Go go gadget

Phones, MP3 players, sat-navs, BluRay movie players and, um, shoe wheels? T3.co.uk’s tech toy expert Joe Minihane reviews

For the boys

TomTom GO920

TomTom’s new top of the range sat-nav will bring an end to the days of pulling into lay-bys to correct your passengers’ shonky map-reading. You’ll find complete European maps, along with MapShare technology that allows you to correct any errors you come across and share them online.€550,
www.tomtom.com

Sony BDP-S500 BluRay player

The BDP-S500 is Sony’s latest volley in the high-definition (HD) entertainment war with Toshiba. It packs in full HD capabilities, Dolby’s TrueHD technology and shows pictures exactly as you’ll find them down at your local multiplex. Expect it to be a bestseller €699,www.sonystyleeurope.com

Samsung P2

Samsung’s slick new MP3 player lets you store up to 16GB of tunes, videos or snaps, which you can check out on its classy three-inch touchscreen. You’ll get a massive 35 hours of music out of it, or five hours of video. Considering it’s not even a centimetre thick, that’s pretty impressive.€190, www.samsung.com

For the girls

Shoe wheel

This nifty gadget from Rakku will bring an end to the bottom of your wardrobe being cluttered with your number-one obsession: the humble shoe. It has 20 expandable pockets, holding up to 30 pairs, so you may want to consider buying two.€49, www.rakkudesigns.com

Sony Ericsson K770i

Sony Ericsson’s sexy new “truffle brown” mobile is as desirable as a kilo of chocolate. A mere 14.5mm thin, it crams in a 3.2MP camera and lets you fix and blog your photos straight to your Facebook account.Free on contract, www.sonyericsson.com

iPod Nano

The new tiny version of the iPod comes complete with video playback, so it’s perfect for slipping in your hand luggage for a long flight. It comes in five different colours and there are 4GB and 8GB versions — available right now.From €149, www.apple.com