If you are looking for the Best Electrical Christmas Gift of 2011, these funky new noise cancelling headphones would be ideal! The Digital Silence in-ear headphones are the ultimate Christmas solution for commuters, music lovers and on-the-go business people. These take the dilemma out of shopping when the recipient has everything!
With the annoying and intrusive sounds of commuter trains, loud overhead announcements and street noise constantly in the background, these may well be a thing of the past with the new DS-321D. These contain Digital Ambient Noise Cancelling Technology, which enables users to listen to what they want without any stressful interruptions.
For those always on the go, the HD quality speakers and on cord voice microphone will allow users to make their phone calls in blissful silence, blocking out the hustle and bustle of the city so they can concentrate on their calls. These should be a must have!
The DS-321D are a state-of-the-art in-ear digital active ambient noise-cancelling stereo headphones with voice microphone, perfect for the busy professional on the go.
These Digital Silence in-ear headphones are available from Carphone Warehouse and Play.com. They are available in Black or White and are priced around £69.99. Check out http://www.digital-silence.com for further specs and information.
Just think – A game where you can ‘bring your toys to life’! How happy and thrilling would this be for any child (even the big ones!), thank you Activision for launching this fantastic new kids computer game!
Activision, who you may know from computer games such as Call of Duty, have just launched a new kids game called Skylanders. The cartoon itself of Skylanders is captivating for many a child, but with this game (which can be used with Xbox or Wii), you use actual toys to play it!
In Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, you can take part in a boldly innovative adventure game where players collect real-world interaction figures and transport them directly into the game using a mystical Portal of Power. It may sound a bit confusing, but when you play it, you will be surprised at how easy it actually is! You put the figure on something called a portal then you become that toy in the game – it’s very clever indeed! The toy then saves your levels, points etc for the next time you play even if it’s on a different platform at your friends house so if for example you have an Xbox and your friend has a Wii you can still take the toys to your friends house and play.
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure allows you to enter fantastical journey into an amazing world, where you will explore mysterious, mythical lands, battle menacing outlandish creatures, collect gold and treasures, and solve interesting puzzles while on a quest to save their world from Kaos, an evil Portal Master. Oooh, it does sound good!
“Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure changes the way we look at toys and videogames, as well as how we interact with them by introducing action figures that become interaction figures and remember all of their dynamic experiences created in the game. For the first time ever, players can personally customize and power-up their toys, as well as bring them to life on a friend’s Portal of Power for co-op play and player-versus-player arena battles. Additionally, with the freedom to change characters whenever they like, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure allows kids to utilize different interaction figures and strategies each time they play.”
Key features within Skylanders Spyro’s Aventure include the following:-
• Interaction Figures – Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure offers over 30 characters to bring out the kid in everyone. It’s all about choice, and each interaction figure has their own unique and expressive personality, powers and abilities which provide distinct advantages and skill sets for various levels, obstacles and enemies.
• Toys with Brains – Each interaction figure contains a “brain” that remembers the player’s shared experiences and leveled-up abilities (e.g. stats, ability and attack upgrades, and gold collected) directly within each toy.
• Categories, Strategy & Collectability – Interaction figures are classified by element types (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Life, Undead, Magic, and Tech) and each has their own heroic challenges that are unlocked as more characters are collected.
• The Portal of Power – The mystical Portal of Power serves as a gateway between our world and the amazing game world, allowing you to ‘Bring Your Toys to Life’ by teleporting real-world toys directly into the game for players to control when placed upon the Portal of Power.
• Exploration – As the tale unfolds, players will encounter a variety of vivid environments, each with its own unique look and feel, and each providing different challenges, puzzles, and the discovery of secret areas, rewards and mini-games.
• Co-Operative Play – Players can join forces with friends and drop in and out of each level with as many different interaction figures as they like
• Player vs. Player – A classic battle mode provides a selection of different game modes and arena maps for players to face off against each other. Each unique arena map contains a variety of obstacles, hazards and power-ups
Skylanders Spyro’s Aventure comes with the portal and three figures and costs around £40.00. The price may differ depending on the retailer. Some of the stockists are Tesco, Argos and GAME. Age range is 7-13. For more information, be sure to visit the official Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure game website located at http://www.skylandersgame.com.
I am all for freshly squeezed fruit, but have not been completely impressed with the juicers I have tried before, especially the ‘whole fruit’ juicers.
You want to be able to throw in the fruit, whole and wait for freshly squeezed juice at the other end. Too many times, my ‘whole fruit’ juicer would buckle from the pressure of something ‘substantial’ like an apple….
I am not a morning person, so my past juicing experiences have been amplified by my mood at the time.
Philips asked me to check out their HR1871 whole fruit juicer. I am now of a different opinion in terms of juicers. This was a hassle free juicing dream.
Whole fruit? It rips through them and amazingly even gives you 10% more juice than their previous model.
A lot of thought has gone into this one. You can collect up to 2.5 litres of juice in one go. The cleaning process is as easy as the juicing.
There are some whole fruit juicers that claim to juice whole fruit, but the feed tube is not wide enough for, say, an apple. Frustrating…and NOT whole fruit. You have to chop the blighters to make them fit.
Not so with the Philips juicer. An extra wide feeding chute almost beckons the fruit in – ‘Come on then, let’s see what you’ve got’ this super mean juicer taunts the fruit.
At £200 RRP, it’s a fair price. Do you want a juicer that gives you hassle and does not work as stated or do you want what I now consider to be the best whole fruit juicer in the world?
Recommended….with a massive smile – and it’s morning!
Remember the day of the SodaStream? Well, I do and absolutely loved it! With the ultimate return of the SodaStream, it has made it the must-have kitchen accessory that could well be on everyone’s Christmas List! There are many different styles available from the Pink Fizz (a great girly gift) and a Crystal (good for mums who like entertaining) as well as a Christmas Pearl range. But I must say, being red like Rudolf’s shiny nose, this Red Fizz (£119.99) machine ticks all the boxes for me!
There really couldn’t be an easier way to add extra sparkle to this festive season. SodaStream’s are the perfect gift for smart Mums and Dads who want a sleek and stylish design with the benefit of being able to make soft drinks at home. The kids and the big kids will get much use out of this sparkly machine. The shimmering design in Fizz, has patented in-built technology to check exactly how much fizz you are putting into your drink. It will look great wrapped up under any tree and will look even better in the kitchen.
So why not put some sparkle into Christmas and the New Year with SodaStream. With a stunning collection of natural flavours available also, you could well be the envy of your friends! Why not add some sparkle and fizz to a bottle of wine? Who says that sparkling wine is expensive! Creating delicious fizzy drinks from tap water and using refillable canisters, mean that you produce less waste than throwaway bottles and cans making this a perfect gift for the Eco conscious friend.
Why not pop one of SodaStream’s Flavour Selection Boxes in with this gift aswell? Priced at £9.99, this will fit wonderfully into any stocking. It contains 12 flavours with everything from cola to lemon & lime so will be sure to keep you going until well into the New Year.
SodaStream drinksmakers, flavours and gas are available from John Lewis, Selfridges, Comet, Argos, Robert Dyas, Lakeland, Harvey Nichols, The Range, Maplin, Curry’s Megastores and selected Sainsbury, Asda and Homebase stores. SodaStream drinksmakers cost from £49.99 and 500 ml flavour concentrates from £3.29.
For more information please visit http://www.sodastream.co.uk.
I would like to introduce you to the AirFryer from Philips…It’s time to ditch your deep fat fryer for good.
A new healthy way to ‘fry’ food, the Philips AirFryer has become the most useful tool for Slimming World users. You could eat a bucket load of home made chips and still remain syn free.
The AirFryer uses patented Rapid Air technology to ‘fry’ food without adding extra oil but achieving the same crunchy result.
For Syn Free Slimming World chips, just slice potatoes and add to AirFryer. Use a cooking oil spray like frylite and wait for perfectly cooked, HEALTHY chips!
For Slimming World users and for anyone who wants to eat healthy, this is a revolutionary product. In our society which is trending to the obese, this is possibly the most important new product for the kitchen in recent times.
As well as being high performing, The AirFryer is a good looking gadget too. Sleek and subtle, this will fit right into your kitchen and right into your lives.
In addition to cooking great tasting syn free chips, the AirFryer is capable of cooking lots of different food, even things like tempura prawns. Of course, all the food is cooked a lot more healthier than any other possible form.
I have to say that sausages also work really well too! No flipping, just throw them in and turn on the timer.
The Philips AirFryer is available from electrical retailers including Argos, Amazon and Ideal World.
