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iPod shuffle
First up is Apple’s iPod
shuffle – the perfect
little stocking stuffer.
You can’t get more
budget-friendly than
this nugget of an MP3
player. It’s small but sturdy, with an aluminium
clip that firmly fastens the iPod shuffle to shirts
or backpacks – perfect for runners. There’s no
screen, but thanks to VoiceOver, you’re not left
wondering what’s playing. On the top edge is
a button that activates this function: press it
once and you hear what track is playing, press
it twice to hear the battery level (up to 15
hours!), and holding the button down scrolls
through your different playlists. The iPod shuffle
has room for 2GB of music – that’s a few
hundred tracks – easily transferred from iTunes.
And new to the device is support for multiple
playlists, including Genius Playlists from your
iTunes collection.
TomTom Runner
Cardio Sport Watch
Whether it’s to help motivate
a NewYear’s resolution, train
for a marathon, or remain at
optimum fitness, TomTom’s
runner watch packs a
powerful combination of
data to keep you on track.
The sport watch has a built-in heart
rate monitor and full screen graphics
that help keep you focused on running
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faster and further. There are five intensity
zones – sprint, speed, endure, fat burn and
easy – for which you can set a minimum and
maximum heart rate, and vibration alerts in
case you’re not in the zone. Within zones,
you can also set goals, for distance, calories
burned, or time. You can also compete against
yourself by comparing previous performances.
The sport watch is slick on the wrist and has
large, easy to read display. The display pops
out and connects to a computer to accesses
TomTom’s website and a range of personalised
graphs whilst charging.
LG 3D Blu-Ray/DVD Recorder
500GB (BR625T)
Got any old VHS vids lying around collecting
dust in the garage? Maybe a classic homemade
film that hasn’t been watched since the ‘90s?
With LG’s Blu-ray player you can digitise it! It
connects, and can record from, a VHS player or
camcorder via a composite AV port, thus safely
digitising those old memories for the future.
And you can go crazy converting old to new:
the player has room for 500GB. That’s just one
nifty feature of this package deal player. It’s also
a personal video recorder (PVR), a DVD player
and a Blu-ray player with 3D or 2D playback.
The player is a twin HD tuner, which means
you can record two channels at the same
time, or watch one channel while conveniently
recording the other.
Pioneer XDJ-R1 Controller
with Wi-Fi
Don’t be puzzled the next time you see a DJ at
the bar instead of in the booth mixing tunes:
he’s probably doing his thing remotely on his
iPad. Yes, next level! The XDJ-R1 has its own
WLAN network that connects to iOS devices
to offer Wi-Fi remote control of the mixer.
Taken as a whole, the XDJ-R1 is a versatile all
rounder, ideally suited to amateur DJs wishing
to take a step up into the pro realm for the
first time – and be mobile. It features Pioneer’s
trademark rekordbox software, which helps you
to prepare and manage music files ready for
DJing. But as well as a software controller, the
two-channel mixer also works with USBs and
CDs. Each deck has four beat FX (Transform,
Flanger, Echo and Roll), a three-band EQ, and
effects including Noise, Pith, Crush and Filter.
All you need now is a big red bow to wrap
around it and make the best pressie of the year.
The only thing worse than receiving a gift you’re not so
stoked with, is giving one! If you’re a little nervous in the lead
up to the biggest gift giving day of the year, take a big breath,
take heart and keep reading: we’ve got four epic ideas that
won’t require a ‘just in case’ exchange voucher.
By Keri Algar n
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