Top Tips

Christmas is getting closer (yay!) and most of us work and most of us like to shop. Check out these 5 top tips for staying safe when shopping on line in the holiday season.

1) Use your desktop PC, not your mobile device, to shop, because your desktop browser is likely to be more secure.
2) Protect sensitive information, like credit card numbers, by password-protecting both your mobile device and its memory card.
3) Make sure you update your anti-virus and anti-malware programs continually.
4) Treat social networking sites with the same caution as other web sites-social sites are a growing target for fraudsters and virus writers.
5) Be cautious of special offers. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Fake online offers and coupons may lead to harmful sites, so be suspicious.

Headfunk is pleased to announce the launch of Xtreme Badass Buds, high powered in-ear headphones designed exclusively for SNO!zone. Styled for good looks in SNO!zone blue and white, with chrome detail, the cool exterior houses titanium-coated 8mm drivers which are guaranteed to deliver serious, balanced sound, from deep bass to extreme highs.  Priced around £49.99

Features

• High-performance 8mm neodymium micro-driver
• Titanium coated diaphragm for accurate sound reproduction
• In-line volume control – control on the move
• Flanged Silicone eartips for a perfect fit every time
• 0.8m Tough rubber sheathed cabling
• 1m matching extension cable
• 3.5mm Jack plugs

Colours

• SNO!zone Blue & White

MemoryBits.co.uk has now relaunched as ZoomBits.co.uk to reflect the wider product offering and an increasingly dynamic brand. It is the newest online computer, camera, gaming and mobile accessories superstore, boasting over 10,000 products to suit gadget-lovers of all ages. Perfect! 

From a bedroom-based entrepreneur with a vision, the MD Jonathan has built an extensive management team to continue to drive the business forward. “We’re not short of ambition,” he adds, “and fully expect to develop ZoomBits into the biggest accessories site on the web.”

The recent launch of their new website at the Soho Hotel was fab, there were gadgets everywhere for everyone at every budget! Here are my top 3 stocking fillers from www.zoombits.co.uk in the run up till Christmas and even better they are all under £20.

Z Flyer hand command astronaut

The ZFlyer Hand Command flying astronaut puts remote control power right into your hands with an innovative and unique control system. Hovering just above the ground in normal flight, when you place your hand underneath him, he’ll follow your lead so you can control his flight with hand gestures. How cool is that!  Hand Command is simple to fly and will stay upright with no effort at all – errrr probably not if I was doing it!  Price around £15

Satzuma USB mini fridge cooler

Keep your drinks cool by your computer with this very *cool* little fridge. No software or batteries needed just plug into your USB and away you go.  Great stocking filler and you can spend even more time at your computer than you already do!! Price around £15.

Gorilla Pod by Joby

We all love the gorilla pod spesh the new pink flavour that has been launched following on from the original one. Girlie, bright, and super useful, you can also get it in red, blue, green, orange and yellow. It is the lightest and most versatile camera tripod available today. Featuring over 25 flexible leg joints that bend and rotate, it will firmly secure compact digital cameras to virtually any surface – anywhere and everywhere! So attach it to the Christmas tree and snap away!! Price around £14

These Etre Touchy gloves are a fab way to keep your hands warm while using mobile phones, music players, portable games systems, cameras and other electronic devices. Their missing thumb and index fingertips allows you to touch, tap, slide these devices’ displays in any way you desire – perfect for your iPhone!

The gloves are 100% lambs wool and are available in four different sizes men’s, women’s, youth’s and children’s – and in four different colour combinations:

* Charcoal with turquoise trim
* Grey with rose trim
* Black with charcoal trim
* Chocolate with mint stripes

 Available on line at http://www.etretouchy.com/ for £20.00

New research commissioned by the British Video Association says that the average British living room is stuck in 1992! OMG!! Although over 11 million households have ‘all singing’ ‘all dancing’ HD ready TV, the majority of us still own a VHS player or DVD player alongside it. To be honest that’s like buying a Ferrari and driving it to the corner shop!

New generation Blu-ray players are now more affordable than ever and with Christmas just around the corner what better present for the whole family to enjoy. It’s time to ditch our old tech, move with the times and go for a bit of Blu! 

1. A One Stop Shop

Your new Blu-ray player will also play DVDs and CDs perfectly – so clear out the clutter and use it for all your entertainment needs.

2. Pixel Perfect Pictures

Blu-ray gives your favourite films a whole new look, with up to 5 times the picture quality of DVD discs.

3. Listen in

Blu-ray isn’t just about the visuals – with the option of stunning digital surround sound you will hear the difference too.

4. Could you be ready already?

Remember – if you have a Blu-ray Disc Player or a Playstation 3® and an HD Ready TV, you’re ready to see the benefits of Blu-ray. All you need to do is check you’ve got the right HDMI cable.

5. Get with the programme

Don’t get left behind – Blu-ray isn’t just a flash in the pan. All the major Hollywood studios are on board – it is the format of the future.

6. Idiot Proof Simplicity

You don’t have to worry about technology. Blu-ray is simple to use. Plug in and press play!

7. Packed with Extras

If experiencing films with the best sound and images ever isn’t enough, you can get more of them. The extra capacity of Blu-ray players allows you to immerse yourself in interviews, commentaries, games, image libraries and extra scenes.

8. Access all Areas

With its cutting edge BD Live function; Blu-ray users can access unique content online – such as chats with film directors, interactive quizzes and downloadable trailers.

9. Hard as Nails

Worried about keeping your precious new discs safe from the kids? Don’t be – coated in a special resistant layer, they are harder to ruin.

10. Blu in name and nature

It is Blu-ray for a reason – discs are read by a blue-violet laser with a short wavelength. You don’t need to worry about the science – just remember it’ll help your machine read the massive amounts of data packed onto the disc.