In one of our previous blogs, we have checked mobile devices worth gifting. In this post, we shall check more mobiles to gift.

Clamshell shaped Samsung E1310 will cost just about Rs 2,650. It has a battery that promises to lasts up to 7-9 hours on trot. Another strong point is its stereo FM. It includes a mobile tracker feature that is an added bonus and so is its impressive speakerphone.

This is another mobile device worth gifting for travelers with a blend of music, camera and abundant memory to stash away the user data. The 3.2” touchscreen-based Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is worth considering. It comes with a plastic casing, which ensures that the device will survive the occasional drops and jolts during travel.

A 3 megapixel autofocus camera comes with a dual-LED flash, along with music attributes, such as the 3.5mm headphone jack and 8GB memory to store songs and music pieces. The features make it a worthy travel companion for someone whom you gift. You can buy it for around Rs 20,000 so this will make a high-end gift. However, the battery tends to run down rather quickly if power-hungry features like GPS and Wi-Fi are used extensively.

The Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman is Nokia’s closest price match. It’s a slider phone, which retails at roughly Rs 18,000. However, a 2.4” display might seem inadequate for viewing pictures snapped on its 3.2 megapixels camera. The W705 also has more jazzy features, including shake control that will enable you to toggle music tracks as well as control volume with a simple flick of your wrist.

The music player almost matches what you expect of the Sony Ericsson Walkman series, inclusive of the packaged in-ear earphones, which produce a responsive sound with ample depth. Note that W705 does not carry GPS, or a touchscreen.

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The tradition of gifting on the eve of Christmas seems to have started with the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus. As mentioned in the Bible’s book of Matthew, “On coming to the house they saw the child with his mother Mary and they bowed down and worshipped him. They then opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, incense and of myrrh…” There are some curious gift categories that we came across, including teachers’ worst Christmas gifts, popular gifts, etc. 

Usually teachers love to get pressies from their pupils on Christmas eve, but often what they get is a bit weird, a BBC NEWS report points out. It mentions a golden horse statue, a raw chicken and a glass fish among the stranger gifts they have been given.

For those planning to buy a present for their teacher, and wondering what they should, BBC Newsround spoke to a cross-section of teachers in the UK to find out the worst things they  can or have received at Christmas.

It noted: “Among the worst things teachers said to get was perfume, which smells really bad! Another was chocolate, particularly if it is out-of-date, or one that is half-eaten! And the worst thing that pupils can possibly gift their teachers on Christmas eve are some really tacky ornaments. But do not worry if you are not planning to give your teacher a pressie, or perhaps you cannot afford to get much.”

You do not spend loads, but simply try to ensure that your gift is as personal and unusual as possible. According to the government, the report mentions in a lighter and literal vein, teachers are not allowed to give pupils higher ranks only because they have given them nice gifts!
 
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Incidentally, BBC NEWS published another report on a host of hostile Christmas gifts. All were found to be counterfeit as well as dangerous.

Curiously, Ipod has topped the list of contemporary Christmas gifts. A news report mentions: “Looks like assorted gift givers and secret Santas worldwide have found an easy gift option (the Ipod). It has sold over 150 million units since first launched in 2001.”

Classic diamond earrings came second as the preferred gift item, closely followed by the Nintendo Wii. The popular games console works by detecting the players’ movement is very much in demand. A Tiffany necklace stood fourth. Gadgets are proving to be popular with a laptop, Nintendo Gameboy and Playstation 3 all voted into the top 50.

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MPIO V10 Personal Media Player: It draws your attention with its metallic design. The 3″ 480×272 pixel touch screen puts it close to the Samsung P2 screen wise. The codec support is rather impressive. It has a FM tuner, TV out and a dictionary. Other features are 8GB of internal memory and battery life of 5 hours for video.

Beta, Gamma and Uno: Zebronics has on offer really cheap MP3 players called Gamma and Uno The former is compatible with MP3 and WMA formats, has no radio or voice recorder, but has an external speaker. It has a 1-inch OLED dual color display encased in a scratch-prone plastic screen. The DJ Uno is again for the extreme budget conscious who still won’t prefer no-name brands. The Beta, an all-in-one device, does music playback, voice recording and has FM plus some really cool features.

NV Life from iriver: iriver’s innovative navigation device plus PMP has an 800×480 screen. It carries FM transmitter and DMB TV tuner, and offers player identification and password protection facility.

Polaroids’ Freespace MPU-43315: The player comes with a 4.3 inch LCD screen, FM radio receiver and Wi-Fi streaming capabilities. It lets you play WMV and MPEG4 video files, as well as MP3, WMA and WAV audio files. It offers 4 hours for video playback and 16 hours of audio.

Samsung YP-S5 music player: The successor of Samsung K5, it features a 1.8-inch QCIF display, and the DNSe technology for better audio quality. The S5 supports MP3, AAC, WMA music, MP4 video and JPEG pictures. It comes with also Bluetooth for you to enjoy music wirelessly. It is available in 2GB and 4GB.

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