Twilight Umbrellas

Rain is grim enough already without adding a dull umbrella to compound the misery. These three cheery rain-beaters laugh in the face of glum weather. The original Twilight Umbrella is studded with a galaxy of tiny white fibre optic lights. Wouldn't it be nice though if you got to see some of the twinkling action - not just the passers by. You dont just want to see the show by staring into a puddle? Thankfully, the other two Twilight Umbrellas have arrived just in the nick of time. One has colour phasing stars that not only light up the outside of the umbrella, but light up the inside as well, letting you walk around in your own bubble of rainbow coloured calm while the heavens empty around you. Unless you want the lights to be white, in which case we suggest you go for the white version. Obviously.

Not only do they make you visible, but these funky light-up umbrellas stand out happily from all the dreary black ones out there. Perfect for brightening up your commute during the long winter months.

• Black Twilight Umbrellas with funky glowing lights.
• Available in black with tiny white fibre optic lights, black with tiny colour phasing fibre optic lights, or the Inside and Out Umbrella with either colour phasing or white LEDs inside and out.
• The umbrellas have an automatic open button.
• Switch on handle to control coloured lights.
• Suitable for ages 5 years+.
• Requires 3 x AAA Batteries (not included) per umbrella.

Size:-

• 87 x 6 x 6c

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USB Negative Scanner

The great thing about old 35mm photos is that most of us have them 'backed up' on negatives stuffed in forgotten drawers. The bad thing, however, is that most of us can't remember what's on the negatives until we hold them up to the light and squint. And even then it's hard to tell. Enter the truly ingenious USB Negative Scanner. 


Using the USB Negative Scanner is a doddle. Simply plug it in your USB port (no mains power or batteries required), slip a negative or slide into the respective holder and push it through. The image then appears on screen. All you do is wait a few seconds for the intuitive software to adjust the back light and colour balance and hit scan. Before you can say 'oh gawd, look at me fringe!' you'll have a genuine 5 megapixel piccy on your PC. 

Product Features:

• One touch instant scan (1-2) seconds
• USB 2.0 Hi Speed only (not USB 1.1 compatible)
• Powered directly from USB 2.0 port; no need for external power supply
• Small and compact
• High quality 4 glass optic element
• Fixed focus range & automatic exposure/ colour balance
• Built in Colourbright technology for more accurate colour conversion
• Arcsoft PhotoImpression editing software included
• 1 Year manufactures limited warranty

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Ultimate AV micro system

If you have made the switch to “digital” music listening, the X-SMC5 is a great solution. Stylish and handy in size, it’s also fully compatible with today’s sources for music.

WiFi is built-in, and AirPlay and DLNA v1.5 are supported. This means you can place this handy system literally anywhere in your house and play directly from your computer (Mac or PC) or portable device, which is also connected to your home network through WiFi. No cables, no hassle. And with multiple units, you can easily create your own multi-room system!

Place your iPod or iPhone in the dock, to listen to your songs, charge your device, or view videos on any screen via the Composite Out.

DVDs can be viewed on a screen that you connect to the HDMI Out. SD video will be upscaled to 1080p.

Plays 

• DVDs and CDs
• MP3, WMA, DivX, JPEG files from disc
• MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, WAV, FLAC files from USB, DLNA or AirPlay
• Bluetooth Audio (adapter included)
• iPod, iPhone Audio and Video
• FM Radio
• Internet radio (vTuner)

An additional port for USB devices accepts WMA, MP3, MPEG4 AAC, WAV and FLAC files.

• Speaker Type 
  • 66 mm Full Range x 2
  • 76.2 mm Passive Radiators x 2

FM or internet radio - this system has both.

Streaming via Bluetooth is also possible. You can enjoy the free Pioneer Air Jam app, which lets you enjoy playlists from up to 4 iPhone, iPod touch or iPad devices.

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iPhone Cassette Skin and Stand

The cutting edge of technology gets a helping hand from an icon of the past with this cute little iPhone cover. Fashioned to look like a classic cassette tape (Classic? Really? - Nostalgia Ed.), this retro accessory is perfect for anyone who concedes that, yes, there was a time before the iPhone existed. True, that time was pretty naff and endured the very worst David Bowie albums, but you can't argue with the cassette tape as a symbol of retro cool. It also comes complete with a cassette case for you to keep it in and also prop it up with - how very versatile.

Simply slip it around your iPhone and enjoy using old technology to protect the new!

    * An iPhone Cover that looks like a cassette tape.
    * It even comes packaged in a cassette case - now that's attention to detail!
    * Rubbery material easily fits around your precious phone.
    * Suitable for iPhone users aged 8 years +.

Size:-

    * 11.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm.

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iPad protection and grip

This soft and pliable case features a wrap-around design for all-over iPad protection with an easy grip and snug fit. Translucent ShockStop material absorbs shock and cushions your device while providing access to all functions & ports.

Full iPad functionality while protected

Enjoy full iPad functionality while protected inside the case with openings for the power/sleep switch, dock connector and speaker.

Shock-absorbing case also adds grip

This case is made out of thermoplastic polyurethane which is a high-performance elastomer to add both grip and shock-absoprtion in one unique case.

  

Quick and easy protection in a snap

This case is made from a durable material that is custom made to fit your device perfectly. The case is quick and easy to put on, and adds a layer of protection to your device.

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Zeppelin Air

 Zeppelin Air is the ultimate wireless AirPlay® speaker dock. The best sounding iPod® dock yet, it features Apple’s AirPlay technology for high-quality wireless streaming from iTunes® or an iOS device.

Sound dispersion. Zeppelin Air retains that shape, but now features smaller mid-range drive units to help the sound dispersion even further. This produces a more open, natural sound than has yet been heard on a dedicated iPod speaker. Combined with the same tweeters as the award-winning MM-1 computer speakers, Zeppelin Air delivers an incredibly detailed, wide, room filling performance.


Zeppelin Air’s proprietary Bowers & Wilkins Digital Signal Processing (DSP) using double-precision processing and in-house algorithms optimises drive unit control. Simply put, this means Zeppelin Air performs like a considerably larger loudspeaker and produces room filling, controlled bass no matter how loud you like your music.

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WiFi Bathroom Scales

Back in the bad old days, people would weigh themselves using clonkity contraptions counter-balanced by boulders, pebbles and stegosaurus eggs. Okay, they didn’t, but we’ve been too busy playing with this revolutionary set of WiFi Bathroom Scales to research the history of weighing machines. 

Ultra sleek, this tempered-glass and aluminium gizmo automatically records your weight, fat mass and BMI (body mass index) every time you step on it. But here’s the clever bit: it beams the info to your computer or iPhone over your WiFi connection, so you can track your results wherever you may roam via a password protected website or free iPhone app. You can even sync with Google Health and share your progress (or lack of) via email, Twitter or Facebook. Weigh-hay!

Battery Requirements: 

• 4x 1.5V batteries (AAA) – included

Connectivity: 

• Wireless 802.11g
• Very low power consumption
• WEP/WPA/WPA2-personal security

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Vuzix iWear

Vuzix iWear is a stunningly impressive range of face-furniture that allows you to watch whatever you like whenever you like, in the privacy of your own...erm, head. Simply slip on these lightweight cyber-shades and prepare to be totally blown away by a fully immersive audiovisual assault. That's right, we said audiovisual because these slimline shades even boast integrated (but removable) earphones.

Ingenious optical trickery allows all Vuzix iWear to replicate the effect of watching abig screen from a safe viewing distance. Don't ask us how- all we know is it's like having a high-quality home cinema grafted on your retinas. What's more these hi-tech specs are 3D enabled for automatic 2D/3D control. Unbelievable!

Contents:

• Wrap™ 230 video eyewear
• Composite AV cable (RCA)
• Composite AV cable for iPod/iPhone
• Nokia N95/96 compatible cable
• 2 x AA alkaline batteries
• Detachable premium quality noise-isolating earphones
• Three sizes of noise isolation inserts
• User Manual and Safety & Warranty Booklet
• Soft carrying case

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Laser Theatre

If you're the sort of person that likes to stage their own Muse concert indoors with the minimum of fuss, then the Laser Theatre is for you. Of course, you'll have to learn to play guitar and waffle on about conspiracy theories, but what's life without challenges, eh? The Laser Theatre is, frankly, an astounding piece of kit that allows you to create an extremely professional-looking laser light show that's so big it could be projected on the side of your house.

That's all very impressive - but how does it work? Well, aside from looking a little bit like Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, there are some extremely powerful built-in laser projectors (red and green) that you can control yourself. Choose the lens, pick a speed for the lights to whiz around at and enjoy the show! There are 4 different holographic lenses to choose from so that the show can vary, and there are 39 different laser show combinations in total.

Whether you're projecting in your front room or entertaining friends in the garden, the Laser Theatre is big enough (and small enough) for the job. You can balloon the show to 100 feet wide or confine to 10 feet wide, it's up to you. With so much control over a spectacular show, you'll want to invest in some pyrotechnics and a stage for the back garden before long. No matter what size you want it and no matter what kind of spectacle you need, the Laser Theatre allows you to make it happen.

• The Laser Theatre allows you to create your own laser light show in your front room.
• Built-in red and green lasers.
• Four holographic lenses to choose from.
• Control the show yourself.
• Speed control.
• 39 laser show pattern combinations.
• Lens storage compartment and lens cover.
• Perfect for indoor use or outdoor displays - up to 100 feet wide!
• Mains powered (adapter included).
• Suitable for ages 8 years +.

Size:-

• 16 x 16 x 13 cm.

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Knife Block

When our product scouts started raving on about the Voodoo Knife Block we half expected them to turn up with some kind of Live and Let Die-style Haitian gizmo, covered in skulls, fangs and chicken feathers.

Thankfully there's nothing supernatural about the Voodoo Knife Block, even though it is one of the most amusingly bizarre kitchen accessories we've ever seen. Designed by Raffaele Iannello the Voodoo Knife Block is a slice above other knife blocks and it's wonderfully unusual in terms of originality and design (no more sharp wordplay - promise).

Features:

• The knife blades are made from Molybdenum and Vanadium stainless steel. Knives made from this material are considered sharper, more durable (in terms of keeping their sharpness, as it is a harder and more wear resistant material) and more resistant to rust than 18/8 (standard) stainless steel knives.
• To sharpen the knives, use kitchen knives sharpener with a ceramic wheel or alternatively a grinding stone.
• Magnetic knife suspension system holds knives in place.
• Manufactured by CSB Commodities, Inc. and Designed by Raffaele Iannello. Made in Taiwan.

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USB Cup Warmer

Why is it that a really good cuppa always seems to cool at 10 times the normal rate when you're working at your computer? It's really very annoying. Well at last there's a suitably techie solution in the USB cup warmer. Simply plug this little gadget into your USB port, pop your cuppa on the hot plate and it'll extend your drinking time by up to 30 minutes - bliss.

    * USB-powered hot plate.
    * Temperature of hot drinks can be maintained at 40 degrees after an hour.
    * Includes DC to USB Cable.
    * Powered via USB from your PC or Mac.
    * Low voltage (5V).
    * No driver installation required.
    * Colours may vary.
    * Size when opened: 12 x 12 x 2cm.
      Cable length: 50cm.

This product is not a toy, keep out of reach of children.
This is an electrical item so don't get all splash happy near it.
The hot plate gets hot, obviously, so be careful not to burn yourself.
Cannot be used with plastic cups.

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Jumping Shoes

 With more boi-yoing than a kangaroo on the moon, these ludicrously fun It Jump Shoes are guaranteed to put a spring in your step. Thanks to their super strong, flexible strip beneath the sole, you can jump further, bounce higher, or simply pwang yourself down the high street at a giggly pace. 


Great fun for kids of all sizes, just strap on a pair and you’ll be up and hopping in no time. They’ve even been proven to boost your endurance, improve your balance and strengthen running muscles. There’s never been a more fun way to get fit! 

• Suitable for up to 100 kg body weight
• Available in sizes S (UK 1 - 3.5), M (UK 4 - 6)
• , L (UK 6.5 - 10)

Product Features:

• The trampoline under your feet
• Trains endurance and coordination
• Strengthens muscles and tissues
• Increases oxygen supply
• Reduces neck and back pain
• Burns calories
• Adjustable size, breathable base shoe
• Quick lacing system with additional click-fastener
• Adjustable spring adapts to the body weight
• For children 

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Notebook SoundBar

Just fasten me on top of your screen and I’ll sing for you! I’m a smart, compact, notebook USB speaker bar with a single convenient USB connection. Or put me next to your notebook and we can share your favorite sounds with everyone.

The SoundBar clips on top of your notebook screen so you can listen to music when you are on the go AND save space at the same time. Simply fix it onto your notebook, plug in the USB cable and off you go! When you have finished, wrap the USB cable in the slot around the SoundBar and store it back in its pouch.  

LOUDSPEAKERS

Neodynium magnet system: Yes

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

USB: Free USB port

PC OS: Windows 98 SE ME 2000 XP Vista or higher MAC OS X higher

The SoundBar clips on top of your notebook screen so you can listen to music when you are on the go AND save space at the same time. Simply fix it onto your notebook, plug in the USB cable and off you go! When you have finished, wrap the USB cable in the slot around the SoundBar and store it back in its pouch.

Really easy

• Carrying pouch included
• I work with MAC and PC
• Light and portable
• My cable wraps neatly around me
• No battery or adapter needed
• USB plug for power and play
  
  With plug-and-play convenience, the USB cable plugs directly into any USB port and your notebook automatically recognizes this as a removable USB mass storage device. 

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Mobile Cinema DVD Projector

Having a cinema in your house is quite the norm if you bathe in champagne, dry yourself with billion pound notes and keep a fleet of gold-plated Lear jets behind your volcano casino. But at the risk of sounding presumptuous, you don’t, do you? That’s why you need the Mobile Cinema DVD Projector.

Designed with the f word in mind (that’s fun, potty mouth), this idiot-proof LED projector features an integrated DVD player andbuilt-in stereo speakers. Simply plug it in, bung in a disc and gawp in wonder as it beams a quality image (up to 50”) on the wall. Papa-papa-papa-papa – yeah!

Ideal for kids’ bedrooms, family get-togethers and movie night parties, the robust MCDVDP (catchy, eh?) uses clever LED technology, so power consumption is low and lamp life is long. And because it’s portable you can move it between rooms with ease. ‘Ratatouille is now showing in Cinema 4 (aka my bedroom).’ Proper numpties can even plug in a microphone for big screen karaoke sessions.

Product Features:

• Portable projector with integrated DVD player and stereo speakers for enjoying movie in 127cm (50") diagonal picture size
• Great low cost cinema entertainment system
• Robust and light weight; easy to store and portable
• Karaoke player with external microphone jack for singing along favourite songs (microphone not included)
• Simply and easy to use
• LED technology allows longer lamp life (more than 10,000 hours) and lower power consumption

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Minoru 3D Webcam

Despite what most webcams would have you believe, the world around us is not flat. It’s 3D, innit? And that’s precisely why the idiot-proof Minoru 3D Webcam is such a groundbreaking gizmo. In fact it’s the world’s first 3D webcam!

Capable of creating a mind-blowing stereoscopic effect, this USB-friendly camera will have you and your online buddies cowering behind your keyboards in awe as noses, fingers and anything else you’d care to thrust forth are given genuine depth and incredible reach-out-and-touch realism.


Features: 

• 3D, Standard 2D, Picture in Picture and video mode!
• Works with Windows Live Messenger, Skype, AOL Instant Messenger, OoVoo and many others
• 5 pairs of 3D Glasses supplied - now your friends and family can see you in 3D!

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