What's Inside the Giant Swag Bag That Every Attendee at TED Receives?

"Well, it looks like all the Apple Watches and BMWs are gone," an attendee shouted in line as I waited to pick up a gift bag at TED.

She was laughing with mock disappointment, but she had a point.

The freebies distributed at most conferences hardly warrant a stop. (You can keep your stress balls and USB drives preloaded with marketing videos.) At this festival of big ideas, where people pay $8,500 to attend, the gifts are so extravagant that they fill a room.