Saturday, December 15, 2007

Amazon.com's Featured Gifts: Little Boys (5-8)

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Gifts for Little Boys (5-8) should be around for a long time...

  1. The Incredible Book-Eating Boy
  2. Hasbro Transformers Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet
  3. LEGO Kids' Star Wars Luke Skywalker Watch #2907STWLS
  4. Fisher Price Kid Tough Digital Camera - Blue (New Version)
  5. BANANAGRAMS GAME
  6. ThinkFun Cover Your Tracks
  7. Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Kids' Watch Gift Set #MC2240
  8. LEGO® City Fire Station
  9. Hasbro Mr. Potato Head Spider-Man & Friends Spider Spud
  10. Gi Joe Ninja Showdown Value Pack
  11. Melissa and Doug Discovery Magic Set
  12. Naruto Ninja Challenge Playset with Interactive Gloves
  13. FM Radio Experiment Kit
  14. Where's Waldo? The Great Picture Hunt (Waldo)
  15. Disney Cars: Radiator Springs Mountain Challenge Track Set
  16. Hot Wheels RC Monster Jam-Superman - H9303
  17. Meltdown!
  18. LeapFrog 100 Hoops Basketball Counting Game
  19. Hot Wheels Radar Gun
  20. Math Blaster: Master the Basics
  21. Superstructs Makin' Tracks
  22. Uno Attack Card Game
  23. Razor A Kick Scooter (Blue)
  24. LeapFrog Leapster L-Max Learning Game System
  25. Wild Planet Spy Gear® Spy Night Scope
  26. Kai Dental Floss Holder - Red
  27. Blue Man Group Keyboard
  28. Learning Resources Skeletons in the Closet Game
  29. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
  30. Kids Quilted Utility Vest
  31. Transformers Cybertron Supreme Class Cybertron Primus Figure
  32. LEGO SpongeBob Build-A-Bob
  33. Scrabble: Junior Edition
  34. Fisher-Price I Can Play Piano System
  35. Fisher-Price® Imaginext Razor the T-Rex
  36. Sorry! Family Game Night Edition
  37. Ice Age - The Meltdown (Widescreen Edition)
  38. Superman Inflato Suit
  39. LEGO City Digger
  40. Hasbro Whac-A-Mole Game
  41. Twister
  42. Itsy Bitsy Interactive Spider-Man Plush Doll
  43. Imaginext Dinosaurs - Tremor The Mammoth

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Friday, December 14, 2007

Amazon.com's Most Popular Toddler Gifts

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Toddler gifts should be around for a long time...

  1. iPlay Zoom Around Garage
  2. LEGO DUPLO Zoo Set
  3. Edushape Mini Edublocks 26-pc. Set
  4. Fisher Price Diego's Talking Rescue Center
  5. Learning Resources Jumbo Jungle Animals
  6. Grannimals Julien the Dog - 16"
  7. Baby Farm Friends Bowling
  8. Kapla Stacks Set
  9. Fisher-Price T.M.X. Tickle Me Elmo
  10. Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
  11. Fisher-Price® Rock, Roll 'n Ride Trike™
  12. Flip-a-Shape: Yum! (Flip a Shape)
  13. LeapFrog Fridge Phonics® Magnetic Set
  14. Bob the Builder: Bob's Hard at Work Collection
  15. Preschooler's Busy Book: 365 Creative Games & Activities To Occupy 3-6 Year Olds
  16. Cars: Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks
  17. Radio Flyer Ultimate Family Wagon
  18. We are . . . The Laurie Berkner Band
  19. Disney Cars Infant/Toddler Boys' Lightning Shield Sneaker
  20. Disney's Little Einsteins - Our Big Huge Adventure
  21. Stride Rite Infant/Toddler Girls' Felicity Stage 3 T-Strap
  22. Good Dog, Carl : A Classic Board Book
  23. Candy Land - Dora The Explorer
  24. Sesame Street Presents - Follow that Bird
  25. Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))
  26. Bubbles by Shelby Gift Bucket
  27. The Dot...and More Stories to Make You Feel Good (Scholastic Video Collection)
  28. Too Big for Diapers (Too Big Board Books)
  29. Spinmaster Aquadoodle Draw N' Doodle Mat
  30. Melissa and Doug Solar System 48pc Floor Puzzle
  31. Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)
  32. Fisher-Price® Fun 2 Learn™ Preschool Center
  33. Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
  34. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  35. Tonka Toughest Mighty Truck
  36. Radio Flyer Retro Rocket
  37. Fisher-Price® Winnie The Pooh: Turbo Tail Tigger
  38. Baby Beluga

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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Amazon.com's Most Popular Baby Gifts

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Baby gifts should be around for a long time...

  1. Mobi TykeLight with Smart Timer - Green
  2. Animal Den
  3. Fisher-Price Sensory Selections Bouncer
  4. Ocean Wonders Musical Aquarium Crib Attachment
  5. Baby Faces (Miller, Margaret, Look Baby! Books.)
  6. Tiny Love ActiviTot - Tropic Isle
  7. MOBI Floating Waterproof Digital Bath Thermometer w/ Alarm
  8. Let's Play Together Melody Mixin' Drum
  9. Davies Gate DAVIES BABIES Mild Bubble Bath
  10. Kids Preferred Amazing Baby Sound Balls
  11. LeapFrog Learning Friend™ Lily
  12. Discovery Exclusive Ready Set Learn! Jump & Dance Music Mat
  13. BRIO Colored Blocks - 100 pcs (new colors)
  14. Kiddopotamus & Co Dreamsie Luxe Sleeper And Sleep Cap - Sage With Star And Crescent Moon Appliques
  15. Discovery Exclusive Ann B. Dextrous ™ Child Motor Skills Developer
  16. Sesame Beginnings: Beginning Together
  17. NooBoo Symphonic Stacker
  18. Elegant Baby "Grow Little Garden" 100% Cotton Fashion Set Includes Hat, Pants, Short-Sleeve Tee Matching Socks Packaged In A Reusable Drawstring Bag Size 6-12 Months.
  19. Baby Mozart
  20. My First Word Touch and Feel
  21. Robeez Infant/Toddler Boys' Baby Dino Slip On
  22. Graco Baby Einstein Discover & Play Entertainer
  23. Infantino Infantino Surf Board Tummytime Mat
  24. Tiny Love Gymini Super Deluxe - Lights&Music
  25. V.Smile Baby Infant Development System
  26. LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table
  27. Munchkin iCrib Sound System
  28. HABA Airy-Fairy Baby Swing
  29. Cloud b Twilight Turtle - Constellation Night Light
  30. Fisher-Price Aquarium Bath Center
  31. Kiddopotamus & Co Huggacub® Luxe Security Blanket With Double Velboa And Satiny Trim Blue

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Amazon.com's Gifts For One Who Has Everything

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these unique gifts should be around for a long time...

  1. Bliss All You Need Is Glove Set Kit
  2. 3 Row White, Bronze & Champagne Dyed Freshwater Cultured Pearl Necklace, 19"
  3. 101 Things to Do Before You Die
  4. Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition
  5. Oxford Atlas of the World, 14th Edition
  6. Panasonic TH-50PX60U 50" Plasma HDTV
  7. La Crosse Technology WT-5120U Projection Alarm Clock with Outdoor Temperature
  8. Geoff & Drew's Winter Warmer With Chocolate Chip Cookies, Brownies, Coffee & More
  9. MoGo Mouse, Wireless 2-button Bluetooth Mouse (Gray)
  10. Back to Basics TEM500 Egg-and-Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher
  11. iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum, Red
  12. SmartShopper® Grocery List Organizer, Model SS101
  13. Twin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (The Complete Series)
  14. World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (38 Volume Library)
  15. 4 Person Deluxe Backpack Emergency Survival Kit
  16. hairdo from Jessica Simpson and Ken Paves 23" Vibralite Synthetic Clip-In Extension, Wavy, Dark Chocolate
  17. Salter 1450 Digital Nutrional Scale for Dry and Liquid Measure
  18. ShurTrax LW-0048 All Weather Traction Aid for Compact Pickup Trucks/SUVs
  19. Coffee Break Gift Box - Gourmet Food Gift Basket
  20. Cellboost IP1 Disposable Battery/Charger for "Dockable" iPods
  21. Food & Wine
  22. OXO Good Grips Mango Splitter
  23. Xantrex Powerpack 600 Watt Jumpstarter, Power Inverter and Backup Power Source
  24. Tivoli Audio iSongBook Portable Music System for iPod
  25. Singing Coach Unlimited
  26. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
  27. VIOlight VS100 Toothbrush Sanitizer and Storage System
  28. Alfi Basic Thermal Carafe, Azure Blue
  29. Marpac Sleep Mate 980
  30. VXI BlueParrott B100 Wireless Headset System for Corded/Cordless Phones and Bluetooth Cell Phones
  31. Fake Security Camera w/ Motion Detection Sensor & Activation Light - No Wiring Necessary
  32. Droll Yankees YF Flipper Bird Feeder
  33. APC BIOPOD Biometric Password Manager (USB)
  34. Jonathan Product Beauty Water Shower Purification System(TM)
  35. Canon EOS 30D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
  36. Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 Plus Digital Video Recorder
  37. Nokia N80 Internet Edition Silver Phone (Unlocked)
  38. Pepper Pad 3 Handheld Web Computer (Black)
  39. Wagan Heated Seat Cushion
  40. Acer AL2216Wbd 22" LCD Monitor - Black
  41. Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse
  42. Sausage/ Salami Trio Gift Pack
  43. SeaBear Hors d'oeuvres: WILD Nova Style Smoked Sockeye
  44. 14k Yellow Gold Freshwater Cultured Pearl, Peridot, and Blue Topaz Drop Necklace, 17"
  45. 1980's Tong Xing Green Beeng Cha Tea Leaves - Vintage Pu-erh Teas
  46. MANGROOMER Do-It-Yourself Electric Back Hair Shaver
  47. 14k White Gold Coated Blue Topaz and Diamond Bracelet
  48. Juice Multi-Battery Charger Kit
  49. iTouchless DLX Forever Last Flashlight, No Battery Needed
  50. Obus Forme Sound Therapy Relaxation System
  51. Victorinox SwissMemory 2 GB (Translucent Ruby)
  52. Trio of Cheeses Kissed with Alcohol (2.9 Pound) by igourmet.com
  53. 14k Yellow Gold Textured Drop Necklace, 16"
  54. 14k Yellow Gold Link Bracelet, 7.5"
  55. Omaha Steaks The Festival
  56. Sunforce 44444 12Volt 400Watt Wind Generator
  57. Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini
  58. Harold and Maude

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Amazon Widget Links

Amazon.com provides a number of innovative methods for linking to their product pages based on the content of a page, a visitor's Amazon browsing history, and other factors. Several of these "widgets" can be seen in the left-hand margin of this page.

That is, they can be seen by typical web-browsers that have javascript, and in some cases cookies, enabled. Web spiders ignore them completely. That's a shame.

To correct this, herewith is a hodge-podge of popular Amazon products gleaned from these Amazon widgets:

Apparel

Books

DVD

Electronics

Magazines

Music

Photography

More

Monday, December 10, 2007

Amazon.com's Most Popular Gifts: MP3 Players

Mp3 is a "lossy" format, which explains how these tiny players can hold so many hours of content. It doesn't explain the popularity of audiophile extras which purport to reproduce sound quality that simply isn't available. That being said, there really isn't much difference in sound quality among these choices.

As with other stereo systems, speakers (in this case generally headphones) are an important determinant of sound quality. A good set of headphones are often a reasonable upgrade. With the smaller (and obviously cooler) ear-bud style fit is important, so look for a small-diameter set with additional ear adapters. Although more expensive isn't always better, high quality headphones aren't cheap.

A player's feature set is much more significant. The "best" MP3 player is apparently a more expensive version of the same brand as one's friends have (generally Apple, but check to be sure. Other brands have equally adamant adherents.) If you like your music ear-splittingly loud (and who doesn't?) you'll want to look into batteries and chargers too.

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these MP3 Players should be around for a long time...

  1. Apple 8 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Black (3rd Generation)
  2. Apple 4 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Silver (3rd Generation)
  3. Apple 80 GB iPod classic (Black)
  4. Apple 8 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Blue (3rd Generation)
  5. Apple 16 GB iPod touch
  6. Apple 1 GB iPod shuffle Silver (3rd Generation)
  7. Zune 80 GB Digital Media Player Black (2nd Generation)
  8. SanDisk SDMX4-2048-A70 Sansa e250 2 GB MP3 Player with microSD Expansion Slot
  9. SanDisk SDMX4-8192 Sansa e280 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)
  10. Apple 8 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Green (3rd Generation)
  11. Apple 80 GB iPod classic Silver (6th Generation)
  12. SanDisk Sansa M240 1 GB MP3 Player (Silver)
  13. Sandisk Sansa Shaker 512MB MP3 (Pink)
  14. Apple 8 GB iPod Nano AAC/MP3 Player Silver (3rd Generation)
  15. Apple 8 GB iPod Touch
  16. Apple 1 GB iPod shuffle Purple (3rd Generation)
  17. Sandisk Sansa Shaker 512MB MP3 (Blue)
  18. Apple 1 GB iPod shuffle Blue (3rd Generation)
  19. Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot
  20. SanDisk Sansa c150 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)
  21. Apple 1 GB iPod shuffle Green (3rd Generation)
  22. Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player (Brown)
  23. Apple 160 GB iPod classic (Black)
  24. Creative Zen V Plus 4 GB Portable Media Player (Black/Blue)
  25. Creative Zen V Plus 2 GB Portable Media Player (Black/Green)
  26. Creative Zen 4 GB (Black)
  27. Creative Zen 8 GB (Black)
  28. Coby MP-C885 1 GB Flash MP3 Player with FM Tuner and Direct USB Drive (Black)
  29. SanDisk Sansa c140 1 GB MP3 Player (Black)
  30. Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player (Black)
  31. Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (160 GB)
  32. SanDisk Sansa Shaker 1 GB MP3 Player (Pink)
  33. Apple 30 GB iPod AAC/MP3 Video Player Black (5.5 Generation)
  34. Apple 2 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Silver (2nd Generation)
  35. SanDisk SDMX7-1024 Sansa c240 1 GB MP3 Player
  36. SanDisk SDMX4-6144 Sansa e270 6 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot
  37. Samsung YP-K3JQB 2GB Ultra Slim MP3 Player
  38. Archos 705 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (160 GB)
  39. SanDisk Sansa Shaker 1 GB MP3 Player (Blue)
  40. Sony NWZA818BLK 8GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black)
  41. Sandisk Sansa Express 1 GB MP3 Player
  42. Creative Zen Stone 1GB MP3 Player (Black)
  43. Zune 4 GB Digital Media Player Black (2nd Generation)
  44. Creative Zen 16 GB (Black)
  45. Apple 512 MB iPod Shuffle
  46. Creative MuVo V100 2 GB MP3 Player (White)
  47. Creative ZEN Stone Plus 2 GB Black
  48. SanDisk SDMX7-2048 Sansa c250 2 GB MP3 Player

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