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    Schwag Watch: Year-End Roundup

    As 2006 comes to a close, it's time for Gizmodo's (first) annual year-end "schwag watch." You might recall that Gizmodo has been disclosing the products that our writers keep, or accept as gifts, since earlier this year. We were reminded to update this irregular feature upon learning that Microsoft gifted Ferrari laptops to a bunch of bloggers.

    But back to the schwag. Gizmodo never trades posts, or editorial placement of any sort, for gifts. In the course of covering consumer electronics, well, schwag happens. We believe in full disclosure, and we will always tell you if we accepted a junket. Which is why...

    we put together this master list of the product each editor and writer at Gizmodo has received in 2006. I got the most stuff—I win!

    Brian Lam:
    Wii
    PS3
    Helio Drift
    PiccoZ Helicopter

    Charlie White:
    PiccoZ helicopter, $39

    Jason Chen:
    Xbox 360 Racing Wheel
    19-inch Dell Monitor
    Helio Drift and two other Helio phones
    Meizu Miniplayer

    Nicholas Deleon:
    I went to that Fabio thing for free
    I have a couple of phones lying around my dorm that just showed up from Samsung, and Verizon.

    Travis Hudson:
    Kensington Optical Mouse
    Laptop Lock
    Belkin TuneCommand
    BumBackPack

    Louis Ramirez:
    SanDisk Sansa e280R
    Motorola Q
    Plantronics Explorer 320 (bluetooth headset)
    Nokia BH-800 (bluetooth headset)
    Firebox LaserPod
    Olympus WS-300M (digital voice recorder)
    Firebox Zounds

    Noah Robischon:
    Wii
    PS3 (both of which I use for game reviews)
    Apple sent me an iPod nano and shuffle
    Nike gave sneakers to every journalist who attended the Nike+ press conference, including me
    SanDisk Sansa
    GE DECT 6.0 phone
    Nokia sent me the N80ie and a BH-800 Bluetooth headset
    Helio Drift
    Amp'd Mobile phone
    Motorola gave me a Q (I switched to Verizon and use it daily)
    Das Keyboard (offered to send it back, but they told me to keep it)
    JVC gave Gizmodo an editorial discount for and Everio which we will use at CES


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