However, constructing the tree was done at the expense of a thorough DoD level wipe, so this innocent little project may contain enough sensitive company data to make Trigger's bosses go Grinch on his ass this year. [Make]

The tree is rolled up from a 15-foot by 6-inch scroll of OLED panels lit green. Since I'm kind of scared at the scruffy mountain men types that tend to descend on NYC as part of the migratory holiday Balsam Fir Trade, this might just be what I need for my apartment.

[GE Press Release]

Yes, I hate it. I mean, look at it. You buy the thing, it comes in a flat pizza box, you put two sticks together, place the flattened tree on top, let it go, and boom, instant Xmas tree, completely decorated with tinsel, balls and lights. Flashy and convenient like a TV dinner. And equally tasteless and tacky. It's probably made with sodium glutamate too.

On the other side, my Wiley E Coyote side can't resist the idea of buying one for the apartment this year. And then burn it down. On the other side, I can spend the $100 it costs in a champagne bottle to gobble down the TV dinner, which will definitely have better effects than a dumb instant tree. [Daily Mail]

If you do insist on putting up one of these hideous, expensive (the three sizes are $60, $200 and $1,414 respectively) and fugly balsa wood Christmas trees, mark my words, you will wrestle with it for three hours, your father-in-law will tell you that it sucks donkey balls and it's just not Christmas, that nasty nephew with the personal hygiene problem will graffiti Death To Grandma She Smells of Wee on it. Then your wife will whine that Dec 25 just ain't the same without the smell of pine needles, and unbeknownst to you, the dog will start chewing the base. A half-hour later, the kids will knock it down, the toddler will get caught underneath it, your wife will then become hysterical and escape to hospital to have the baby's bruise checked out and, as the door slams behind her, everyone will throw you an accusatory glance as if to say, "Hey, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT." [Buro North via MoCo Loco]

What do people who buy stuff like this put on the top of the tree, I wonder? [Nigel's Eco Store via Gadgets News]