GADGETS

Tech beauties

Susi Weaser, editor of gadget site www.shinyshiny.tv reveals the latest, greatest electric toys currently on offer

Skype phone
Skype is one of the biggest names in VoIP, which in non-Geek speak translates as free calls to other users via the internet. Now, you can take advantage of that when out and about with this mobile phone from 3. While not winning any beauty contests, if you make a lot of calls this phone should make things a little easier on your wallet.
Free on contract/pay as you go, €70

Philips Aurea TV
Half television, half lava lamp, the Aurea promises to revolutionise your telly watching. Well, at least it isn’t a boring black box. The outer frame changes colour according to what’s on the screen, for a more “immersive” experience. It’s also got full high definition, for pictures that are razor sharp. Wowzers.
€4,000,www.philips.com

Navman S90i
Sat Navs may not be the sexiest of gadgets, but this one bucks the trend. Plus it includes all Western European maps, Bluetooth — so it can work as a hands-free kit — an integrated camera, and even tells you the road names rather than just “turn right”. Finding your way has never been easier.
€349, www.navman.com

Sony Walkman A810
This latest MP3 offering from Sony certainly shakes any stuffy 1980s images of the Walkman. It plays videos, music, shows your pictures on a superbright screen, accepts loads of different file formats and comes with some top of the range in-ear headphones.
€140, www.sony.com