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Should you be dreaming of a Green Christmas?
Here are some suggestions
With just over 5 weeks until Christmas day shouldn’t we be considering how we can overindulge and splash the cash but still do our bit for worthy causes and the environment?
In our first of a series of gift ideas for the 2006 shopping season we show you how you can have a caring sharing Christmas.
Charity Gifts
Here are some brilliant gifts that where a proportion of the sales goes to the Breast Cancer Campaign:
Morphy Richards Accents Powder Pink 2 Slice Toaster
Filofax Pink Pocket Organizer and Pen
Eco-Friendly Gifts
What about all those batteries you need to buy to power all those lovely gadgets you are about to wrap up. Here are some
A Podgear Solar Powered mains charger
Fair Trade Gifts
You can always go global and think ethically when you’re doing your Christmas Shopping. Look for all the fabulous fair trade items on offer.
Finally don’t forget the Christmas decorations and there are plenty of ways to stay green when decorating your house.
An artificial tree, like this Canadian Pine for example.
Or this ‘Fruits of the
Have you ever thought………
What is a smartphone?
A smart phone can synchronise contacts, diary, tasks and emails with a PC, run software from third-party developers, provide access to email and the internet, and can be used for voice calls and messaging.
There are several operating systems: Windows Mobile for Pocket PC phone Edition, Windows Mobile 5.0, Palm OS and Symbian.
Symbian comes in several different versions. S60 is found in phones from Nokia. Series 80 is designed for landscape screens and found in Nokia’s 9300i and 9500 smartphones range.
UIQ supports touch-screens and is found in Sony Ericsson’s P990i, W950i and M600i.
Finally, series 90 supports touch-screen capabilities, and runs on the Nokia 7710.
Looking for an iTrip?
No longer a perfect cell mate for your iPod…….
iTrips are the latest in wireless technology, micro FM transmitters which connect to your iPod and broadcast and broadcast a signal to nearby radios.
You can listen to your favorite iPod tracks on your car radio, home stereo, or any other receiver in the vicinity.
iTrips are currently illegal in this country, falling foul of measures designed to stop pirate radio stations. However, Ofcom is planning to amend the law, legitimizing their use.
If and when that occurs, iTrips are set to be big sellers; Ofcom estimates that around 87,500 people are using iTrips already and a further 800,000 units will be sold in the
Ofcom’s final consultation is set to have finished on November 6th, and the devices should become legal shortly after.
So, this Christmas you can probably have an iTrip in your stocking without a trip to prison.
Sony SZ3 VAIO Notebook
Until now, slow download speeds have made it difficult to use broadband on the move.
This problem has now been solved by the high-speed mobile connection of the new VAIO notebook, which has a current download rate of 1.8 megabits per second.
This is thanks to next generation ExpressCard™ hardware, which automatically switches to the fastest internet service available as you move around.
It also provides the user with a robust, trouble-free plug and play experience, and has a lower battery power consumption rate than old-style PC cards.
Yet more battery power is saved by another unique feature – the SZ3 VAIO is the only notebook in the world to have two graphics chips, enabling you to draw upon immense graphics power when required, but conserve energy by using a low demand chip the rest of the time.
The notebook also has an integrated webcam, fingerprint recognition and hard disc drop detection.
It combines all these features with ultra-portability and a high-performance, easy-to-use internet service, making it the ultimate business VAIO.
LG U400
A Mobile DJ with a difference.
Music-orientated mobiles that try to rival MP3 players are increasingly popular.
The U400 is LG’s flagship music phone and was exclusive to 3 but will be widely available shortly.
The 3G slider-style handset is easier to operate than previous LG models.
It has a wired remote control with music playback buttons and an iPod-like dial for moving through menus or tracks.
The dial is too fast, but it also acts as a four-way direction pad, which works better.
Playback through the supplied headphones is decent but the U400’s cable has a standard 3.5mm jack that will take other makes.
Enjoying MP3 files dragged onto the phone’s SD memory card can be fiddly.
However, the U400’s biggest flaw is its modest battery life: it will need daily recharging if you listen to your favorite tracks regularly.
So where’s the fun in that?
Men will drive a £7bn Xmas shopping spree
From an armchair of course………..
Internet shopping is predicted to hit a record £7 billion this Christmas and it is men that are likely to be the ones driving the growth.
Many men are going online as they seek to avoid shopping trips – opting for comfort and convenience instead, according to a survey of British attitudes to shopping.
A report by the British council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) revealed men dismiss lengthy browsing for the “hunter” approach to shopping, where they have a specific idea of what they want to securely and want to go about getting it as painlessly as possible.
“Men find it more convenient and cost-efficient to shop on the internet, and envisage that in the future they will only do more of their shopping online”, says the BCSC report.
“Women were at the opposite end of the spectrum. They were certainly not planning to do more shopping online, nor did they think it was more convenient to shop that way.”
Sound’s like that beginnings of many an argument in car parks up and down the country over the next few weeks…….
Singing in the Rain……
with this Sony Sports Walkman MP3 player.
Not only will Sony’s NW-205F MP3 player/FM radio monitor the distance you cover and calories you burn, its ‘music pacer’ feature will match tunes to your speed.
With and absorbent armband and handy short headphone cable there is now no excuse not to burn those calories.
Check for the best prices on the Sony NW-205F either online or if you are in store with us at text4price and be a smarter shopper.The Christmas gift idea that could match anyone’s style.
The Intempo PP01
This little beauty claims to be the world’s first personalisable DAB radio.
The Intempo's flat speakers come with two colourful protective sceens out of the box, but we think this could make the ideal gift for as you can design your own for her using a favorite photo, pattern or colour to match the room.
It’s not just a good looker either as you get 20 hours of listening on a full charge too.
Check it out online now and beat the high street rush before Santa's shops shut.
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