My New Toy!

Did you ever play that game where you have to look at a close-up picture, and then determine what the actual object being photographed was? I loved those games, but I was terrible at them. However (or maybe consequently?), I have decided, for your viewing pleasure, to post just such a picture. And because I always struggled so with this game, I decided to give a hint, and post two. *crowd goes wild*

This is "my" newest toy, which some friends just dropped off this evening. I'm so excited! Can you guess what it is??