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Happy Boxing Day! You may be recovering from holiday hoopla, hitting the malls or post office to return presents, or back at work as usual. Are you basking in the joy of receiving the gift of a new gadget? Are you delighted at your new device or scratching your head trying to figure out how to use it?
Did you get the tech toy you were craving? Were you surprised by a tech gift? Were you hoping for a gadget buy were disappointed that it didn’t appear?
Take today’s Wonder of Tech poll and let us know whether you get a tech gift this holiday season. If you don’t celebrate the holidays this time of year, you can still take the poll – just let us know if you got a tech gift this past year.
Note, if you’re driving/piloting your flying car now, please pull over/land before voting in this poll!
At least one person thought she was getting tech, but received something unexpected instead. Her boyfriend put a diamond engagement ring in an iPad box that he tooled to transform into a jewelry box. When she opened the iPad box, she saw the ring with a marriage proposal instead of an iPad. Good news all around, she accepted his proposal and later got an iPad from her fiance!
When they tell their happy story to their grandchildren, I wonder if those kids will know what an iPad is.
Are you happy with the tech gifts you received? Did you received the tech that was on your 2012 holiday wish list? Are you figuring out how to use your tech? Would you have preferred a diamond ring or an iPad? Let us know in the Comments section below!
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Tech gifts don’t have to stop just because Christmas is over. Apple is giving away gifts with its 12 Days of Christmas App (link to UK app). From December 26 to January 6, you can get a free app from iTunes. Download the free 12 Days of Christmas App for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch from iTunes and log in each day to get a free app, song, movie, iBook or other gift from Apple. You have only 24 hours each day to grab your gift so log in every day to make sure you don’t miss out!
Note that this app (and the free gifts) are only available in European, Australian and Canadian iTunes stores.
* Tech Toy Box image by Northeast Kansas Library System
Unfortunately, I didn’t receive any tech for Christmas. But I didn’t have any on my wish list – mostly clothes 🙂
I bought an iPad for my daughter and an iPad mini for my wife. They are happy. And I’ll probably buy the 27″ Cinema Display from Apple tomorrow. It was too expensive to add it on my wish list 🙂
Hi Jens, Wow, Apple must be loving you right now! That’s great that your daughter and your wife are both delighted with their new iPads. And I’m sure you’ll be very pleased with your 27″ Cinema Display too. Getting that plus the other gifts must make you a very happy family! 🙂
I fall into the major part of the voters who said they didnt get one, but hoped for one 🙁
Of course we do not celebrate christmas as a major holiday and we do not exchange gifts during this time of the year as well. But why not hope for one huH?? 🙂
Hope you had a good holiday Carolyn.
Hi Praveen, Well, there is never a bad time for a tech gift, right?
So which tech gift were you hoping for, Praveen? I’m thinking the flying car. 😉
HI Carolyn
I am more for ipad and hope to buy that sometime in January for sure.
Thanks for sharing this and Hope you have great holidays.
Sapna
Hi Sapna, Yes I can understand why you want an iPad, especially since you’re an app developer! I hope you get your iPad in January, Sapna, and let us know about apps you develop! I look forward to that. 🙂
Interesting poll Carolyn!
I am another one who really isn’t too keen on tech stuff, though my kid’s are! Nevertheless, I feel they need to grow up more to be able to learn to care for the things gifted to them, and we have promised them once they promise to take care of their things.
So, even though Christmas came and went, and New Year’s is just round the corner – giving these wonderful gifts can be done anytime – isn’t it? Hopefully in the coming year. 🙂 Wonder what the poll results would show!
Thanks for sharing, and I didn’t know it was Boxing Day too:)
Hi Harleena, Yes, you’re right. It’s very important to wait until a child is old enough to take care of his/her tech before they get a device. These are all quite expensive so proper care must be taken.
You’re right, though. There is never a bad time to get a tech gift! 🙂
Hi Carolyn,
Indeed, I do not have any immediate need for tech gadgets now. So I pass this whole season including thanks giving. But still TV is on my wish list for whole family. Yet to go..!
Hope you had wonderful Christmas and had fun with family I believe Carolyn..! Thanks.
Hi Manickam, That’s great you have all the tech you need. I can understand how you are wishing for a TV. Perhaps you will find a good sale on one post-Christmas.
Thank you for your holiday wishes, Manickam.
We got a Kindle Fire for Chanukah. I love it.
Hi Josh, That’s fantastic. I’m a big fan of the Kindle Fire. We have last year’s model and this year’s model is even better.
Enjoy!
I didn`t get any tech, am happy without it for now. May be near future will get one, as it`s really important to have one to interact all the time.
~@khajamoin1
Hi Khaja, I’m glad you have all of the tech you need. You’re right, it can get overwhelming if you get too much new tech at once. Best to focus on one device at a time.
That must be a really lucky girl. Everyone is not as much lucky as her to get something very wonderful like this. Well, this year it has been a sad one for me. I got no gifts from anyone in my house or workplace yet. Maybe the gifts are still on their way. I am hoping for the best.
Hi Thomas, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I’m so sorry you didn’t get any gifts. I’m hoping for the best for you too.
Hi Carolyn,
The best thing I needed was a custom domain for my blog in this year and I’ve earned it with my first online work dear 🙂 It’s all started with $0 ’cause spent all I got for school. I’m glad I’m moving forward in my own way. I better do it myself as I don’t wanna ask everything from parents, no? 🙂
You know I have a hope for a new PC too, but I’m not in a hurry. I’ll make it with my own income. My love with PC is 11 years, so still love it 😉 I’m really glad with what I have that worrying about something new.
What I’m enjoying most is the apps including ones you shared here. Not paid ones mostly 🙂 I’m having great time with apps on mobile and I feel sorry ’cause people with a expensive smartphones and tablets thinking about getting a new one while having millions of apps there to make use of. I fail to see how they use tech that way 🙂 Well, it’s their choice, but not an effective one I guess.
Cool offer by Apple now and some of my friends would love to hear this news 🙂 I always thought when Apple gonna do such. Now they are on it 🙂
I love this one and very true 😉 ~ “Note, if you’re driving/piloting your flying car now, please pull over/land before voting in this poll!”.
The new snow fall effect is very nicey Carolyn 🙂 I like those cute little… Ugh… I don’t know what to call exactly 😀 lol… Snow flakes have different names and types? 😉
Cheers…
Hi Mayura, Yes, they’re called snowflakes. It’s a little seasonal flair I like to give The Wonder of Tech at this time of year!
You’re right, people often want new tech when they aren’t taking full advantage of the tech that they already own.
Yes, Apple’s app is great for people living in those countries. I wish it were here in the US as well, but we really can’t complain about the tech we don’t get here.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts here with us, Mayura! 🙂
I am so happy because I got a smartphone this Christmas. It is the best tech gift I can ever get. I am very much into gadgets and technology and hence, I could have expected anything more than it. I am lucky to have people around me who care about my likes and needs.
Hi Thomas, Congratulations on getting your smartphone for Christmas! You’re right, that’s a fantastic gift to get and you’re very fortunate to be with loved ones who care about you enough to get you a smartphone!
You know what struck me as interesting – the popularity of the tablets that were specifically geared towards young children. It’s amazing the age at which children are being exposed to technology. I can remember not getting a cell phone until I was in my 20’s, and even then having to call 4-1-1 if I was looking for something. It will be interesting 5-10 years from now how pervasive and intertwined advertising and search becomes as personal gagetry becomes a heavily used extension of our day-to-day activities. It would be safe to say that mobile is here to stay.
Hi Bernie, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I believe you’re exactly right. Mobile is definitely here to stay. As you illustrate in your comment, our lifestyles have changed with the advent of smartphones and tablets. We get information anywhere, anytime now. In 5-10 years who knows what devices we will be using and how we will get our information? It will be very interesting to see what the future holds!
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with us, Bernie!
With the latest developments in technology who would not love to receive a new tech gift for the season? Being a gadget freak implies keeping your fingers crossed and wishing for a tech gift this holiday season from someone special…that would really make your day !
Hi Garth, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! Yes, you’re right, gadget lovers generally love getting tech gifts, unless they already have the tech that they love. I hope you got the tech you were wishing for this year! 🙂
I received a Kindle Paperwhite from my brilliant and lovely daughter-in-law and her family. A day later I found myself stuck for an hour and a half in a dark train car in D.C.’s Union Station while Amtrak tried to hook up a new engine. But hey, with the Paperwhite, who needs light?
Hi Gramps, Wow, you were very fortunate to get the Kindle Paperwhite. That was sold out at Amazon well before Christmas. It seems to be a very popular device and now we know why!
I’m glad you’re so please with your Paperwhite. Happy 2013, Gramps!