Posts Tagged ‘Mio’

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Lapland

11 November 2008

Dear Santa,

You haven’t heard from me for a while but I felt compelled to write to you this year. I’m probably a bit too old to be on your lists these days but if you read blogs or are on Twitter (@santaclaus) then these are my top five tech Christmas presents for 2008. Bar a few isolated incidents I’ve been good, but I don’t want to be greedy so any one of these gorgeous gadgets would suffice.

Thanks,Paul

1) G1/Android/Google Phone – call it what you want, but I HAVE to have one of these in my life soon. I’m a long-term admirer of HTC handsets and when you put that together with Google’s software it becomes essential. What really makes it stand out is the dizzying array of applications available at the Android Market In your face iPhone!

2) Guitar Hero: World Tour – don’t get me wrong, I do love scrabble, monopoly, pictionary and charades….but not as much as I am going to love this. For anyone that has ever strummed a tennis racket, sung into a beer bottle or been in rubbish bands in their teens (I’m guilty of all three) this is a Christmas essential. The gameplay has moved on, the setlist is the best yet and it is set to have families rockin’ this Christmas.

3) The Flip – as with many things in life, the simplest things are often the greatest and the Flip certainly falls into this category. It looks amazing, your gran could use it and it is perfect for sending video Christmas cards to faraway friends and family this Christmas. Is it the easiest-to-use gadget ever? Quite possibly.

4) Knight Rider GPS – I’m not quite sure why it took so long for someone to think of this but I’m glad they got there in the end. This Mio GPS comes with ACTUAL voice of K.I.T.T. so is a must for any children of the Eighties. Driving in London can be an intensely frustrating experience but the soothing tones of K.I.T.T. would certainly take the edge off negotiating Streatham High Road for me.

5) Sony Reader – I know opinion is divided on these, with many book traditionalists seeing them as the devil’s work. But I’m a fan. There are several on the market and this is my favourite. It comes pre-loaded with 100 classic books and is the perfect way to unwind in the post-Christmas Day lull.