Best Buys for Christmas according to The Gadget Show

I finally got round to watching Monday’s episode of The Gadget Show and it’s got to have been the best episode of the series. A Christmas special, this episode reviewed the best gadgetry gift you can get for children, women and men. As you can imagine, I was in awe of all the gizmos that featured on this show and I thought I’d let you know of them in case you are stuck for ideas for the ideal Christmas present this year.

In the category for children the following gadgets were featured:

Pleo
A Part-robot, part-tamagochi, this pet dinosaur learns and grows with your interactions, becoming a unique creature in the process.
Price guide £249.99

Sakura the Remote Controlled Futuristic Female Robot
Dancing, answering questions and even keeping secrets – this robot is designed to be a girl’s best friend.
Price guide £49.99

Dr Who Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice Changer
Play at being one of the Doctor’s deadliest foes with this gruesome voice-altering mask.
Price guide £24.99

Squawkers McCaw The Parrot
A scarily lifelike animatronic parrot that belts out cheeky phrases, responds to over 40 words and even dances to your music.
Price guide £51.99

Tyco Rapid Assault
This RC pain-bringer unleashes a payload of 12 foam darts at targets up to 20 feet away.
Price guide £39.99

Digital Arts and Crafts Studio
A PC-compatible arts package for kids, complete with stylus and pad.
Price guide £39.99

The winner in this category was:

Smart Cycle
A TV-linked exercise bike that also teaches kids with its range of educational games.
Price guide £80

In the category for women the following gadgets were featured:

Perfect Skin Analyser
A space-age probe that gives you the skinny on your skin: moisture, oil and softness levels are displayed on its LCD panel.
Price guide £14.95

Pocket Surfer 2
A dinky clamshell device that delivers mobile web-surfing at scorching speeds. And there’s no contract to sign!
Price guide £175

Tefal Quick Cup
Drink enviro-chummy tea with this device, which boils no more water than you need – and delivers a cuppa in three seconds flat!
Price guide £49.99

Olympus 770 MJU
Crush, freeze, shock and waterproof, this might well be the toughest compact camera on the planet.
Price guide £230

Humax PVR 9200TB
Freeview’s answer to Sky+, this clever box lets you record 100 hours of TV shows onto its hard drive, as well as pause and rewind live telly.
Price guide £169

And the winner was:

eStarling 2.0 Wifi Photoframe
With Wi-Fi and its own email address, this super-smart photo frame can be sent snaps from anywhere in the world – and even link up to your Facebook account.
Price guide £199

The gadgets featured in the category for men were:

PicoZ Sky Challenger Battle Pack
Two radio controlled helicopters do battle with lasers. Shoot your opponent’s weak spot and he’s going down!
Price guide £49.95

Power Tour Guitar
Have a rock ‘n’ roll Christmas with this miniature axe, which lets you belt out hard rock classics like a poodle-haired metal god.
Price guide £24.95

Wireless Electric Skateboard
Too tired to ride a skateboard the traditional way? This motor-toting deck takes the hard work out of -boarding, and is controlled with a wireless remote.
Price guide £160

iRecord
Record TV shows and movies directly onto an iPod or USB device with this hub. No computer required!
Price guide £159.99

Cybex Squirrel Bike
Bob, weave and pull off outrageous stunts with this balance-based street tricycle.
Price guide £299

LG BH100 Dual Player
The world’s first dual format hi-def video player, capable of spinning both HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs and delivering pixel-packed razor-sharp pictures from both.
Price guide £850

Sony HDR-SR7
A dinky hi-def camcorder that stuffs its gloriously detailed pictures onto a 60GB hard disk drive.
Price guide £995

Sound Asleep Pillow
Let your iPod supply the lullaby with this MP3-friendly pillow complete with speaker tucked inside.
Price guide £20

The winner was:

My Sky
Ever stare out at the stars and wish you knew what you were looking at? This raygun-like device will tell you – just point it at your celestial body and pull the trigger!
Price guide £299

But the prestigious status of ultimate Christmas gadget this year was awarded to:

Apple iPhone
This year’s biggest gadget icon, the iPhone is a mould-busting touchscreen phone delivering an awesome web-surfing experience and multimedia nirvana.
Price guide £269 plus contract

I’ve got to say, I completely agree with that last choice. So go on… get shopping…. only 12 days left to Christmas!!