Check out our 3rd annual, 2011 “Crazy about Pink” holiday gift guide below. You’ll find our top 10 favorite pink items which make great gifts. Do you have a favorite pink product that we didn’t list? Share it below in a comment.

1. ZOMM pink wireless leach. ZOMM is the world’s first Wireless Leash for mobile phones. This award winning product secures mobile phones, provides call notification with full mobile speakerphone functionality, provides a Panic alarm and calls emergency assistance from anywhere in the world with just one press of a button.

2. OtterBox Defender Series for iPad. Drop-proof your magical, new must-have gadget with the OtterBox Defender Series for Apple® iPad™! This cutting-edge case incorporates three layers of hardcore protection plus some advanced features. Available in two pink color combinations.

3. PIIQ™ Premium Headphones (pink and black). Build quality. Cush feel. Supreme sound. Named Marqii™, the PIIQ™ premium headphones have special slider stay power – lock it in to fit your crown.

4. ADATA Nobility Series NH92 2.5” Portable Hard Disk Drive. ADATA presents the ultrathin NH92 Portable Hard Disk Drive. Measuring a mere 12 millimeters and weighing only 152 grams, it’s the slimmest and lightest among all aluminum-cased portable HDDs. Paired with a tailored leather pouch, the NH92 appeals to even the fussiest user, available in three fascinating colors: light silver, cherry pink and ocean blue.

5. Flight Stainless Steel Watch from Fossil. Aviation-inspired design meets feminine detailing with this must-have Flight watch. The case shines in a polished and matte stainless steel with a sparkling top ing and complementary strap.

6. Bloggie Touch Camera. 8GB, Full HD 1080p video, 12.8-megapixel stills, 3.0″ (diag.) touch screen, flip-out USB arm, MP4 video format, works with iMovie®

7. Prada ‘Postcards’ Sunglasses. Retro-glam sunglasses are enhanced by a flirty color-blocked design and feature a raised logo at the temple.

8. Corioliss Pro Pink Flat Iron. The Corioliss Pro series Pink flat iron is ultra slim and maneuverable, and doesn’t rely on looks alone – it features nano-silver treated tourmaline ceramic plates, 1″ for versatility, and the Corioliss reputation the world has come to love.

9. 8v Pink Impact Drill. Pink 8v Impact Drill (gear driven) is lightweight and weighs under 2 lbs.  Features include a bright LED light, rubber-grip handle and cutting-edge lithium-ion battery technology. Compatible with Hex base drill bits. From TomBoy Tools.

10. Pink Laptop Bags & Cases from Rainebrooke. While we love all the pink products above, our favorite pink gift idea for this holiday season is still are pink laptop bags We have a huge selection of pink laptop bags, cases, messengers, leather bags, totes, sleeves and more.

Here’s our 2nd annual “Crazy about Pink” holiday gift guide for 2010. These are our favorite top 10 pink gifts for the pink lover in your life.

1. Ti Chick Pink Skullycandy headphones – Soft, great sound, awesome design and pink! What’s not to like about these fuzzy pink headphones from Skullcandy.

2. iPod nano in pink – new design, smaller, lighter and packed with features… the new iPod nano is a perfect gift for the music lover.

3. Ality Color PIXXA digital photo frame – the Ality digital picture frame features a 7″ display, IR remote control, Support for MS/MMC/SD memory cards, and comes in a variety of vivid colors including pink.

4. Cyber-shot® Digital Camera TX9 – Photographic brilliance meets pure, elegant style in the Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 digital camera. Capture impressive landscapes with iSweep Panorama and enjoy 3D shots as well. All on an easy to view 3.5″ (diag.) touch screen

5. Microsoft Wireless Mouse 4000 – this special edition pink mouse is wireless, has BlueTrack technology and supports Susan G. Komen for the cure.

6. Pink Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop – Another of our favorites, The Dell Inspiron is the laptop I personally use. You can personalize the Inspiron in your choice of eight different colors or choose from over 200 artist designs with Dell’s Design Studio. As with all of Dell’s products you can customize all the internal components depending on your needs. It’s a great laptop for the price. Starts around $400.

7. Stella Mini Pink Pearlized Watch – from Fossil and beautiful!

8. Mix It In™ Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker – from Cuisinart, this pink ice cream maker will be a big hit with the kids.

9. Pink Vespa LX 50 Special Edition – You’ll have to head to Miami to get this one… it’s the only place I could find the really cool pink Vespa that’s shown below.

10. Pink Laptop Bags from Rainebrooke – Naturally we had to put our own products on this holiday gift guide . We offer a wide variety of pink laptop bags and cases that can accommodate all laptops, including a few styles that fit laptops with screen sizes up to 17 inches. With many different styles you’re sure to find one that will make a great gift for that “Crazy About Pink” person in your life. You might also want to check out our new pink iPad case called Zoey.

You can pick from many different shades of colors. For the iPad you can choose from several shades of pink, including an option to use a custom pantone color (for an additional $250). You’ll get to choose the body color, antenna color, logo color and button color. You also have the choice of sending in your previously purchased iPad or you can buy a new one directly from ColorWare.

Sending your iPad in will run around $400, while purchasing a new one runs between $900 and $1100 depending on the model.

Do you know of company similar to Colorware? Let us know and we’ll add it.

And BTW, if you get a pink iPad check out our new Zoey pink iPad Case… it’ll be the perfect companion for your pink iPad.

Giveaways for a free iPad or pink iPad

As with any new product on the market there will always be those scammers who try to take advantage of people. With the popularity of the iPad there are offers for a free iPad popping up everywhere, including offers for a free pink iPad.

While some of the giveaways for a free iPad or free pink iPad may be real, others are not. Even with the free giveaway offers that are real, you need to read the details carefully. Your chance of winning them are about as good as you getting a ride on the next Space Shuttle.

While I won’t name names on which offers are legit or not, here’s a few things to consider…

• What steps do you have to take to win? Are they realistic? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
• When you visit the giveaway site be sure to read the fine print. Click around on the website and see who is actually behind it. Search for that company name and see if they’ve done legit giveaways in the past.
• Search for the giveaway you’re interested in before entering it. See if anyone else has mentioned a problem with the giveaway or with entering the giveaway.
• Never give away important personal information to enter a drawing. All a site should need is your name and email address… maybe a mailing address or phone number if you’re entering a contest in combination with a legit purchase.
• Consider using a throwaway email address when entering a contest. Chances are when you submit an email address your giving the company permission to use and sell your email address to 3rd party companies. And believe it, the SPAM email will come in by the truckload.
• Run frequent scans on your computer for malware, viruses, trojans and worms. Many scam giveaway sites will install malicious programs on your computer… some of which you’ll never catch without keeping your software and scans up to date.
• Visit Hoax-Slayer to see if you can find anything on the giveaway you’re interested in.

Even though I liked it, I thought I’d look around at what new portable mice are available. Below are a few models I checkout out, along with links to reviews that I found for each model. If there is a portable mouse you really love using, let me know in a comment below. I’d love to hear any suggestions and comments you have about your favorite (or least favorite) portable mouse.

Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 – Has the BlueTrack technology which allows it to work on almost any surface. Also has the Nano transceiver which can stay plugged in…this would be a nice change from my previous mouse.

Reviews: none found, product ships in April

Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 – Also has the BlueTrack technology for working on any surface along with the Nano transceiver.

Reviews:
CNET review – OK with the exception of short battery life, lack of precision and price.
PCMag review – Does the job but it’s nothing to get excited about and the reviewer doesn’t like its inability for horizontal tilt on the scroll wheel.

Microsoft Arc Mouse – Folds onto itself which makes it really portable and has a good range and small transceiver. However it doesn’t offer the BlueTrack technology which is negative for me.

Reviews:
CNET review – likes the design and portability, but is mentions the side button is hard to use.
PCMag review – overall positive for design and function, but doesn’t like that it takes 2 AAA batteries and feels gamers might not like its lightweight feel.

Razer Orochi – Bluetooth & wired capable, small size, plenty of customizable buttons

Reviews:
CNET review – highly customizable and really accurate sensitivity
Craving Tech review – overall seems really pleased… tested it by playing Left 4 Dead (the one computer game I play when I have time )

Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 – long battery life, tiny receiver and a fast scroll wheel (big + for me)

Reviews:
Digital Versus review: likes the scroll wheel, batter life and tiny receiver, but feels the overall size is not comfortable (too big for portable use, too small for daily use)

Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX – Darkfield technology that tracks on any surface (+), good size, tiny receiver

Reviews:
CNET review: Darkfield technology delivers on its promise, but feels the price is too steep for a portable mouse.
Gizmodo review – says it’s “one of the best-tracking mice” they’ve ever used

Kensington Wireless Mouse – I checked out several of Kinsington products at their site, in particular the one I linked to. They all look like decent mice, but I searched around for reviews and couldnt find any that were recent… not sure why, but this doesnt help me much when deciding to buy their product or not. If you know of a recent review for a Kinsington mouse let me know.

What’s your favorite portable mouse? Let me know below and tell me what you like or dislike about it.

Here are 10 of our favorite pink products that would make a great gift for that special someone in your life that loves pink as much as we do.

1. Pink Cyber-shot® Digital Camera TX1 – Sporting an ultra-thin body, a 3″ touch screen and phenomenal imaging technology, the Cyber-shot® DCS-TX1 digital camera delivers high-quality photos (and 720p HD video) in high-fashion style. A Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens and our new “Exmor R” CMOS Sensor works in combination with the BIONZ™ image processor for super-fast processing to make it easy to get the best shot. You can now shoot 10 frames per second at an incredible 10.2 megapixels per shot— perfect for those hard-to-get moments. You can even shoot beautiful landscape shots with ease and capture clear photos when you’re in dark environments. Price: $329.99

2. Pink BackTrack GPS Personal Location Finder – The Bushnell BackTrack is the easiest to use personal location finder. Just mark the location and BackTrack will help you get back. Use it at the mall and stadium parking lots, at the outdoor festival, the park, for travel or you next outdoor adventure. Store and locate up to three locations. Price: $79.99

3. KitchenAid Cook for the Cure® Artisan® Stand Mixer Pink – For those who love pink and being in the kitchen, KitchenAid makes a whole line of products in their Cook for the Cure line. This mixer features a 5 Quart stainless steel bowl, tilt-up head design, 325 watt motor, power hub for additional attachments and much more. Best of all KitchenAid will donate $50 for each pink Stand Mixer purchased to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. You can find the complete line of KitchenAid Cook for the Cure products here. Price: $299.99

4. Skullcandy Pink FMJ earbuds – The Skullcandy description says it all… “Don’t give away your smoking jacket just because you own a pair of Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket ear buds. The FMJ’s metal housing and well-endowed speakers pump out a furious barrage of armor-piercing decibels that not even Wonder Woman’s magical gold wristbands could withstand.” Price: $64.96

5. Pink iPhone – This pink iPhone pictured is just one example of the many products that ColorWare Inc can customize for you in a huge variety of colors. You can send ColorWare your phone, laptop, game system, iPod, and HDTV (coming soon) and they’ll custom paint it in your choice of color(s). The pink iPhone pictured costs around $175.

6. Hello Kitty® Balloon MIMOBOT® – This Hello Kitty MIMOBOT USB is preloaded with digital Mimory in your choice of 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB capacities. It’s a Hi-speed USB 2.0 and is Mac/PC compatible. It measure 2.5″ tall by 1″ wide and is priced at $24.95. MIMOBOT has a wide variety of designer USB drives in addition to this Hello Kitty.

7. Pink LogiTech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks – The Logitech wireless mouse is perfect for the laptop user who’s always on the go. I personally use this mouse and it’s a great size (and I have large hands). Its non-slip, rubber side panels make it comfortable to hold and the optics work great on just about any surface I’ve tried it on. The mini-receiver snaps into the mouse for easy transport around your house or your office. It comes in a wide variety of colors and is priced at $29.99

8. The Canon Pink SELPHY CP780 Compact Photo Printer – Priced at only $79.99, the Canon SELPHY compact photo printer is a handy little printer to have around. Preview, edit and add creativity to your images on a 2.5 LCD, easily enhance photos with Portrait Image Optimize and automatic Red-eye correction features while enjoying computer-less printing capabilities via compatible memory cards, PictBridge and optional Bluetooth devices. The optional NB-CP2L Battery Pack easily allows you to make this compact, lightweight memory keeper portable at anytime.

9. Pink Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop – Another of my favorites, The Dell Inspiron is the laptop I personally use. You can personalize the Inspiron in your choice of eight different colors or choose from over 200 artist designs with Dell’s Design Studio. As with all of Dell’s products you can customize all the internal components depending on your needs. It’s a great laptop for the price. Starts around $400.

10. Pink Laptop Bags from Rainebrooke – Naturally we had to put our own products on this holiday gift guide . We offer a wide variety of pink laptop bags and cases that can accommodate all laptops, including a few styles that fit laptops with screen sizes up to 17 inches. With many different styles you’re sure to find one that will make a great gift for that “Crazy About Pink” person in your life.

As a side note, you read more about ABS and what it’s used for here. One thing I found interesting is that ABS is sometimes used in tattoo inks …inks that contain ABS are extremely vivid.

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There is a whole bunch of companies offering skins, but to name a few check out:
Skyn which offers a variety of skins including some which come with your choice of Swarovski crystals so you can monogram your skin with your initial. Garskin offers a big selection of skins including some Disney skins the kids are sure to love.  Gelaskins has laptop and iPod skins with fine art prints to contemporary urban images. Shctickers offers skins for both laptops and iPods and you also have the option of designing your own skin. Upload your artwork or photo and they’ll create a skin for you.

Have you purchased a skin from a company that’s not (or is) listed above? Feel free to comment and let everyone know what company you purchased from and what you think about the skin you bought.