Give the gift of headphones and help
your chums discover their inner audiophile. Happy listening…
Not very expensive: Sennheiser Amperiors
Price: $380
Website: www.senheiser.com
These Amperior cans are based on
Sennheiser’s instantly recognizable if you’re a DH HD25s. They look just as
good as they sound, and come with a deck-friendly 3.5mm extension cord.
Fairly expensive: Monster diamond tears
Price: $350
Website: www.monstercable.com
The styling is, we’re sure you’ll agree,
rather interesting and those looking for function with (sparkly) form will
appreciate the hands free phone and music controls with a tangle free cable.
Jolly expensive: Beats by Dre executive
Price: $400
Website: www.beatsbydre.com
Like most Beats cans, these pack enough
bass to put your ears in a stupor. They’re also lightweight and foldable,
constructed from aluminium alloy, steel and leather. They fold flat and come
with noise- cancelling tech.
Moneywizard K. Rowling's first augmented
reality book uses the PS3's Playstation Eye camera and Move controller to give
your young wizards their own Potter powers.
They asked for Action cameras
So they like jumping out of planes on
to assault courses? Takes all kinds. They’ll want to record the experience…
Not very expensive: Liquid image ego
Price: $215
Website: www.liquidimageco.com
Not all extreme sportsters need a fancy GPS
camera to capture their 'nutter grabs’. This excellent - value full HD cam also
records 720p@60fps and even comes with an expandable microSD card slot for
recording more crazy antics.
Fairly expensive: Sony HDR-AS15
Price: $415
Website: www.sony.com
Frequently treated to Shaky Cam videos that
look as if they were shot in an earthquake? Pick up this for the culprit.
Digital image stabilisation, 60m waterproofing and Wi-Fi should help. Unless
they’re actually shooting in an Earthquake.
Jolly expensive: Gopro Hero3 Black
Edition
Price: $575
Website: www.gopro.com
Heighten your extreme buddy’s already
elevated sense of euphoria with this flagship GoPro. It shoots 4K video at
15fps or 720p at a Slow-Mo friendly 120fps, and has a waterproof remote with a
600ft range.
Stocking Fillers under $50
You could fill a stocking with $50
worth of mince pies, but the crumbs would get everywhere. Why not give one of
these ago instead?
Holga SLFT-IP5
Price: $30
Website: www.shop.holgadirect.com
Instagram is so 2011. If you really want
something to give your iPhone 5 snaps a genuinely retro look, snap on Holga's
lens case and spin its wheel of nine filters. You'll be hipper than an
hippopotamus wearing skinny jeans and growing a handlebar moustache for
charity.
Nanodots
Price: $25
Website: www.thenonodots.com
These highly magnetic ball bearings can be
used to construct, well, whatever you want, really - from lattices to
dodecahedra to magnetic cathedrals (check out dotpedia.com for examples). Just
don't confuse them with Nanobots and swallow them. That wouldn't end well for
anyone.
The Mu
Price: $40
Website: www.themu.com
Yes, it's a plug but it's one of the most
stylish, best- designed plugs ever made. Fold out the wings, twist the pins
into place and hey presto - you've got a wall plug, and attached to it is a
fully functioning USB charger. Collapsed, it's just 14mm thick - best of all,
you'll never stand on an upturned plug again.
Moleskine Evernote Smart Notebook
Price: from $30
Website: www.moleskine.com
The classic notebook gets a tech injection
thanks to Evernote's cloud-scribbling. Fill a page with words or pictures, snap
it with the Evernote iOS app and it's uploaded to your account, complete with
searchable text.
Evermade Steve Jobs Quote Poster
Price: $25
Website: www.evermade.com
Inspiring words for any die hard Apple fan,
from one of the greatest names in tech. Why not hang it in the hall, beside the
Steve Ballmer bust and that painting of Bill Gates charging into battle astride
a mechanical unicorn?
