If you love animals and music why not check out iDog? When it comes to accessories for your iPod, the iDog this music hungry hound is top of the charts. He’s begging for a good beat! You’ve heard of Subwoofers, well make way for the Woof-Woofer! At last - someone who appreciates your taste in music! Now you can listen to Snoop Dog on your iDog (or any other tunes that take your fancy) iDog will dance to the beat by shaking his head and waggling his ears. In fact, different types of music make him react in different ways, so if you want to bring out his rebellious side, play him some rock and watch his red LEDs flash with attitude!

If anyone’s ever told you it would take a bomb to get you out of bed in the morning then they might be interested in a new alarm clock to hit the market! Perfect for parents at the end of their tether with their lazy offspring, the Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock will see even the most work shy amongst us jumping out of bed as it has an adjustable volume alarm with a maximum loudness of 113 decibels! As if that’s not enough to get you moving, it doesn’t stop there - the Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock doesn’t just rely on eardrum shattering noise to wake you from your slumber - a separate vibrating attachment goes under your mattress to really shake you up! So if 113 decibels doesn’t do it, maybe the shaker-upper will do it.

If like me, your alarm rings unnoticed becoming integrated in your early morning dreams then maybe you should invest in this ticking time bomb. And don’t worry if there’s a power cut - this little bomb is prepared for every eventuality with its battery back-up option. If this fails to get you out of bed in the morning, then there must be something seriously wrong - you know what they say about waking the dead!

When this clock goes off in the morning your gorgeous dreams will quickly turn to your worst nightmare!

I noticed when I was out shopping the other day that the shops are starting to stock up on little gadgets and gizmos - there’s no point denying that Christmas will be upon us before we know it! But do these little stocking fillers have any real worth in the gadget world or is it just a case of the manufacturers knowing that people get desperate for ideas when they’re doing their Christmas shopping and will buy anything they can get their hands on?I’m talking about tiny little gizmos like voice recording keyrings, slimline booklites, organiser keyrings and tiny little shower radios. I’m sure some of it is useful to some people, but I look at some of it and it’s like something you get out of a Christmas cracker! Surely if you want to do some voice recording or organise your workload, you don’t want to use a tiny little keyring to do it (unless your schedule isn’t particularly hectic!) I suppose it’s got some sort of worth if your constantly on the go and you don’t always have your voice recorder or blackberry with you, but how much will a tiny little keyring that cost a fiver really allow you to organise? I suppose what I’m saying is that we all get things for Christmas that end up thrown into the bottom of the drawer, given away to someone else the following Christmas (hopefully not to the person who gave it to you!) or being auctioned on eBay and it all seems like an awful waste of money. So in this age of crazy consumerism do we really need our keyring to take minutes in the office meeting or is it just a gimmick to far?

If you’ve ever sat in stubborn silence whilst lost on a car journey, because you’re just had a huge row with your partner over your map-reading/navigation skills then you probably rubbed your hands in glee when Satellite Navigation systems found their way (unintentional pun!) on to the market. But are they really all they’re cracked up to be?

Don’t get me wrong, as a present for the would-be-chef I think these pans would go down a storm.  Not only are they made by Tefal, but with an ever-increasing rnage of oh-so-necessary kitchen gadgets cluttering up our cupboards and drawers, they also have the advantage of being space-saving.  My issue is the survival aspect?  Is anyone really bothered about Cordon-Bleu cooking when they’re ’slumming it’ on a camping trip?  And as for being stranded in the wilderness - sure I’d want to eat to survive, but the last thing on my mind would be the compact nature of my cooking pans!

I struggle to do so, but can just about remember a time when mobile phones were a new phenomenon and not the commonplace item they are these days. They used to be the size of a housebrick and it was more unusual to own one than it is not to these days! How did we manage when we were meeting people and we were running late, how did we organise anything at all! Nowadays even the older generation seem to be embracing not just mobile phones, but technology in general and it has been suggested that the big growth area for gadgets may lie not with the latest mobile or music player, but with devices for the ageing population. It makes sense now that more and more of us are living longer thanks to lifestyle and medical advances. So, what would make our lives easier as we grow old - we’re talking more than simply stanna stairlifts and hoists to get in and out of the bath. The possibilities for selling to the more mature market are endless. The problem is that gadgets designed for the young won’t always be suitable for an ageing consumer - fiddly buttons and complicated programs aren’t going to sell gizmos. Technology needs to recognise this huge potential market and adapt accordingly. I’m sure it will do so and we’ll soon see bungalows full of the latest gadget-esque mod cons and some very happy manufacturers sitting back to count their profits!

After the frantic digging that followed the (now disproved) announcement that the iPhone would cost Canadian customers a whopping $799, today I came upon the first iPhone I’ve seen to be offered from a UK high street retailer – an unlocked 8Gb model for an astronomical $1200.

That’s right – a closer look at the picture reveals a price of £595, which at current exchange rates translates to just over USD $1200. True enough, the phone is unlocked and available a month before Apple’s official UK release date of November 9th, but does this even come close to justifying the obscene price tag, especially when the label describes the product as “second hand”?

Still, it would take a special kind of idiot to part with £595 just to get the iPhone a few weeks early, especially when there are eBay auctions offering the exact same thing for under £300…

I was watching ‘Something for the Weekend’ this morning and during a gadget review saw something that I reckon a few of my male relatives would be delighted to receive from Santa this Christmas.DraughtMaster, is an all-in-one plug and pour pint pulling innovation which dispenses a 5 litre keg of Carlsberg Export through a beer tap. Carlsberg claim the unit is simple to use without the hassles of loads of messy pumps and tubes.

What a fantastic idea! I can’t count the number of times I’ve cursed the design of umbrellas as I attempt to share one with a friend during a sudden downpour. No matter how hard you try, one of you always seems to have half your body sticking out left to the mercy of the elements. And how annoying is it when you get a brolly spoke attacking your head as your friend struggles to share their shelter with you! So, you see the Doubrella is here to save the (rainy) day. Pop it up like a standard umbrella and even if there is a marked height difference, you’ll both be home and dry. I’m definitely popping one of these onto my Christmas wish list!

I mentioned recently that I was looking to set up a Wireless Internet Connect for my PC as I was becoming increasingly frustrated with crouching in the hallway next to the router (the cable of which would barely stretch into the living room) attempting to email friends or even do some work whilst my toddler jumped on my back and my baby simultaneously crawled over my legs! Having now purchased a Belkin Wireless G USB Adaptor for the bargain price of £19.99 my question to myself is why didn’t I do it sooner! It’s just one of those simple things in life that you never seem to get round to doing. I am amazed once again by technology. Sure, I already realised the concept behind creating a wireless network in your own home, but while I understood what is was I could not truly appreciate what it enables you to do until I was sitting on my comfy sofa, settled in front of my favourite soap, catching up on emails and doing a spot of online shopping for my Dad’s birthday. How I marvelled at the ability of this little USB adaptor to allow me to sit where I liked to use the Internet. And, I’d like to add, what had delayed me from creating my Wireless network was the plethora of products available. My solution - I opted for the cheapest one in the store and so far, I’m one satisfied customer!