Holiday Gift Guide 2016

I was excited to see the variety of products at this year's Holiday Gift Guide event, with everything from tea to tech accessories. Here's a look at some of my favorite products and brands I got a first look at. 

The perfect gift for tea lovers is Teavana Gingerbread tea, for a seasonal and festive choice. The AdHoc Floatea Floating Tea Infuser is great for gifting alongside Teavana. 

Boka is a quarterly oral care and toothbrush delivery service.  You simply choose which Boka products you want to receive in your Boka box (brush, floss and toothpaste) and it gets shipped to you every three months. For every Boka brush purchases, Boka donates a toothbrush to those in need through their nonprofit partner Surge.

label.m haircare previewed a selection of their products including a Texturizing Volume Spray, Therapy Rejuvenating Oil Mist, Diamond Dust Body Lotion and Hair Perfume. 

Soniclean Pro 5000 provides the ultimate cleaning with its built in UV sanitizer and keeps your bristles clean and germ free.

Corkpops Nicolas Collection Copper Martini Glasses

Ellia essential oils and diffusers

Joco glass reuseable coffee cups made of high quality, non-porous, borosilicate glass in 80z, 120z and 16oz sizes in a variety of colors

Teleflora floral delivery service

Bissell vacuums

Cobra JumPack XL that's both a heavy duty jump starter and power pack

ADATA tech accessories from charge cables to lightning card readers

Sparq Slate Cheese Boards - etched state designs and beer flight sets

Beauty products at Walgreen's from Wet n' Wild to Soap & Glory sets

Bedgear, featuring Dri-Tec Performance Pillowcase Sets help you sleep cool and dry. The Dri-Tec fabric wicks away heat and moisture while the Air-X mesh sidewalls & hems provide ambient air flow for better, deeper sleep. 

The YETI Colster keeps your drink cold on a hot summer day with food-grade 18/8 stainless steel, a double-wall vacuum insulation and a ThermoLock.

Maui Jim Sunglasses

JBL Charge 3 - Portable, waterproof bluetooth speaker and wireless heart rate headphones. 

- Kim Weling 

Holiday Gift Guide Media Event

Clickfree Portable Backup Drive (Photo courtesy of Clickfree)


Belkin Retractable Travel Mouse and 7" Laptop Carrying Case (Photos courtesy of Belkin)

Acer A0751H (Photo courtesy of Acer)

VTech LS6245 (Photo courtesy of Golin Harris)

Nikon D5000 D-SLR (Photo courtesy of Nikon)

On Wednesday, June 10th, I attended the Holiday Gift Guide Event at the New York Marriot Marquis. I got a glimpse of new and upcoming products and found a lot of gift ideas for the holidays, most of which were in the electronics arena. Here are some brands that really sparked my interest! I need to get a hold of these products and experience them for myself, since I definitely need a lot of technology upgrades!

CLICKFREE AUTOMATIC Backup – offers a variety of portable backup drives, with no install or setup needed. Easy to use, just plug it in and the backup automatically starts arranging files and data.

Belkin – I’m always looking for compact petite accessories, and that includes the electronics arena. Some favorite Belkin products include the 7” laptop carrying case and the mini retractable mouse, both in plum berry.

Acer America/Gateway – I’ve really been in the market to get a lightweight netbook to access internet, email and make site updates. I can definitely go for the Aspire One A0751H. At 2.75 pounds, this netbook has a 11.6-inch LED high-definition screen, full-size keyboard and either a 3 or 6-cell battery that will last up to four to eight hours respectively.

VTech Communications, Inc. – The VTech LS6245 expandable cordless phone system has a modern, super sleek thin design. With the power of bluetooth technology, the LS6245 can receive both landline and cellular calls on the handset.

Nikon, Inc. – Features include a 12.3-megapixel resolution for clear and crisp photos, 19 scene modes to get the best picture possible, and the In-Camera Re-touch image editing. The Nikon D5000 D-SLR is affordable at $849.95 and comes equipped with the camera body as well as the versatile 18-55mm zoom lens.