Best Gadgets for Christmas

Dec 10
08:33

2011

Richard Nick

Richard Nick

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Christmas is that time of year when splashing out is essential and giving someone (or treating yourself), with something that little bit special, or odd is essential. The gadget industry has really grown in recent years, however there are some great picks out there at the moment for people who want something that little bit quirky, or exciting. Gruupy is a great place for gadgets online and offers a comprehensive selection with its daily deals.

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Vuzix iWearOne of the coolest gadgets for Christmas is the Vuzix iWear Cyber Shades. These glasses allow you to immerse yourself in the big screen,Best Gadgets for Christmas Articles while looking relatively cool, even if it looks like you're wearing sun glasses inside.These glasses allow you to watch whatever you want in the privacy of your own head and are light weight, come with earphones and provide an amazingly immersive full-on audio assault. The two screens inside the eyewear make it look like you're watching the big screen from a safe viewing distance. It's a bit like having a full cinemaplex stuck on your eyeballs. They are also capable of handling 3D imaging and so are ideal for most mediums. They are compatible with the iPhone, iPad and most other video playing device and take AA batteries. Some models can even be used for gaming and come with head tracking technology which turns the computer screen as you move your head, so you won't even use a joystick - simply amazing and better if gotten with deail deals from Gruupy!The Magic Wand Remote ControlChristmas is the time when we seem to have one of a number of remotes stuck to our hands at most spare occasions. However, imagine if it were a magic want - well it can be. The Magic Wand Remote Control can be used to magically mute Jeremy Kyle, or switch on Harry Potter.Resembling the formers own hardware, this wand is a button free, gesture remote control which you move in certain directions to perform actions on most of your home appliances - from stereo to digibox, It eradicates he need for a number of remotes and can learn 13 different movements. It is completely programmable by you, so you can use swirls to turn up the set, or flicking to change up and down channels - depends on what you require and if you can get it with daily deals on Gruppy, all the better..The wand goes to sleep in 60 seconds, has a heartbeat movement to tell you when batteries are low and comes in a beautiful box, worthy of a magician. So, make your Christmas wishes come true with the Magic Wand Remote Control.SEGA MegaDrive HandheldMost children of the 90s will have had either a Sega MegaDrive or SNES console. Those 16 Bit machines packed a punch in their day and still have a huge amount of appeal for those wishing to revisit a childhood of Sonic The Hedgehog, or Streets of Rage.Fortunately SEGA has released the MegaDrive with a smorgasbord of games in hand held form. The simple, but extremely attractive, colourful and ingeniously addictive games are still great for those who enjoyed them in their youth. The new handheld machine packs in 18 of the original titles, from Altered Beast, to Alex the Kidd, to Sonic and Knuckles and is quality from D-Pad to the C button.The device can also be plugged into a TV and so can be played on the big screen, it also has stereo speakers and a great LCD display and really takes MegaDrive gaming to another level, particularly with Gruupy and their daily deals.Po Go Instant CameraEver wished you could print your pictures on the go, well the Polaroid Po Go allws you to. This means you don't have to wait until you're near a big hunk of a printer to print your phots and can do it with this sleek printer. It allows you to do so wirelessly, or via USB and churns out 2x3" photos un under a minute. You can even peel the backs off them and use them as stickers.The Po Go holds up to ten sheets of paper at a time and allows you to have an exciting trick on the go, for use at parties, events or wherever you wish. The prints are smudge proof and it really is an exciting gift for someone for the festive season.