(Tamar Weinberg is a) Schwag Addict

Got a laptop? (If so, you’re in good company with yours truly.) If you’ve ever thought that it could get stolen and you want to secure it, this handy apparatus from Norton will do the trick.

Basically, the small brick on the top of the photo goes into the side of your laptop (see your manufacturer’s manual for details). Then you run the wire through the device after you’re sure it’s connected to something secure that can’t be removed.

Thanks to Wendy Piersall for mailing this to me after she attended BlogHer in July!

Social trendcasting site edopter allows you to discover and share trends with your peers. It’s a pretty cool concept, and their site is also pretty cool.

At Mashable’s Exhibit Hall in NYC in June, they handed out these really cool stickers that say
* I called it first
* This is gonna be huge
* The next big thing

At a recent Mashable NYC event, there were booths full of stuff — including pins of the Obama Girl (who later showed up to the event).

I recently relocated and have been hiding in boxes for the past few weeks. I think I’m back now!

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming…

The Search Engine Marketing group, Poplabs, has been distributing pins with personality at recent conferences. I happen to think pins rock (but here’s an upcoming idea for schwag: a nice “device” to hang them all up for display!)

The Poplabs crew rocks, by the way. If you ever see them, tell Kelsey and Guliz that I say hi. Also, be sure to find Chuck and ask him to rap for you. Here’s a YouTube video of Chuck’s incredible SEM rapping talent:

(I have another one somewhere and that will be featured soon.)