Gift Reviews

Sony Playstation3 --- For Him

2009-03-01T12:06:00.000+08:00

Product Features
Internal 40GB HDD for storing your games, music, and photos
Built-in Blu-ray player
Cell Broadband Engine advanced microprocessor
SIXAXIS wireless controller
Release Date: February 12, 2008

The Sony Playstation 3 continues a legacy of gaming dominance. Now with Blu-ray emerging victorious in the HD wars, what better time is there to purchase a Sony Playstation (equiped with Blu-ray player)

This version of the playstation is just released hot from the factory and is ready to statisfy anybody's gaming needs.

Get the 40GB Version from Amazon here (USD$399.99, free shipping)

Buy Sony Playstation 40GB from Amazon now

Care Bears - For her

2009-02-25T13:30:00.000+08:00

If you are considering a gift for her, there is no better way to show that you care than to give her a CARE BEAR.

The care bears, as most of us know, are a group of of adorable, furry friends with a special caring mission. Made popular in the 80s from their popular TV series, the CARE BEAR remains evergreen in the hearts of our generation.

It is increasingly difficult to find quality classic CARE BEAR merchandise these days, the type which feature the puffy cheeks and that big lovable cute smile. This is especially true for international buyers.

Strawberrycentral is a great reliable online site that retails classic plushes such as the CARE BEARS. They sell other items from the 80s that will guarentee to put a smile on anybody's face.

Get your Care Bears from Strawberry Central and put a smile on somebody's face today!

Great Book Gift Ideas

2009-01-20T22:45:00.009+08:00

Nothing beats the gift of a great book for the savvy entrepreneurial intellectual. Let us check out 2 of the greatest business/financial books for the layman of all time.

What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive

by Mark H. McCormack

This book stems from the perspective of the author Mark H. McCormack's experience at the head of his sports management company. He and his company represent sporting clients and events such as Arnold Palmer and Wimbledon.

Overall, i feel that this book is definitely a useful guide for most people as it includes sections on human relationships, salesmanship as well as tips for people who want to get their business on track. Well worth a read.

What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter

This book questions the conventional wisdom of getting "rich" through finding a job and working hard. It illustrates its points through the teachings of a "rich dad" in contrast against Robert T. Kiyosaki's "poor dad", a hardworking but poor teacher.

This book illustrates the importance of financial literacy and is worth even a second or third reading.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
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Top Movies of All Time -- For him, for her

2008-10-26T14:28:00.000+08:00

A movie makes a fine gift for any occasion. Since you're giving a movie, why not give a great one. Here are the top 3 movies of all time according to voting by IMDb users.

Number 1: The Godfather (1972)

View "The Godfather" Trailer here

Plot Outline: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Genre: Drama/Thriller

Actors: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and James Caan.

See for yourself why people have been calling it the greatest movie ever made.

Get the Godfather (Widescreen Edition) DVD from Amazon here (USD$7.49)

Buy the Godfather (Widescreen Edition) DVD from Amazon

Number 2: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

View "The Shawshank Redemption" Trailer here

Actors: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
Tagline: Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Plot Outline:Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Never heard of this movie before? Check out what you're missing.

Get the Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition) DVD from Amazon The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition) DVD from Amazon

Number 3: The Godfather Part II (1974)

View the Godfather Part II trailer here

Actors: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale

Plot Outline: The early life & career of Vito Corleone in 1920's New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-Revolution 1958 Cuba.

Comments include: "One of the greatest sequels ever made", and "Words can't describe how great this sequel was."

Get The Godfather Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device

2008-08-18T00:14:00.002+08:00

"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.

Get the future, today with Amazon's new Kindle.
Buy Kindle from Amazon

Product Overview

Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.
Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.
Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
More than 150,000 books available, including more than 98 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.
New York Times® Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise.
Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
More than 350 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN's Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post—all updated wirelessly throughout the day.
Lighter and thinner than a typical paperback; weighs only 10.3 ounces.
Holds over 200 titles.
Long battery life. Leave wireless on and recharge approximately every other day. Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging. Fully recharges in 2 hours.
Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones—so you never have to locate a hotspot.
No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments—we take care of the wireless delivery so you can simply click, buy, and read.
Includes free wireless access to the planet's most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia—Wikipedia.org.
Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.
Included in the box: Kindle wireless reader, Book cover, Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable

Buy Kindle from Amazon

Win a iPod Nano and $250.00 massage/Chiropractic Gift card

2008-07-12T00:17:00.004+08:00

How to Win a iPod Nano and $250.00 massage/Chiropractic Gift card
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Check out this contest for a chance to win this nice gift!!!

http://www.crunchnow.com/2008/07/crunchnow-dot-com.html

Alternatively, for a chance to win USD$50 for more gifts, check out this contest by Dablogger.com.

Fancy a free gift? Check out this contest

2008-06-21T13:15:00.003+08:00

Want a nice gift for a fellow blogger perhalps but don't want to spend the money? Check out this contest from "blog me the money." Lots of great gifts and prizes to be won!

Memberships, Products, Services & Consultations

INconstantIN at "tips and tricks for bloggers" is giving away 1 free Domain for a year. worth at aprox $10 monetary value.
Andreas at Xavier Media is giving away 5, 1 year VIP memberships to createbanner.com worth $175 monetary value.
Rockfuse at ROCKFUSE: Helping Blogger Stand-out! is giving away 2, 30 min consultations via live IM for 2 bloggers. Possible topics to be consulted range but could be social media, SEO, blog design and monetization.
Ashwin Kandoi at Own Words and Dictionary Is giving away 10 Free Words on http://www.india-dictionary.com worth $10 monetary value as well 1 word worth $10 on the same site. Making a total monetary value of $30.
Hub-Site.com is the fastest growing community-built resource for blogs, ebooks, ezines, forums, websites and wikis. Submit to Hub-Site.com now for free. Hub-Site is giving away 5, Highlighted listings on Hub-Site.com for the months of July & August (This means
they'll be in larger, bold print at the top of the results page for the appropriate
category for their site/product) That is 5 winners for the 2 months. As well, 5 Highlighted listings on Hub-Site.com for the month of September (This means
they'll be in larger, bold print at the top of the results page for the appropriate
category for their site/product). Monetary value for these is listed at aprox $25 per winner. As well Hub-Site is giving away a Digg and Shout out for 5 articles of your choice to his Digg Network (600+ people). 2 lucky winners will win this.
Karl L. Gechlik at Get your geek on with is giving away 1 free Technical Support Session worth a monetary value of $75.
Simon at Free 125 Cards - Create your own banner is giving away 1 month of advertising on free125cards.com plus 1 professionally designed 125x125 ad. Each having a value of $25.
Young Entrepreneur Blog is giving away 1,000 copies of an Ebook ( Valued at $1000) and 2, 1 hour consultations. Monetary value of $150. His generous offering makes every entrant in this contest a winner up to the first 1000 people!

Paypal Money

Million Dollar Portfolio put up $25 via paypal, of hard earned money for one lucky winner.

125 x 125 Advert Placements (Average monetary value $25)

INconstantIN at tips and tricks for bloggers is giving away 1 free advert placement for a month.
Duckeldanny's Money Blog is giving away 2 advert placements each for a month. That is 2, 125 x 125 ads for 1 month.
Free Money Maker at kasakk.blogspot.com is giving away 1 free advert placement for a month.
Richard at Earn extra pocket money from the internet put up a 1 month advert for one lucky winner. 1 125 x 125 advert.
Million Dollar Portfolio Contributed a 1 month advert placement. 125 x 125
Ashwin Kandoi at http://www.nashikcity.in gives away 1 free month of advertising via 125 x 125.
Toast & Egg & Me contributed 1 free month of advertising space. 125 x 125
David Jackson at Where technology and humanity meets gives away 1 free month of advertising. 125 x 125.
Hub-Site.com is the fastest growing community-built resource for blogs, ebooks, ezines, forums, websites and wikis. Submit to Hub-Site.com now for free. Hub-Site offers up 125x125 advertising space on the front page of hub-site.com for the months of July, August. 2 Lucky winners will be showcased for both months. And for September 2 lucky winners will be granted 1 months of advertising space.
Collin LaHay's Website Marketing Strategies offers 1, 30 day 125 x125 advertising space.
USA Gadgets Offers 125 x 125 advertising space for 1 month.
Youtube Most Viewed Video Offers 125 x 125 advertising space for 1 month.
Marty at Money Maker Times offers up 1 month of free advertising space. money making and saving information.
Blog Me The Money at Blog Traffic Tips offers 2, 125 x 125 free advert placements for 1 month each.

New Features from Entrecard

2008-05-22T10:50:00.005+08:00

Entrecard, the popular traffic/advertising service has recently rolled out several exciting new features and a new e-book.

“Add new blog” feature

Firstly, there is the ability to add multiple blogs to your account. Linking the blogs makes switching easier, and also gives you the chance to win 15,000 credits!

You can add all your blogs to Entrecard simply by going to your Dashboard and clicking “Linked Blogs” in your Dashboard navigation.

Free E-Book

If that was not good enough, a free E-book is available. I have seen the ebook and have found it to be an interesting, and refreshing read, both for begineers as well as advanced users alike. It is also available to everyone at our favourate price. Its FREE!!!

Get the free E-book here!

Other new features include

-A NEW HOMEPAGE
-NEW CAMPAIGN PAGE TABS
-TOP DROPPERS RSS FEED

It is really an exciting time to be a part of this exciting community. What are you waiting for?

Stay Cool

2008-04-16T23:40:00.001+08:00

Check it out and stay cool. I'm currently scouring the online world for the best gifts and will list them here for you with my review as soon as possible.

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2008-04-16T20:53:00.001+08:00

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Welcome to Gift Reviews @ Blogspot

2008-04-16T20:52:00.000+08:00

Welcome to Gift Reviews @ Blogspot, where we review the best gift ideas so that you, the consumer can get your money's worth.