Spykee – the first ever wi-fi robot. Video surveillance device, VoIP phone and friend in one. Great fun but functional too, Spykee moves, sees, hears, speaks, and even takes pictures and videos. Standing well over one foot tall once you’ve built him, he’ll act as your walking, talking phone, webcam and music player, plus double as your house surveillance monitor thanks to his...

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Portable weather station, altimeter and alarm clock in one. Now you can get a local weather forecast wherever you go – driving, sightseeing, skiing, sailing or holidaying in the sun. This portable mini weather station from Digital & Wireless uses barometric pressure to predict the weather over the next 12 hours, and also displays current temperature and humidity. Plus it’s an...

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Wasp And Bat Flap To Fly! Miracles of miniaturised aero engineering, the Wasp and Vamp emulate the flying technique of their living namesakes by flapping their wings at high speed. Easy to control for impressive indoor flights, they have a patented mechanism that allows them to be ‘steered’ both when wings are flapping and on the glide. Transmitter charges the lithium polymer...

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World’s first hand-held cryptic crossword solver. 5 reference books in your pocket. Not just invaluable for general knowledge crosswords, this amazing new electronic solver will help you finish off those last few cryptic clues that have you stumped. Containing two entire dictionaries, a thesaurus, an encyclopedia and a volume of crossword lists, it’s the ultimate reference suite for...

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Portable word-processor typewriter only £159.95. Far less expensive than a laptop and far easier to use, this portable machine is ideal for writing letters, journals and reports. It works just like an ordinary typewriter, but with word-processing functions - the text is stored and displayed on the clear scrolling LCD screen for editing before you go to print, so no more Tippex™!...

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Personalised Pen With USB Stick. A doubly useful gift for any hardworking executive, this stylish ballpoint hides a USB memory stick for storing and transporting all kinds of digital information. With an impressive 1GB storage capacity and a light to indicate live connection. It is compatible with all Windows and Mac operating systems. 5½" long. Gift boxed. Available Plain or with...

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The power of 44 LEDs – for only £19.95. All the benefits of super-bright LED technology, focused into an intensely bright white beam of light that is 36 times more powerful than the average single-LED torch. This amazing flashlight packs the power of 36 white and 8 red LEDs into a pocket-size 5¾"/14.5cm long. Switch on the central beam to bathe objects in pure white...

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World’s most portable fishing rod. Now you can pack your fishing gear and no-one will even know. A quite amazing feat of micro engineering, this sleek pen is actually a telescopic aluminium rod that extends out from the case to a full 4'/1.2m.Comes with miniaturised reel, with line brake/clutch and switchable ratchet for left- or right-handed use. Retracted rod 8"/20.5cm long...

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Super galileo thermometer, the temperature today will be… tall! The Sunday Times Style magazine loved this stunning glass thermometer, which stands an impressive 1.2m tall. Its size makes it as much a piece of sculpture as a useful weather indicator. The temperature-marked glass baubles rise and fall according to the density of the oil in the column, which varies with the temperature. Use...

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The concise Encyclopedia Britannica in the palm of your hand For 237 years, the Encyclopedia Britannica has been the ultimate reference tool, with contributors ranging from Einstein to Freud. It has also been far too voluminous and unwieldy to carry around. Now there’s an electronic version that literally fits in the palm of your hand, not only incorporating the entire 25,000-entry...

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