The GRAND PRIZE Giveaway: Cisco ūmi Telepresence & Treetopia

Have you taken down your tree? Put away the stockings? Nursed the hangover?

HOLD. THE. PRESSES.

We've got another trick up our proverbial sleeve(s) and it is awesome. Yes, Holidash.com readers, we're talking the GRAND PRIZE!

Picture, if you will, that you live in your own home and that someone you love (or really like) lives in their own home. These homes can be in the same town or across the country, that isn't important. What matters is that somewhere, out there, wishing on the same bright star, is someone that you'd like to see more of -- and vice versa. What you need is the Cisco ūmi telepresence. Seriously, you need this.

One lucky Holidash.com reader is going to win our GRAND PRIZE and that is two (2) Cisco ūmi telepresence sets and a year subscription for each. You read that right, TWO Cisco ūmi (pronounced: You-Me) sets! One for you and one for that loved (liked) one that we discussed above.

Here's the biz: Cisco ūmi offers family and friends a new way to be together in real time and high definition. With ūmi, loved ones can see one another's Thanksgiving turkey, the excitement of opening their presents and even one another's festive home décor without needing to travel hundreds or thousands of miles.

Extending far beyond a standard web cam's offering, Cisco ūmi connects to anyone's existing HD television and broadband internet to deliver a video communications experience through the TV that is so clear, natural and lifelike, users will see and hear their loved ones as if they are in the same room. It seamlessly fits into any living room, automatically adjusting to lighting conditions and various room sizes and configurations to provide superior video and audio performance.

Also, Oprah loves it.

Please note, a broadband internet connection and HDTV are required but not included. Let's not be greedy.

Connect with Cisco ūmi on Twitter (Holidash, too!), Facebook (still us) and YouTube (we don't have that).

But that's not all!

While you're packing away your Christmas decorations, why not top the stack with this beauty from Treetopia? Back by popular demand it's the I Want Candy Cane Christmas Tree!

If your idea of a good Christmas party includes carols by the Rat Pack and festive cocktails then this is the tree for you. Actually, pretty much anyone that loves a fun holiday season will appreciate it, with the possible exception of one Linus Van Pelt. Snoopy, however, will dig it.

As part of our GRAND PRIZE one lucky Holidash.com reader is going to win the mother of all artificial Christmas trees! The 7' tree from Treetopia is full of candy cane color and is sure to be the topic of conversation for Christmases yet to come (ask this guy, he knows).

Rock around Treetopia on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube (we still don't have that).

Enter below!

This is the GRAND PRIZE of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways! Thanks for being a part of it!


Here's how you can win two Cisco ūmi telepresence with a year subscription for each, and an I Want Candy Cane Christmas Tree from Treetopia:

• Enter your name and email in the form below.
• The entry must be left before 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, January 7, 2011.
• You may enter only once on this post.
• Winners will be selected in a random drawing.
• One winner will receive one I Want Candy Cane Christmas Tree from Treetopia ($399), two Cisco ūmi telepresences ($599 each) and a year subscription for each Cisco ūmi telepresence ($300 per). Total value = $2,197.
• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
• Click here for complete Official Rules.

We'll notify each winner by email, and you'll have 24 hours to respond. If we don't hear back, we'll pick a new winner, so remember to check your email!