Christmas Gift Ideas
The revolutionary new way to play and enjoy the latest video games without a hand-held controller, the Microsoft Kinect for the Xbox 360, is due to be released in time for Christmas and is set to be top of many people’s wish lists this year. Kinect uses clever sensors to track your body movements; it [...]
Cameras are an ideal gift idea which suits boys, girls and adults of all ages. The advent of digital technology has made photo-taking a much simpler and more fun an activity than it used to be. It’s very simple to create your own unique photographic images and to either print them at home, on-line or [...]
Computers have become ever popular over the past few years, not just for entertainment but educationally as well. The advent of wireless networking has made it possible and practical to have more than one computer per household and, consequently, many parents are now buying computers especially with their children in mind. There are a few [...]
Games consoles have been popular Christmas gifts for quite some time now and the trend doesn’t look likely to alter any time soon? With the lucrative Christmas market in mind, Sony have stolen a march on their competitors by announcing the release of their 3rd generation incarnation of the PlayStation games console, the PlayStation 3. [...]
If you’ve ever had the frustrating experience of getting lost in strange location, misplacing your car in a supermarket car park or, perhaps, while on holiday you’ve been unable to find your way back to the hotel then you’ll appreciate the benefits that the ECCO GPS key ring can offer? This practical and easy to [...]
Is that a cinema in your pocket or are you just please to see us? Not a line you are used to hearing too often but it may become more common with the advent of the pocket cinema device from Aiptek. Around the size of a mobile phone and weighing just 159 grams the V10 [...]
There has been much debate this year about ‘Digital Britain’ and the need to update the communications networks within the UK. One aspect of this will be the transition from traditional technologies such as analogue TV and radio to the digital formats of broadcasting. The switch-over from analogue to digital TV has been much publicised [...]
If you know someone who’s done the rounds of gym memberships, all the latest fitness DVD’s and sad attempts at jogging then maybe the only way you can help them is to buy him or her their very own personal trainer? If you think this option for providing some motivational support might be a touch [...]
It’s estimated that by 2013 over 90% of internet traffic will be video based and most experts agree video will be as common as email. The only barrier to the growth in video so far has been the cost of producing decent quality images at a price most people can afford. Well not anymore, the [...]
With the advent of the camera phone and cheap digital camera it’s never been easier to take high quality photos while you are out and about and most people have amassed quite a collection in one form or another. Printing these pictures isn’t quite so convenient though, downloading pictures from your mobile to your PC [...]
The latest gizmo from Nintendo, the Wii Jog allows you to get the benefits of jogging without leaving the house. Connect the jog to your existing Wii game controller and every time that you run a step the in-built sensors will move your on-screen character in tandem. The Jog is compatible with 100′s of existing [...]
If you have been using the same computer keyboard for over a year then you’ll appreciate just how difficult they are to keep clean. Those nifty keyboard cleaners and vacuum attachments are all well and good but aren’t quite so effective at clearing all the various bits of grunge and detritus that build up over [...]
As anyone who’s done it will testify, giving-up smoking can be difficult and for some, it’s near impossible. In today’s PC times, it would be considered irresponsible to suggest buying a smoking product as a gift. This innovation, however, is different. The electronic cigarettes offer the pleasures of smoking without the nasty side effects and [...]
The tradition of writing a letter to Santa is well established. a typical letter will contain a ‘wish-list’ or ‘what I want for Christmas’ together with a declaration of good behaviour! There are many organisations offering to take care of these letters on your behalf for a small fee but there are some free alternatives. [...]
If you are buying a gift for a friend or relative’s new baby then there is a wide choice of lovely gifts you can chose from, no matter what your budget. Traditional gifts will include baby clothes, soft toys, mobiles and activity toys. There are also a number of specialist gift companies who offer specially [...]
Christmas gift ideas for teenage boys from electronics and gadgets to gaming chairs and driving experiences. Teenagers, and especially teenage boys, are often difficult to buy for and in many cases they are not even sure what they want themselves. The period between childhood and adulthood is confusing time where they’ll probably go through a [...]