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Words | Camilla Chafer Stay ahead of the game with the latest tech devices to hit the market Apple iPhone The iPhone is one of the most talked about gadgets of the decade. Combining a phone and widescreen iPod with a touch screen, it works in a similar way to the iPod. Use a Mac [...]
Words | Camilla Chafer
Stay ahead of the game with the latest tech devices to hit the market
Apple iPhone
The iPhone is one of the most talked about gadgets of the decade. Combining a phone and widescreen iPod
with a touch screen, it works in a similar way to the iPod. Use a Mac or PC to download iTunes (required
to activate the phone) and follow up with synchronised photos, email, music, podcasts and more. Built-in
Wi-filets you download songs from iTunes without using a computer.
£269 for the 8GB model plus tariffs; www.apple.com/uk
Roberts DAB Radio
There’s something wonderfully retro about this delightful Cath Kidston DAB radio. Carrying on from Kidston’s previous successful
collaborations with radio makers Roberts, this Washed Roses print fuses vintage design with modern technology. It also comes
with PausePlus, which means you can pause live radio for up to 40 minutes and then start again just
where you left off.
£200; www.cathkidston.co.uk
Medion GoPal 4425
The fingerprint recognition sensor on the GoPal 4425 makes this a special sat nav device. It ensures that only authorised users can
activate it and spoken commands make handsfree navigation a breeze, too. Other benefits include an FM transmitter that
replays voice guidance through car speakers, a 4.3- inch screen with 2D or 3D directions and full Western European Navteq mapping.
£299.99;www.medionshop.co.uk
Sony VAIO AR50
Love Blue-ray? With Sony’s latest VAIO AR50 notebook it’s included in your laptop. The Blu-ray optical disc
drive and 17-inch LCD screen make it perfect for playing movies on, plus you can burn up to 50GB of your own HD footage. A
hybrid digital/analogue TV tuner with a remote control also comes as standard, and, for videotelephony, there’s a built-in Motion
Eye camera and microphone.
From £1,299; www.sony-europe.com
ION USB Twin Tape Deck
If you haven’t already worked out a way to copy music from your cassette tapes to more modern sound formats, take a look
at this plug ’n’ play device. You simply connect this machine via your computer’s USB port to convert recordings to MP3, WAV or
WMA music files. Then they’re ready to download to your MP3 player. Alternatively, simply copy cassettes onto CD.
£149.99; www.maplin.co.uk
