This year's Oscar goodie bag

Juniper Foo | Mar 07, 2006

We're still angling to get a free invite to the Academy Awards, not so much for the boringly endless "thank you" speeches that no one really wants to hear. But, oh mama, get a load of the sheer decadence that's in this year's goodie bag, the sum value of which makes a ticket to LA worth coughing up. Check out some of the freebies being gifted to this year's celebs and attendees.

A portable DVD player and one-year Netflix membership (US$400)

A GPS device from Drive Sync (US$350)

A Segway people mover (US$5,000)

The evergreen Krupps espresso machine and cups (US$600)

An Oceanus watch (no price indicated)

A deal apparently being brokered between Kodak and TV show Entertainment Tonight to present each of the Best Actress nominees with a diamond-encrusted V570 digital camera (US$399 for the camera, US$20,000 for the diamonds fitted in the shape of each actress' initials)

A Vonage VTech expandable broadband cordless phone system (US$550)

That's just the tech stuff. And the real winners are...

(Goodness, is that an Oscar in your pocket?)

Price: Priceless
Availability: Only in Hollywood
Device: Take your pick
Basic specs: Nothing basic there, lots of goodies

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