HP CANADA newsgram - November 2005 Remember last year when you swore you'd start the holidays early? No? Well, we sure do - hence this pre-holiday edition to help you kick-start your season (rather than kicking yourself while waiting in last minute line-ups). And once you're wrapped, ready and waiting by the fire with a hot cider and a smile, all we ask is that you don't point and laugh at the gaggle of "last-minities". At least not too hard ... This issue, prep for your best holiday yet. Plan for prezzies with a little help from our hot HP Holiday Gift Guide, print a needle-free tree, and pick up 10 tips for perfect holiday parties. Then, find out what sets HP TVs apart from the rest, get 25 bucks back on your iPod, and see who's launching the first ever "Perfect Print Guarantee" (hint: 2 letters, starts with H, ends with P). November's features ... + Digital do's and don'ts + Deck your walls + Up your HDTV IQ + Miracle on iPod street + Give your wallet a gift + 10 perfect party tips + Media Center vs. fireplace? + HP's perfection guarantee Quick Tip: Get your gift grabber. Looking for nifty gifties? Use this free HP Holiday Gift Guide to tap into the tech that's topping everyone's wish list, and check the toys YOU want twice! See the Gift Guide here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://www.hp.ca/promotions/holiday05/index.php?jumpid=ng-nov05-quicktip-t New product showcase: Black socks or plasma? Stick a (very big) bow on our new arrivals - like this colossal 42-inch HP HD-Ready Plasma TV, with a contrast ratio so intense those black socks will pale in comparison. Find out more here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://www.hp.ca/promotions/newsgram/product-showcase.php?jumpid=ng-nov05-nps-t Here's what's hot: Frosty the lens man? Avoid a chilly reception for your holiday snaps - find everything you need for warm and fuzzy family shots this season inside our one-stop Digital Photography Centre. It's stacked with advice for choosing the equipment you need, tips and tricks for the best pics, print projects, reviews of our award-winning HP cams and printers (oh, us ...), and more to help you capture the winter wonderland faster than you can say "thumpety thump thump". Visit the Digital Photography Centre here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://www.hp.ca/portal/hho/dpc/home/home.php?jumpid=ng-nov05-digitalphoto-t Needle-free tree. Yeeeow! Want the look of an evergreen without the prickly feel? Do your feet a fave: download this life-size ouch-free Holiday Tree from HP! It's 4 feet tall, saves space by mounting flat on your wall and is re-usable each year, so it's kind of like a "forever-green". This pain-free pine is the perfect solution whether you're travelling, have pets with a penchant for green, or simply want to let kids get creative and decorate their own trees with pics of friends, family, HP employees ... Okay, maybe not that last one. See the tree here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://www.hp.ca/portal/hho/holiday/tree_printout.php?jumpid=ng-nov05-holidaytree-t Big kids need big toys ... like one of the snazzy new digital TVs that have everyone talking. But what are they saying, exactly? Cut through the gobbledygook to get the whole pic on "hi-def" and what makes HP stand out from the pack. Familiar with Wobulation? How about DCDi? You will be soon, and at the end of it all, realize you're gonna need a MUCH bigger stocking. Get the inside info here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://hp.ca/portal/hho/dee/theatre/tvs/inside_hps_tvs1.php?jumpid=ng-nov05-hp-tvs-t Hey you with the iPod - want $25 back? Know the joy of finding an old fiver crumpled in your coat pocket? Well, if you own an iPod, prepare to feel five times that magic and read on ... The Supreme Court of Canada decided that a levy included in the price of blank digital recordable media during a certain period shouldn't have applied to MP3 players. So if you bought an Apple iPod by HP in Canada, we just may have 25 bucks waiting for you. Get the full details on this sweet holiday surprise! For more information click here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://www.hp.ca/products/static/ipod/levy.php?jumpid=ng-nov05-ipod-levy-t ------------------------------------------------------------ hpshopping.ca Save 25% on an instant HP photo lab! Shop now: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://shopping.hp.ca/?jumpid=ng-nov05-resource-shopping-t ------------------------------------------------------------ Deck your wallet with boughs of money. Moolah-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! Want another reason to give the gift of HP this season? Right now, when you pair up any qualifying digital cam (or camera cell phone, or camera PDA) and HP printer between October 2nd and December 31st, 2005, we'll personally give your wallet a gift of $50 US back! Get the details now, then get set to sing "O money tree, o money tree" all the way to the bank. Find your rebate here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://h30014.www3.hp.com/offers/ca/en/detail.asp?id=1172&sc=10&jumpid=ng-nov05-hp-offer-t The party express. Before calling over Prancer, Vixen and the gang, make sure you cover these "10 Commandments of Great Party Giving" from Reader's Digest. These smart, simple suggestions will help you skip the stress and toss a soiree that's a total success. Now if you can just keep Blitzen out of the eggnog ... Find your party tips here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect-ex.php?redpg=http://www.readersdigest.ca/christmas/recipes_party/commandments.html?jumpid=ng-nov05-readersdigest-t Fireplace, meet your match. Want extra holiday spark? Heat up some cocoa and gather your fam 'round the glow of the HP Media Center PC, our mesmerizing digital entertainment hybrid. It lets you watch and pause live (yes, live!) TV, transfers your VHS treasures to DVD, takes your camera card for easy photo-slide shows, spins your holiday hit list from your desktop or iPod then burns your compilation to disc. You can even hang your stockings on it. (We're still working on the chestnut-roasting thing ...) Read it all here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect.php?redpg=http://hp.ca/portal/hho/dee/theatre/selecting/media_center_pc_video.php?jumpid=ng-nov05-media-pc-vid-t Rudolph the salmon-nosed reindeer? How do you ensure your holiday photos print to perfection every time? Simple, choose HP - the only one with the Perfect Print Guarantee. If your images aren't 100% perfect, send 'em to us and we'll reprint them - totally free! That's our promise. And it's also the difference between offering your loved ones a printer, and giving them the gift of perfect prints, every time. See our Guarantee here: http://www.hp.ca/promotions/redirect-ex.php?redpg=http://65.110.169.46/en/Default.aspx?jumpid=ng-nov05-perfectprint-t ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell a friend. Tell your friends all about the newsgram! It will only take a moment and they will appreciate the "heads-up". To access our tell-a-friend tool, please visit: http://www.hpknows.com/taf/TAF.aspx?ref=ng_nov05-t Reading someone else's newsgram? 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