Gift Guide

I’ve been fortunate to be able to review a few gifts in the run up to the Holiday Season. Some were sent to me and some are my own reviews or recommendations – for mums, dads, grandparents and of course, kids.

I thought it would be a lot easier if I collate them all into a simple guide linking you to the relevant reviews so here we are

Gift Guide - Welcome to Family Hexbug I was fortunate recently to win a Limited Edition Zombie Hexbug Nano - a glow-in-the-dark critter that lives in a coffin. Somewhere amongst all the gifts, gadgets and gizmos I'd forgotten about these great little bugs which provide hours of fun for us...
Review of the Neato XV-15 Robot Vacuum Cleaner I've been fascinated by 'robot vacuum' cleaners for a long time now - years in fact, as I remember when they were launched back in the US and, no surprises, I've always wanted to have one. So I was really quite excited when I was asked to review one of th...
Gift Guide - Review of Photobox Personalised iPhone 4/4s Cover and Fridge Magnets Whilst I've already written a review of an online photo services site its always good to give another one a try and in amongst the usual photobooks etc are some unique gift ideas that not all photo services offer. Photobox asked me to take a look a...
Gift Guide - Review of the Brio Little Forest Train Starter Set From Hello Baby I've mentioned a few times before that my little monster loves wooden toys - and so do I. They're such a welcome change to the lights and sounds of a lot of the plastic toys out there and gives us a bit of quiet time. So I was really pleased when the o...
Gift Guide - Sweet Treats Cake Pops Maker Whilst 2011 was the year for cupcakes with macaroons creeping up on the inside, 2012 is most definitely going to be the year for Cake Pops. Everywhere I look at the moment, people are making cake pops - cute novelty cakes on a stick. And I have no clue...
Gift Guide - Giveaway and Review of the Vinturi Wine Aerator - WINNER CHOSEN Every year since I lived in NYC, we've made Thanksgiving - I call it 'My Very British Thanksgiving'. I just enjoy the fact that its a non-denominational day that everyone can 'celebrate' without the need for gifts or tinsel - not that I have an issue with...
Gift Guide - Review of The Classic Retro Stylophone The stylophone was one of those things that I really wanted when I was younger - like the Atari and other 'toys' I never actually got. I remember constantly seeing Rolf Harris in my magazines/comics advertising the stylophone and I thought I'd become a st...
Gift Guide - Review of the Emporia RL1 Phone I was on a flight recently and got talking to the lady next to me. Her father was elderly and visually impaired and had a major issue with keying-in phone numbers and seeing the screen. It was of upmost importance for the lady that her father had access t...
Gift Guide - Blue Snowflake Portable USB Microphone If you've read any of my previous posts, you'll know I have a penchant for Skype and of course, its a great piece of software over the festive season to make it easier to keep in touch with friends and family around the country, or even around the world. ...
Gift Guide - Snapfish Personalised gifts I've used Snapfish for years and their quality has always been second to none. The fact that they were one of the first online photo services and are still out there tells you something about their products. I've been asked by a couple of online photo ...
Gift Guide and Giveaway - Brabantia's New Kitchen Bin Range and Win a Quickpull Corkscrew - WINNER CHOSEN If ever bins could be droolworthy, then Brabantia make them. They are the absolute must-have bins for your kitchen and as kitchens become more colourful, Brabantia have launched 6 gorgeous vibrant colours in their new retail collection; including Autumn-i...
Gift Guide - Puzzler Mind Gym for Nintendo 3DS It seems the buzzword this year has been 3D, be it 3D TVs, 3D cameras, 3D printers and of course, Nintendo's 3DS. Whilst there's been a a large amount of 3DS game releases in the last few months, there have been none in the Brain trainer genre, one of ...
Competition and Review - Win One of Three Jingle the Husky Story Buddies from Hallmark - WINNERS CHOSEN! It makes sense for the King of Greetings to move into the kids story time arena and Hallmark, the greeting card company, have done exactly that by launching a range of very cute and interactive Story Buddies. Each cuddly Story Buddy comes with its own st...
Gift Guide: Alphatastic - Customised Artwork for your Kids Every so often you stumble across a site whose products are so unique and lovely, you just want tell everyone you meet about them. www.Alphatastic.com is a gorgeous little website selling gorgeous customised artwork for your kids. Run by the uber-talen...
Gift Guide - Light Up Your Skills With the iBall3 Every year there are a bunch of new games launched - some will make it, some will disappear without trace. I'm sure this year will be no different. However, one game that has been released and has stood out from the crowd recently is the iball3 - its ...
Gift Guide - Hannspree Zoo TV's and HansApple Digital Photo Frame The thing with electronics brands these days is that whilst technology is getting better, the products really do look quite...well...boring. A TV looks like a TV, a digital photo frame looks like a photo frame. Of course, some may look sleeker with curves...
Gift Guide: Review of the Lightspeed i-Helicopter from ParamountZone Every so often the gadget geek freak in me reverts to being a 3 year old and gets way too excited. Even for me. When I was offered the opportunity to play, I mean review, ParamountZone's new Lightspeed i-Helicopter, the first thing I did was phone my hubb...
Gift Guide - Review of Giant Jenga (or Mega Hi Tower in a Bag) I spent a lot of time when I was a student playing Jenga - its a great party game - so when I was offered to review a giant outdoor version of the game by the brilliant website, Garden Games (no, they haven't asked me to say that!) I couldn't wait to see ...
Gift Guide - Jelly Belly Scented iPhone and Blackberry Case Just when you thought you'd seen every type of iphone or blackberry case under the sun, here comes one that utilises our sense of smell - and no I'm not kidding. I have a bit of a penchant for all things Jelly Belly and the clever folk over there have ...
Holiday Gift Guide: Sevi from John Crane Toys This is the first in a series of posts I'll be doing in the run up to the holiday season with some nice ideas for presents for mums, dads or kids. Whilst a few will be, they won't all be technology-oriented gadgets and my first suggestion is the exact ...
Review - Ice London USB Man from Gift Library Gift Library Ice London USB Man The fantastic and luxury gifts website, Gift Library, kindly gave me a very cute companion in the shape of the Ice London USB man. One of the great things about writing this blog is that you come across websites and produ...