Very cool Google swag...

I saw this article in the NYT today about the celebrity swag bags given to presenters, etc. at events like the Oscars and Golden Globes. Apparently, it's beginning to fall out of favor.

I used to get a ton of swag at trade shows. Most of it never made it home since I threw most of it out. But sometimes there was some cool thing that everyone wanted, like the clutch transaxel light-up yo-yo. The sad part is that everyone could tell you where to get it, but most of the time they couldn't tell you about the company that was giving it out. Talk about a waste of money. I will admit though that my kids love the superballs with the blinking LED inside.

My wife's company is a pretty big AdWords buyer and she just got some real nice swag from Google. When I first saw it I it looked like the stupid day planer you'd get from your bank or real estate broker. I thought: A day planner? How lame. As techno hip as they seem to be, surely the could have come up with something better than that.

Boy, was I wrong.

I opened it up and saw a very cool collection of PC travel accessories people actually use.

• 128MB USB Drive
• 4 port USB hub
• USB light
• Wireless travel mouse
• VoIP earbud/mic

Her IT staff wanted to buy it from her.

I went to the Google store and couldn't find it. I sure would like to know where they got it. I want one too.