It’s simple to manage; all you need is the USB Tape Express connected to your computer, pop your cassette in and let the software do the rest. Burn your precious sounds onto CD and transfer them to your MP3 player or iTunes. The USB Tape Express is compatible with most audio tapes, including C60, C120 and chrome. Neat and compact you could totally re-live your youth by using it as a portable cassette player, just get some massive headphones and a pair of hi-tops for true retro style! People won’t laugh, honest!

Ideal As: Birthday Gifts, Gadgets, Christmas Gifts.

The My Scratch Map is a travellers dream as it allows you to scratch off all the places you’ve been to thanks to the gold foil layer that makes up the image of the world. Been to the Bahamas? Scratch it off and hang your map somewhere people will see, it’s a great little conversation starter. The map itself measures approximately 53cm (H) x 89cm (W) and is of very good quality. You simply scratch off the foil layer using the edge of a coin like you would a scratch card to reveal the gorgeous detail underneath.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Christmas Gifts, Anniversary Gifts

Pens and paper? What are they? We want one of these! Make a note of that Miss Jones…”Sack the Post-It’s and get a Digital Video Memo!” A flashing LED light indicates when there is a message waiting to be received, press play and there you go, instant remote communication and orders given! You can outsource unpleasant tasks to the rest of the household and not hear them moaning about it; “Change the cats pants and your Dad’s litter tray or else!” for instance.

Ideal As: Gadgets, Gifts For The Home, Lifestyle Gifts

Infuriatingly addictive, your Mum or your partner will be relieved to hear that the Stylophone Beatbox does have a headphone socket which also doubles up to accommodate speakers, it’s all pleasure and pain! So you can choose to share or not to share, making this the perfect companion on long journeys. Why not entertain other passengers’ on the bus with your fine and funky performances? Oh Yeah! Pitch and tempo are adjustable as you’d expect with such a clever gadget.

Ideal As: 21st Birthday Gifts, Musical Gifts, Toys & Games

Big Trak was at it’s time, the height of toy technology. This 6 wheeled retro beast has an integrated 23 button keypad which allows you to program where the Big Trak will venture. Forward 10 lengths, turn right, forward 5 lengths, turn left… With a memory that can remember up to 16 individual commands and a loop mode to repeat your actions over and over again, can you even imagine how excited we were? Made from the same moulds as the original model the Big Trak is a magnificent gift for all retro toys fans.

Ideal As: Gifts For Him, Fathers Day Presents, Xmas Gifts For Men

Robots are cool, it’s official. Well ok… they might be just a tiny bit geeky, but we’re talking Geek Chic here rather than Anorak Angst. Created by the guy that designed The Transformer robots and a talented robot inventor, the MechRC Robot can be manipulated via your PC, animated film strip allows you to control the robot and save the move or sequence that you come up with. With over one hundred pre-installed actions and sounds to choose from, you can put the robot into all kinds of entertaining situations.

Ideal As: Gadgets, Boys Toys, Gifts For Him, Robot Gifts

If after reading this review you go on to buy the Ballz Cubed, don’t come back on here and complain that we didn’t warn you. Here let us make this clear: Ballz Cubed will result in less productivity at work, you will become more popular as everyone will want a play but you may lose your social life as putting it down isn’t easy. Now that we have the health warnings out of the way, well tell you exactly what Ballz Cubed is. Made of 216 individual magnetic balls, the aim of the puzzle is to function as many cool patterns as you can.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Stocking Fillers, Xmas Gifts

These wafer-thin, touch-sensitive guitars contain some pretty fancy ActiveGraphicsTM electronics so you can crank out chords and riffs with ease or play along to a number of preloaded, fully licensed tracks without any of that elusive talent malarkey, feigning musical competence has never been easier! The freestyle mode is briliant, but not for the untalented as it allows you to strum away to your hearts content and almost acts as a real guitar would with fantastic sound quality thanks to the built in speaker.

Ideal As: Gifts For Men, Birthday Gifts, Christmas Gifts

Sleek, light and tougher than tough, the MiLi protective case has a built in battery hidden within its smooth hard shell case and is rechargeable with a USB cable. You can plug your MiLi and your iPhone in at the same time. Phew… about time someone thought of a way to avoid the bore of separate batteries and chargers! Offering twice the battery life of the iPhone, the MiLi is… well let’s face it, it’s genius. It doesn’t stop there either; the MiLi can charge two iPhones at one time.

Ideal As: Fathers Day Present Ideas, Gadgets, Xmas Gifts

Come on, let us hear it now! Oooh! Aaaahh! Because you can’t have a real fireworks display without all those oooh’s and aaahh’s now can you? And that’s exactly what you’ll get with this incredible Sega Indoor Fireworks Projector; gasps of amazement all round. Forget the damp muddy fields, the inevitable pouring rain and the palm singeing sparklers… this beautiful Japanese import allows you to safely enjoy amazing displays right in your very own home!

Ideal As: Christmas Gift Ideas, Gadgets, Xmas Presents

We all love a nifty gadget and especially one that actually does something useful. This little gizmo however is rather special… With the Mobile Cinema DVD Projector at your disposal you can wield the kind of power over loved ones and peers that you’ve previously only dreamed of! Invite your pals round, plug in this LED projector with integrated DVD player and built in stereo speakers and away you go! Who needs to visit the local flea pit when they’ve got you as a friend / cinema proprietor?

Ideal As: Lifestyle & Home, Christmas Gift Ideas, Gadgets.

If you are a fan of nuts in general then you’re going to love this, The Peanut Butter Maker allows us all to open our own little pea-nutty production line…right in our own kitchens! Grab your nuts (Vintage Carry On film anyone?), throw them into the Peanut Butter Machine and stand back as the machine churns them up into warm, spreadable and extremely gorgeous peanut butter!

Ideal As: 30th Birthday Gifts, Lifestyle & Home, Christmas Present Ideas, Xmas Gifts.

Terry has an infra red motion sensor which launches him into a tirade of potty mouth insults every time somebody approaches, which is especially amusing when it’s the boss. If motion sensors aren’t your thing then Terry comes with an “insult now” button which can launch him into his repertoire on demand, along with a “not-so-rude mode” and “safe mode” for when the mother in law comes to stay … maybe.

Ideal As: Birthday Gifts, Christmas Gifts, Gifts For Him, Stocking Fillers, Office Toys, Birthday Presents.

At some point in the last 10 years carrying photographs around in your wallet has started to make you look like an analogue dinosaur in a digital age. Now when people ask to see photographs of your kids, family and loved ones you can simply whip out the Tao Digital Photo Keychain which comes complete with an 8mb memory, easily enough to hold up to 100 digital photographs and share your photographs in true digital style on it’s 128×128 pixel screen.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Secret Santa Gifts, Fathers Day Gifts, Gadgets, Stocking Fillers.

The Stealth Undercover Laptop Sleeve is cleverly designed with all the marking’s you’d expect to see on your mail and takes laptops from 8″ right up to 17″, keeping them safe and secure using a well thought through Velcro strapping system… thingy. You can now sleep well at night knowing that your laptop is unlikely to be stolen unless the thieves in question have a fetish for manila envelopes, that or they’ve read this review of course. We like the Stealth Undercover Laptop sleeve and feel it would make an excellent gift.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Christmas Gift Ideas, Xmas Gifts.