CEOs on Their Favorite Recent Gifts

“My colleagues at Rickshaw discovered the Instax when it was available only in Japan and gave it to me as a gift. The photos are credit-card sized—perfect for pasting into my Moleskine journal. The camera is great for taking instant photos at meetings, so you can remember names and faces. I use digital cameras as well, but there's nothing quite as fun as the immediate gratification and social interaction of instant photography.” Price: $95.99

“My husband bought this e-book reader for my birthday. I like using it when I travel, because it’s easier than lugging a big, heavy book on the plane. I also love having the Sony Reader Book Club at my fingertips, so I can download everything I want to read, instead of having to run to the store.” Price: $299.99

“I received my Nespresso as a gift after a trip to Paris, where the machine is all the rage. People queue up outside the door of the Nespresso shops, waiting to buy the little espresso pods that go with the machine. Not only does it make a wicked latte, which is essential to the start of my day, but it also makes my morning coffee ritual ridiculously easy. I have to give it serious credit for much of my creativity.” Price: $199.00

“I absolutely love this desktop rocket launcher, which connects to my computer with a USB connection so I can operate it using my keyboard or my mouse. It's great for promoting office morale. And there's nothing like practicing on people walking by or sitting several desks away.” Price: $24.99

"I got these Bose headphones the day they came out as a gift for myself, because I had the older ones as well. I fly three to four days a week, and what you find is that the noise from the plane creates a lot of fatigue. You want to be alert and ready to go when you get off the plane, and with these headphones on, you can hear someone talking fine but you don't hear the constant engine noise." Price: $299.99