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If you want to get ahead get a head is the mantra behind a game making the transition from iOS to the Windows platform.

Like vinyl, cassette tapes are yesterday’s technology. A new product from honestech offers to help safeguard any media stored on such items.

The works of Shakespeare have been turned into musicals or modern day equivalents. Now we have a game that takes its inspiration from a classic Shakespeare title.

Something for the young child that may let you find out if they really want a pet cat or dog. Both these do things that cats and dogs both do, some are nice others are less pleasant but the beauty here is that you can turn them off.

This is a set of speakers that can also charge external devices; it is also a ‘dock’. Yes that word does have a life beyond the ‘i’ devices. Other Sonoro devices are high end so why should you spend your money on this device.

One thing you can be sure of when Edifier International is involved is that the various speakers that emerge from this company will be of a design that could be considered slightly unusual.

Several months ago I reviewed the first episode of the Fall Trilogy. Now it is time for the second episode as amnesia suffering character tries to escape from his environment.

Based on the popular US television series of the same name that use to be broadcast on Freeview and now on Sky, Criminal Minds is a Hidden Object Mystery game.

This is an ‘i’ dock but it can and does do far more. It has a built in FM Radio and clock with alarm it also has a sleep countdown timer so although it does support most ‘i’ devices everything mentioned in this sentence is built in.

A Central London hotel known by a single letter was the location for the launch of a new series of Creative standalone single speaker units.

An unexpected death, ghosts and a novelist looking for inspiration are just some of the features found in the next game from Focus Multimedia.

With notebooks and tablets being the in thing from pre teenage years younger siblings will want their own and something like this is ideal even from pre school time. So what exactly does the LeapPad2 have to offer your child?

It is almost taking a supermarket approach as this next product offers you two titles for the price of one as you embark on Grim adventures.

Two more presents for Christmas, first a Crossbow that fires water balloons, it can be messy but not dangerous. Second an anatomical model of a dog from Revell, first for you to put together and then to be displayed.

With its passion for all things music and strong support for the Apple family of devices, it is not surprising that Gear4 has developed offering that combine these two elements in a single product such as the HouseParty Rise.

When a God comes calling, you better be prepared to do as you are commanded otherwise you could be in trouble. This next title is one such case.

Do you remember your first one? I am, of course, referring to your first portable media device such as an MP3 player.

Christmas is now well on the map, here are two things that are a little different, first a 3D construction toy from Triqo and second a model of a giraffe from Revell that includes where all the vital organs are to be found.

If you like Hidden Object Adventure games then this next offering from Focus Multimedia could well be placed at the top of your must-but list.

A visit to one of the increasingly popular Christmas in July events brought a Bluetooth speaker unit to my attention.

Alawar offers to take you on a journey of adventure as you attempt to colonise the Spring of Eternal Happiness.

With the Olympics now a distant memory thoughts must turn to Christmas. Here a couple of suggestions, first a UFO toy that can have a message of your choice, second a jigsaw but this one is not flat but built up in 3D.

Listening pleasure for a group with the Bluetooth Speaker Stand allowing you to view as well as listen to stored content. The second is something called Fit Active earbuds that stay in place even when you engage in activity.

When entering the world of Age of Enigma you are not involved in code breaking but have the opportunity to chat with and help a series of ghosts

iLuv have a range of earbuds and now it includes headsets. Here I am looking at myMusic a flat wire (no tangle) earbud with hands free microphone and second Sweet Cotton a 2 in 1 with Speak EZ Remote over ear headphones.

Roberts products are always towards the higher quality end and therefore cheaper alternatives are always available. So what exactly does this stereo iPod dock with clock and DAB and FM radio offer that others do not?

As part of Focus Multimedia’s BlackLime catalogue of budget priced titles, A Gypsy’s Tale: The Tower of Secrets is a Hidden Object game that has more than a touch of Adventure game play to keep you on your toes.

The first allows you to connect your device Wirelessly, the second is a speaker dock for your iPod or iPhone that can be powered by ‘AAA’ barriers or mains. The first in traditional black, while the seconds come in four striking colours.

While some series offer a variety of game styles, Popcap's Amazing Adventure series is firmly entrenched in the Hidden Object genre.

TV’s are getting larger and are no longer just a device to take external connections, hence the word ‘Smart’ as now they do not even have to have an Ethernet connection as a reasonably good wireless link will do it all for you.