Entertainment

It’s not just winter that is good for games, here is one of the offerings that could be a big seller this Christmas that I saw at the Toy Fair last January. Perhaps a more responsible offering than ‘In The Drink’.

Back to Uni, renting a flat, camping, trekking, or just moving around a lot. Here are some MP3 speakers you can take anywhere!

Two headsets for different purposes, one from Microsoft that was originally developed for X-Box use and the second from Jabra that is designed to fit onto a car sun visor.

In April this year, Apple announced that the 100 millionth iPod had been sold. That figure is mind blowing in it's own right. So what's all the fuss about? To find out I've taken a look at the Apple iPod Shuffle, the latest second generation version.

Rather than headphones, you can use your FM radio to listen to your MP3 tracks.

In the build up to Christmas we are seeing the latest from Toy Manufacturers. This morning we received this cute little toy which records a short phrase and then raps it back to you.

Once upon a time, waiting for a delayed plane, or filling the time on that long train journey could be a seriously boring experience. Once you've read every page in the paper, including the adverts what would you do?

I was always amazed why Archos needed such an array of leads and now my flabber is totally gasped as for all (or most) of the things you want to do you need another separate product.

This has been waiting to be reviewed since the Toy Fair in January and now with the sometimes warmer weather it seems a good time for some friends to indulge in drinking games.

Now here is a game/puzzle that is more addictive than a Rubics Cube, more frustrating than the Quality Street jigsaw I bought my other half for Christmas last year and bound to be a fantastic seller this festive season.

This is a surround sound speaker that can be used indoor or outdoor and while it is not intended to get wet it can – I am told – withstand the odd shower, also it can run on batteries or mains.

Mid summer may seem a strange time for slippers but with recent cold wet spell they are very acceptable and a good book is always something whether in the garden of the armchair.

This is a DAB/FM unit produced in conjunction with talkSPORT and I believe exclusively in Black. However don’t worry if your not a sport fanatic all other DAB and FM stations are available.

Continuing my series of 32 and 37 inch TV’s here is the latest offering from Toshiba that has full HD abilities but does it come at a detriment to standard TV broadcasts?

Regular readers will know that I first saw this at the Toy Fair in January and it was one of the items I requested to review as and when available, now it has arrived from Gizoo.

I love music but I am no musician, however this Casio keyboard with all it’s learning modes would certainly give me the best chance to at least grasp the rudiments of music.

Wind up radios have been around for a while, Solar power has been usable abroad, now with global warming they become viable here, combining the two could suit the UK.

This is a small DAB/FM radio with clock. Has this new offering from Alba anything new to offer an already crowded market apart from what Alba always offers lower prices.

JVC are most known for Camcorders and TV’s, finally I have managed to get one of their recent 32inch offerings to tell you about.

This is the first dual box that I have seen, great for anyone with a perfectly serviceable tubed analogue TV that only has a single SCART socket; oh that’s exactly my situation when not looking at other peoples offerings.

Putting aside my current favourite MP3 player, it is time to check out a new offering from MPMan.

Add some good weather to a decent pair of earbuds and a good book and what better way to pass an afternoon or three.

In the heart of London’s Soho region, ARCHOS revealed details of some new products aimed at attracting your disposal income. Of course we were there.

Creative has added to the functionality of its Zen device with the release of a speaker unit.

This is an ideal bedroom TV and with the DVD player built in so even when there is nothing to watch live you can always resort to the DVD’s.

Sorry horror fans but this Blade has nothing to do with vampires and blood letting but concerns mobile entertainment.

This is a widescreen HD ready TV but it does not have Freeview built in (they do another model that does £50 more) so this is ideal for anyone with Sky, Cable or a PVR with Freeview.

It is small, feature-rich with plenty of storage capacity and has taken over the task of providing my mobile entertainment.

Since the days of Nynex and Cable and Wireless and then NTL I have had analogue cable television, for a while now I have been nagged to upgrade to digitalTV, but until very recently one of the channels I view a lot was an extra on digital whereas on analogue it was a standard channel.

This is rather like an Archos device I reviewed last year (4/8/06) it is smaller but still has a watchable screen it is far easier to use and the bonus is costs about 1/3 the price.