Singing Elvis, Wii lightsabers top Kara Swisher's holiday list

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Dan Farber: I'm Dan Farber, and I'm here with Kara Swisher from --

Kara Swisher: Hi.

Dan Farber: -- the All Things D conference and website. My favorite conference --

Kara Swisher: Thank you.

Dan Farber: -- as I told Walt, your partner in crime

Kara Swisher: Thank you. Yes, indeed.

Dan Farber: And we're here to talk about out gadgets --

Kara Swisher: Gadgets.

Dan Farber: -- for the holiday season. And -- so what do you have here?

Kara Swisher: Well, a couple things. I was going for the more fun stuff. This is -- we have a Wii at home. I have two sons, and I love the Wii. And so they're always looking at ways to have more fun with it, and you know, Wii is very involving in doing stuff. And we have tennis rackets and golf clubs and things like that. And this is light saber that you turn on and you play. There's a new Lucas game coming out. You put the Wii -- the Wii hand thing right in here, as you do with most of these devices.

Dan Farber: Right. So -- to talk to the computer.

Kara Swisher: To talk to the computer. And then you do fighting, you know, or with each other or whatever. So it's kind of interesting. There's sort of -- Wii has not been a very violent game. You know, it's been more fun. And this is -- they're pushing the activity part of it.

Dan Farber: So you're not doing combat with another person and another device like this --

Kara Swisher: Right.

Dan Farber: -- but with the screen and --

Kara Swisher: Right. Exactly, with the screen and things like that, although there's two of them, so I'm sure my kids will be fighting with each other with them. This is, you know, fun. And yet at the some time you're -- you know, it's going the way of other video games. But still it's well done, and I think I like all these things that you drop the Wii into.

Dan Farber: And at least you get a little physical activity.

Kara Swisher: Yeah, kind of, but I still think you need to go outside. I -- Wii Fit is interesting, but I feel as if you should actually go outside to exercise.

Dan Farber: Fresh air.

Kara Swisher: Yeah. This is a thing called "Safety Mate." And again, I have kids, and I -- you know, you try to look up things when they're sick.

Safety Mate: If this is an actual emergency, call 911 or your emergency response number immediately.

Kara Swisher: Or it can actually be in --

Safety Mate: Speaking Spanish

Kara Swisher: -- Spanish. So you pick something, burns, bleeding, allergic reaction. So here's one.

Safety Mate: Burns. If the patient's clothes are on fire, tell him to stop, drop, and roll.

Kara Swisher: Yeah.

Dan Farber: Good idea.

Safety Mate: Cover the patient with a blanket or soak him in cold water.

Kara Swisher: And then you can also ask questions.

Safety Mate: Seizures. Do you have reason to believe the patient is having a diabetic emergency? Yes. Call 911 or your emergency response number if patient is unconscious.

Dan Farber: That sounds very --

Kara Swisher: So anyway, I like it. It's actually --

Dan Farber: -- very straightforward. It's --

Kara Swisher: Yeah, it's great. It's -- well, not --

Dan Farber: It's not high tech at all.

Kara Swisher: No, no, no, but it's --

Dan Farber: Who makes that?

Kara Swisher: This is by Safety Mate. So I like it.

Dan Farber: We have one more device here. I have to get down here to get it.

Kara Swisher: Yes, my favorite.

Dan Farber: And it's your old friend, Elvis.

Kara Swisher: Elvis the Pelvis. So I am a huge Elvis fan. I have actually been to Tupelo. That's how bad I am. Most people just go to Memphis, but --

Dan Farber: Oh, oh.

Kara Swisher: Anyway there he goes. He starts talking when you see him. And he will speak and also sing if you get in front of him. So he'll -- he says a variety of talking -- "Hello, Darling." He says, "Taking care of business." "I'm in the building." That kind of -- those typical Elvis things. And then you can go through. So he starts to sing.

Dan Farber: Sounds like his hard disc is cranking.

Kara Swisher: Indeed.

Dan Farber: And he's trying to find the song.

Kara Swisher: Come on, buddy.

Elvis: Well, it's a one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready. Now, go, cat go. But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.

Kara Swisher: Freaky, no?

Dan Farber: It's very freaky. I don't think he's in tune with the song.

Kara Swisher: I like it. He's -- I really -- well, if you're an Elvis fan, you'll love it. What I really like about it is when I was carrying it out of a building today that I was in I got to say, "Elvis is leaving the building." So I really enjoyed that.

Dan Farber: Well, that's great. Well, Kara, I hope you enjoy this.

Kara Swisher: Ah, are you kidding? It's going to the best Christmas ever for me with Elvis as my best friend.

Dan Farber: Well, thanks.

Kara Swisher: Anyway, thanks.

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