(Tamar Weinberg is a) Schwag Addict

They’re perfect for holding schwag pens.

Thanks IZEA 🙂

I’m a computer nerd, and I have about 5TB of storage across all computers I use (more than 3). I’m also a gadget geek. So I was very excited when gdgt, a site all about gadgets (you all should join!), was launched in July.

I also got some stickers that I was able to have posing with some of the hard drives. In case you’re wondering, there’s a USB hub there, a router, the Addonics IDE to USB hard drive enclosure (4 IDE hard drives are stored within), my cable modem, and two OneTouch USB hard drives by Maxtor.

Okay, so Motivators, a promotional products company, sent me some of the coolest promotional products I’ve ever received. Seriously. These are usable and don’t just have that pen/t-shirt/cup appeal — sure, those were great and all (and I still have more to come), but these are just innovative and different, and you don’t see many people giving them away.

As a gadget geek (check the next post), having a USB hub is critical. And since you can daisy chain 127 USB items to each other, you can’t possibly run out of USB hubs. Here’s a fun Tangle USB hub:

Then we have a video of me and the wi-fi detecting ballpoint pen, now with more baby. My son is crying in the background. Yes, I took care of him after the video wrapped up. 😉

I also got a recycled cardboard journal and notepad— but I can’t for the life of me find it for a photo even though I’m pretty sure I photographed it awhile ago. I can’t find the photo either!

Thanks so much, Motivators!

If there’s one piece of schwag I don’t tire from, it’s pocket USB keys. Those things are now in 256GB sizes, but I’d be happy with 2GB or more.

This 1GB eBay key isn’t too shabby. Plus, it’s pretty looking.

How’d I get this one? I don’t remember exactly, but I’m pretty sure it was at the Web 2.0 Expo and I had to watch a demo for the eBay desktop, which just so happens to be an awesome implementation of eBay. Go try it.