 at work. I guess I should not buy any gadgets for this Christmas. But I bought too many shirts/shoes during my stay in US. The main entertainment during our stay was to visit factory outlets... Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist