We asked the WideNet staff to come up with a few gifts they wanted most. Take a look at what they came up with, and maybe you’ll find inspiration for the people on your list!
Melissa Patterson Graphic Designer
1. A Wacom Pen and Tablet. I like this because it’s also touch and comes with a wireless option. I think it would be a good tool to learn how to use if you’re a graphic designer. It’s a more natural way to work vs. a mouse.
2. My phone seems to get lost in my car or my bottomless pit of a purse. This iPhone Dock would be a great way to keep up my phone, change my music without looking like I’m driving drunk, and maybe even use that thing they call a GPS.
3. Selfies are fun with your friends but sometimes your arm just isn’t long enough to get everybody in the picture. The Selfie Stick allows you to still be in control of the picture, but have a wider shot.
Matthew Tyson Content Creator
1. I’ve wanted a Midi Interface for a long time, so I can record my guitar at home. Combined with software like GarageBand or Audacity, I can have my own little studio in the living room.
2. I love electronic dance music, so to me, this is just too cool. The Pocket iPhone DJ lets me turn my Phone into a DJ booth so I can drop the bass whenever and wherever. Great for parties.
3. We stream a lot of movies through Netflix and Hulu. With this Smart Phone Projector, I can turn any place into my own movie theater. There’s a compartment for my smartphone in the back, and the lens projects the screen onto any flat surface.
Tonya Wilson Creative Director
1. With a Surface Pro 3, there is no need for a pen tablet connected to my laptop anymore, because everything is all-in-one. Adobe programs, check; touch-screen, check; sufficient memory and hard drive space to run and store all of my designs, you betcha! PLUS, it converts from a laptop to a tablet in a flash. Please, Santa?
2. I would love this portable laptop desk. Not having a desk at home, I find myself working in uncomfortable postions.
3. It’s almost time for me to upgrade to a DSLR camera. I love photography, especially editing photos, but I have never owned a professional camera. I have been waiting patiently, but soon enough, I will make the switch!
Chris Williams CEO & Founder
1. With faster processing power, an upgraded camera, and a longer battery life, the iPhone 6 Plus definitely makes my list this year. Plus, the screen is huge!
2. With the Lord of the Rings glasses, I can drink like a true geek. I like that it’s etched instead of printed. It ensures that the design doesn’t wear away in the wash.
3. A Harry Potter Sorting Hat, because how else am I supposed to know what house I belong to?
Katy Cairo Digital Marketing Director
1. The Adobe Ink and Slide is awesome. I want to trade in paper for my ipad, but without a great pressure sensitive stylus that supports palm rejection, it is an impossible dream.
2. Executive Building Blocks, because I need gold plated legos to match my gold plated stapler, scissors, and paper clips.
3. I can never shed my love for science, and this Neuron Necklace would help me show my nerd side with style.
Lori Johns Graphic Designer
1. The Only Coin has been on my list for a minute now. It is in the development process, but is finally set to come out in September of 2015. It would be perfect to minimize the bulk of my wallet. Not only is it an easy way to keep up with my debt and credit cards, but gift cards too. So Santa, think you could hook me up a little early?
2. Everyone loves a portable bluetooth speaker and the fact that this one can be clipped onto things is great.
3. A Lytro Illum. With this camera you can shoot instantly with no delay and then go in later (time & time again) to add your focus. To be able to experience your photos differently with just a click sounds amazing and exciting to me.
Brittany Horne Adminstrative Assistant
1. VIDDY is a do-it-yourself pinhole camera SLR camera kit. It’s just absolutely adorable & super nifty!
2. A 3D printing pen, because of the awesome things I could create with it!
3. Would definitely LOVE a Mac Book Air!
Mike Major Solutions Consultant
1. The iPad Air 2: It’s Apple – nuff said ipad.
2. A USB desk cooler, because I hate drinking warm soda!
3. The iPhone controlled racer with camera. Yes, I’m 12 years old and it’s super cool!
Gary Lewis Web Developer
1. A Spotify Gift Card. I already do most of my home music listening with Spotify. A gift card for Spotify Premium so I can take the music with me everywhere? Why, yes!
2. This Bose Soundlink Mini Bluetooth Speaker would make my Spotify Christmas playlist sound even better. “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” never sounded so good…
3. A Mudder® Portable USB Light. My laptop doesn’t have a backlit keyboard, so this would really make my wife happy (and save a little on the power bill) when I’m up late working and/or catching up on Facebook and Twitter.
Jonathon Irvin Lead Web Developer
1. A huge, third monitor for my computer. I can get three things done at one time instead of two. I want a really big monitor so that I can see more code at a time without scrolling. The more code in my life, the better!
2. A new Flash USB drive. All of my current USB drives are full. I’m always paranoid about loosing important files from over the years. I know if I lost all of my files, I would never be able to get them all back because I would have forgotten the majority of what I have. I probably wouldn’t actually miss them, but I would still be mad, because even though I don’t remember what they are, I know they would’ve come in handy one day!
3. Wireless Beats headphones, because I could move around more while I code instead of being restricted by a short wire. Also, I bet the sound quality of these are phenomenal!
