3 Hottest Christmas Gifts for Writers and Bloggers That Will Surely Make You Proud

Do you know what was the first Christmas gift ever?

Do you know which is the best Christmas gift ever given, so far?

Do you know who were the lucky receivers of these gifts?

Before divulging the interesting answers to these questions, let me give you a brief insight into Christmas gift giving.

The exchanging of gifts on Christmas has been tracked to ancient times. Saturnalia, a primeval Roman celebration, took place in late Decembers. This festivity is believed to have influenced some Christmas customs, especially gift giving.

But nowadays, exchanging gifts has become a core aspect of Christmas celebrations.

Everyone loves gifts; they are beautiful, they are good, they are enchanting. But choosing gifts is rather tricky. 

What is the point of purchasing a gift that the recipient will just place in a corner and might never look at it ever again?

Imagine, if you are a guitarist and you are planning to buy a new guitar. Someone knocks at the door, you open up and it is courier guy with a huge gift box.  You are exultant that someone has sent you the guitar you were planning to spend money on, but when you open, it’s an ancient Egyptian sword…

How awful!

I don’t have anything against the precious Egyptian swords, but a guitar would have made a much better gift.

I personally believe gifts should be more than just decorations. I want gifts that I can make use of in my daily life. And being a professional writer and blogger, I love gadgets as gifts.

So I have chosen three latest, mind-blowing gadgets as the top Christmas gifts for this year. Before going into details, here are the answers to the three questions:

YOU are the lucky recipient to have the best Christmas gift, as well as the first Christmas gift ever.

The first and the best gifts ever are the same: Jesus Christ

Following are the three gifts that will really strengthen your relation instead of getting shelved or passed on to someone else.

And I understand you don’t want to choose a gift that might cause embarrassment due to its cheap cost or poor quality.

Sony ICD-SX712 Digital Flash Voice Recorder

Here are the three gifts that will really strengthen your relation instead of getting shelved or passed on to someone else

One of the most used hardware by modern freelance writers and bloggers is a digital sound recorder. Mostly used during interviews, group meetings or recording your ideas, digital recorder is truly a handy utility.

Sony voice recorder

Record as much as you want as it has built-in 2GB memory card that will never run out.

I have recorded with this recorder in gigantic halls, where the speaker was sitting several yards away, and the quality literally amazed me. All I had to do is simply adjust the angle on the stereo. Amazingly, there was no noise whatsoever.

But I have yet to try and see whether Sony’s claim that SX712 can catch up sounds from 25 meters is true or not.

Its easy-to-install and manage software is ridiculously awesome. I can quickly transfer my files from the recorder to my MacBook.

I was shocked to see 155-page manual by the manufacturer, but there are so many features that the number of pages is justifiable. Anybody with a little common sense can easily make use of each and every function of this recorder without turning the plethora of pages.

To put it short: it is simple, beautiful, highly customizable, and yet extremely affordable. All these things make it a perfect gift for any writer or blogger on this 25^th of December.

Click here to get the best deal from Amazon.

Apple MacBook Pro MC700LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

I never thought I will say goodbye to MS Windows.

But I am GLAD I did.

Apple MacBook MC700LL

I believed Windows is easy and I should stick to it as I have been using it for years. But, more often than not, Windows ended up a sheer pain in my neck.

Increasing Virus Attacks, Trojans, Unwanted Restarts, Sudden Crashes, Never-Ending Hangs were a few of the gifts by windows.

Before purchasing MC700, I had used notebooks by HP and Dell. Dell D630 was good but HP’s 6720s was literally a waste of money. I wanted to try MacBook but was uncertain.

But what got me sold on such an expensive, in fact “beyond my budget” MacBook?

When I ordered my laptop, it was Ranked #2 on Best Sellers In Computers & Accessories on Amazon. And at the time of writing this post, it is Still #1 on Best Sellers In Laptop Computers.

The first thing that impressed me when my laptop came out of the box was the easy set up. And thank God it didn’t take half an hour to update its operating system (even if it did in the background, it didn’t bother me).

It is a bit expensive, but worth every penny spent.

If you want to save some money, consider purchasing refurbished or used laptops. You are also entitled to apply for 12 month financing. But unfortunately, this offer ends 31^st of October.

MC700LL deserves to be #1 gift, but only the high price made it slip down a notch. However, it is truly a gift to remember.

Click here to get this sleek and sexy notebook at the best price from Amazon.

Kindle Color Multi-touch Display Wi-Fi

Okay, this might sound silly but my #1 Christmas gift, Kindle Color Multi-touch Display Wi-Fi, for writers or bloggers has not been released yet.

Kindle Fire

This #1 best sellers in electronics on Amazon is due to be released on 15^th of November, but I am in love with it already and have preordered it.

A writer needs to be an avid reader, and in this hectic epoch, there is no better solution than Amazon’s wireless reading device.

I must confess, reading from a Kindle is not as cool as reading from a paper book but you can stay connected all the time, take notes, bookmark pages and tap into the dictionary to explore meanings of every outlandish word you come across. (I really love their dictionary)

Now you can forget about carrying bundles of books – It’s time to be a little elegant and modish.

As we can see in the images, the latest device has a vibrant color touchscreen. It also has free cloud storage for all your Amazon content. It offers everything a Kindle can, from Movies, apps, games, music, to countless books.

It will obviously make your friends envy you!

I have already sold my older Kindle Keyboard 3G, to a friend and can’t wait to get this latest innovation.

Click here to preorder your Kindle Fire from Amazon.

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