All work and no play makes Greg Lockley a dull boy. This month he investigates the latest gadgets and toys.
STAR WARS DARTH VADER USB HUB - £19.99
Distributor: Meroncourt
THEY SAY: Darth Vader makes authentic breathing sound effects each time a USB device is plugged in. You can turn the sound on or off by using the switch located underneath the hub. To see and hear the effects, simply push the demo button on the front. Both Mac and PC compatible.
HELLO KITTY SEVEN-INCH TABLET - £129.99
Distributor: Meroncourt
THEY SAY: The Hello Kitty Full Tablet Pink with seven-inch screen can be connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi that lets you surf the internet at high speed, download all the applications that you want and view videos and photos. This new capacitive tablet has an integrated 300KPX digital camera and e-book functionality.
SPEEDLINK USB CHRISTMAS TREE - £8.99
Distributor: Meroncourt
THEY SAY: Colourful lights, glittering gold decorations and jingling bells: decorate your tree, switch it on and enjoy a merry light show. Even after Christmas, this tree will add a touch of green all year round.
MIGHTY BOOMBALL - £14.99
Distributor: Focus Multimedia
THEY SAY: Using the latest in vibration technology, the Mighty Boomball turns literally any object into a high volume speaker with amazing sound. Unscrew the cap, connect the booster unit to your device and stick the speaker on to any object.
STORM BEE BLUETOOTH HELICOPTER - £49.99
Distributor: Avenir Accessories
THEY SAY: Fun and user-friendly Bluetooth helicopter, which uses an intuitive touch screen control system. No remote needed as your smartphone becomes the controller via downloadable app. Also includes varied difficulty levels for individual users.
ILUV MOBITOUR ISP202 - £29.99
Distributor: Direktek
THEY SAY: The iSP202 is vibrant, modern and ultra-light and is also well-equipped with all the basic features you would expect from a speaker with physical playback, volume, pairing controls, aux-in and charging ports on the back and is compatible with any smartphone device.
LOGIC 3 PHONE STATION - £17.39
Distributor: Gem Distribution
THE SAY: Turn your iPhone into a tabletop handset with the Logic 3 Phone Station. Also compatible with other mobile devices such as Android and Blackberry and even the iPod touch, the device is compatible with voice and video communication apps including Skype, Facetime and Viber.
LIVESCRIBE 8GB SKY WI-FI PROPACK - £224.99
Distributor: Gem Distribution
THEY SAY: Record everything you hear, say or write with the Livescribe 8GB Sky Wi-Fi Propack. Record up to 800 hours of audio and thousands of pages of notes, diagrams and drawings. Tap anywhere on a page to replay audio from that exact moment and wirelessly sync notes and audio to your Evernote account.
PORTABLE GAMES CONTROLLER - £49.99
Distributor: Gem Distribution
THEY SAY: The Gametel Controller connects to your Android phone/tablet or iPhone/iPad via Bluetooth to give full console control to a wide range of games. On the bus home from work or in the hotel? With friends on the sofa? Gametel solves your problem, and with nine hours of juice you have a lot of time to play your favourite games.
ARCHOS CHILDPAD - £98
Distributor: Micro-P
THEY SAY: The ChildPad is a seven-inch tablet designed especially to educate and entertain children. With a redesigned interface, customised apps store, web safe browsing application and optional preloaded content. Comes complete with Android 4.0, 4GB expandable memory, Wi-Fi and multimedia functions. Carry case accessory also available for ultra- portability.
USB OPTICAL DIAMANTE MOUSE - £9.99
Distributor: J&J Associates
THEY SAY: Whether it is for your computer at home or at work, the Diamante Mouse is guaranteed to attract attention and stand out. The mouse is USB powered and is a simple plug and play product, which when turned on, the inside illuminates blue. The mouse has 800 dpi sensitivity, a comfortable convenient scroll wheel and a precise optical sensor.
DIR-505L MOBILE COMPANION - £40
Distributor: Micro-P
THEY SAY: The handy little Mobile Cloud Companion lets you share your videos, music and photos from any external hard drive or thumb drive to any iPad or iPhone in your home. If you want to take the Mobile Cloud Companion on the road with you, it works as a great travel router/access point, so you can get instant wireless from any hotel or conference room where a network already exists.
D-LINK BOXEE - £140
Distributor: Micro-P
THEY SAY: Enjoy online media streamed straight to your HD TV with the D-Link Boxee Box Media Streamer, letting you enjoy internet content from the comfort of your sofa. This high definition media player delivers online media straight to your television and is compatible with almost any media or audio format, giving you lots of entertainment options.
JOYPAD - £199.99
Distributor: Gemini Devices
THEY SAY: With the inclusion of a protective stand case featuring a handy Bluetooth keyboard, the JoyTab is especially ideal for bloggers and social media fanatics. It promises a fast, responsive experience and plenty of power to run Google’s Android 4 OS seamlessly, which gives access to over 600,000 downloadable applications such as Facebook, Twitter and Skype.
STAR WARS LIGHTSABER USB LAMP - £19.99
Distributor: Meroncourt
THEY SAY: Use this Jedi Lightsaber to illuminate your computer desk with that famous blue glow. Simply connect the USB Lamp to your laptop or computer and it’s ready to go.
NATIVE UNION POP PHONE - £25
Distributor: Westcoast
THEY SAY: This is the original retro handset. An interpretation of the classic 50’s Bakelite design telephone, the Native Union POP phone combines a retro style handset with luxurious soft-touch texture.
SANDISK SANSA CLIP ZIP 8GB - £44.99
Distributor: SanDisk
THEY SAY: The SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip 8GB brings you up to 2,000 songs in a super small, sleek and sporty design. With the possibility to add in audiobooks and listen to live FM radio, the Clip Zip makes time fly by with great entertainment.
SANDISK READYCACHE - £39.99
Distributor: SanDisk
THEY SAY: ReadyCache lets consumers easily give a significant improvement to their desktop computer’s performance. The solution can boost a desktop computers boot, shutdown and application launch times, allowing consumers to enjoy a more responsive computing experience, while utilising their existing hard drives.
USB DEL-LIGHT - £9.99
Distributor: J&J Associates
THEY SAY: Who would ever guess that turning the light on could be such fun. The Del-Light, a simple touch lamp with a twist. Simply press the 'Del-Light' downwards with click and behold the spectacle before your very eyes. Additional desktop light with a fun edge. Lighting and fun combined.
SPY CAMERA PEN - £50
Distributor: Science Museum Shop
THEY SAY: The Spy Pen unscrews to reveal a cleverly concealed USB connector so that it can be instantly connected to a computer for swift video file transfer.
USB CUP WARMER - £7.99
Distributor: J&J Associates
THEY SAY: Keep your drinks warm with this USB powered Mug Warmer. Simply plug this device into a spare USB port onto your computer and turn on using the power button.
STORAGE OPTIONS SCROLL POCKET 4.3" TABLET - £49.99
Distributor: CCI Distribution
THEY SAY: A compact, capacitive, touch-screen mini tablet featuring Android’s 4.0 operating system. Ideal for use on the go, it is quick and simple to use and is great for games, music, videos, web, eBooks and more with its 4GB on-board storage, which is expandable up to 32GB.
SPY WATCH - £90
Distributor: Science Museum Shop
THEY SAY: This spy watch has 4GB built-in storage capacity, more than enough space to take hours of video surveillance in computer ready AVI format, capture high quality photographs of your quarry, or record crystal clear audio.
USB RUBBER KEYBOARD - £9.99
Distributor: J&J Associates
THEY SAY: The Roll Up Keyboard offers so many advantages that no ordinary keyboard can come close to. Satzuma’s compact keyboard is made of strong water resistant rubber that ensures it is very easy to bend and fit into convenient, small spaces. This quality makes it great for travelling and saves space on your desk!
VAPOURLITES VL4 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - £9.99
Distributor: J&J Associates
THEY SAY: Vapourlites rechargeable electronic cigarettes have the flavour appeal of regular cigarettes, with your choice of nicotine level. Our VL4 cartomizer delivers a high yielding vapour. This is the equivalent of approximately 40+ regular cigarettes or 400+ puffs per cartomiser.
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