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The end of another week here at Gadgets Towers.. Mandy will be back with us next week as we finally bring our Summer Sale to a close, and start to turn our attention towards the most romantic day of the year. Yep, that’s right once again Valentines day is nearly upon us, and as usual we will have a great range of gift ideas for that special someone so be sure to keep an eye on our website.
But for now here’s hoping that you all have a great weekend!
It is still cold, and rainy here at Gadgets Towers. Thankfully as well as the CES show bringing us a look at all the new gadgets and gizmos that are up and coming this year January is when all the music festivals start announcing the bands I’ll have to look forward to this summer, which keeps me going through the winter months with thoughts of sunny fields. Mandy meanwhile has escaped for the week and is off enjoying herself on the ski slopes in the Alps, so the office is a bit quieter than usual.
With Valentines Day less than a month away now we’ve got some new personalised gifts appearing on our site, with more to come soon that are perfect for that special someone in your life, so make sure you keep an eye on our What’s New section!
Finally just a quick reminder that We’re well into the final few days of our biggest ever January sale here at Gadgets Towers, so make sure you take advantage of some of the ridiculous bargains to be had!
We’ve received some very exciting news here at Gadgets Towers today! Mandy received an Email from Walkers letting us know about their forthcoming charity promotion and special flavours. You may remember back in 2009 when Walkers were running their “Do Us A Flavour” campaign, that we ran a taste test here at Gadgets Towers (here), eventually deciding that the duck and hoisin sauce flavour was our favourite.
In the spirit of Comic Relief this year, and hopefully to raise lots of money, Walkers are releasing four special Comic themed flavours, there are:
Each comic will be championing their own flavour trying to ensure that theirs is the best selling flavour. No doubt there will be various promotion campaigns. I myself am particularly looking forward to the TV ad as the Walkers adverts never disappoint.
The most exciting part of all this is that Walkers are kindly going to send us some samples of the new flavours so that once again we can run the rule over them and let you know which we think is the nicest! Keep watching this space for more news, and the all important taste test!
As you may be aware CES 2011 has already been and gone, and is the tech show that will give us an insight into the big gadgets and tech gizmos for the coming year. I’ve had a leaf through various blogs, and reports and tried to find what stands out, and here is what I have managed to discover:
3D is still getting bigger! 2010 was a good year for 3DTV, with a lot more homes than expected picking up on the new technology. Sky have rolled out various 3D channels here in the UK, and with the cascade of 3D movies continuing to roll off the production line there’s going to be more and more content becoming available for them to screen. 3D this year is all about getting smaller though. 2010 was the year of big screen 3D TVs, and although that will continue we will see smaller screens coming onto the market this year as well. Of course there is the Nintendo 3DS which I’ve already mentioned repeatedly that I’m excited about, and no doubt Sony will be bringing more 3D content to the PS3.
Auto Stereoscopic 3DTVs. We know they are being developed, and maybe that’s why a lot of people are holding back on buying into the 3D revolution, because they want the experience without the silly glasses. The technology is here, and it does work, see the Nintendo 3DS as an example, but at the moment you need to be in quite a precise location for the effect to work. Ideal for an individual gameplay experience maybe, but not so good for movie night. Just yet, but maybe expect this to become more viable for a shared experience in 2012.
The Apple iPad has managed to revive the once dead tablet market single handed, with every manufacturer worth their salt now wanting to get in on the action. Expect to see plenty of new tablets being released during 2011, as well the rumoured iPad 2. Don’t look all surprised it wouldn’t be Apple if there wasn’t an annual update now would it? And yes, there is an ‘iPhone5′ due at some point this year as well, no doubt more will be heard about these devices at the Apple conference. I’m just hoping that with all these tablets coming onto the market we might now actually see them develop into their own niche, rather than trying to replace Laptops, PC’s and/or mobile devices.
As well as these areas there was the usual barrage of new cameras, PCs, computer chips, robots, Blu-Ray players, and TVs of every size you could want. except maybe that wall sized one from an episode of How I Met Your Mother. No huge surprises at CES this year, but steady evolution of tech, which, most importantly, works. Oh, and robots on unicycles!
Photo from cnetuk
It seems that pretty much any time I look out of the window here at Gadgets Towers at the moment it is wet and miserable outside. In fact, I would go so far as to say that it always seems to be what I would classify as “typical Monday morning weather”. There are a variety of ways in which I cheer myself up when it is consistently gloomy out, one such way being to get myself something new. Unfortunately after the Christmas expenditure I’m having to keep my belt a bit tight at the moment, as I’m sure most people are, and so I need to bargain hunt a bit.
Thankfully this isn’t too difficult with January sales to be found in quite a few places at the moment, and Gadgets.co.uk is no different. In fact we’ve got so many Gadgets and gift ideas on sale at the moment that we’ve dedicated an entire section to them! I’ve had a quick look through what we’ve got in there and picked out a couple of my favourite items to possibly save you the trouble.
It’s almost always getting a mention I know, but the Slanket is available for just £19.95 at the moment, and is perfect for keeping snug and warm on the sofa with a favourite DVD or TV programme at the moment. Mandy has been using one in the office to help keep her warm on the cold mornings over the last couple of months, so I reckon a Slanket could even help you save some money on heating costs!
Maybe you’ve been delving down the back of the sofa, trying to find every last penny that you can so you’ve got enough to see you through till Payday or the next release of pocket money? Well if so one of our handy coin sorters could help you count up all that loose change quickly and accurately, ready for bagging up and changing into something more manageable at the bank.
Of course there are plenty of other great gadgets and gift ideas at reduced prices in what is our biggest ever January sale!
2010 has been and gone, and 2011 in upon us and in full swing as we are nearly a full week into the new year already!
Hopefully you all had a fabulous New Year spent in the company of family and friends? Unfortunately Mandy was under the weather over the festive period, but I’m glad to say that I had a fabulous New Years Eve, also celebrating two of my friends getting married making it a cause for double celebration. The appalling weather of course had an influence on our couriers ability to get all those important Christmas orders delivered in time, but given the conditions we think they performed admirably.
Of course the New Year brings new Gadgets, and over the next few months Mandy will be scouring various trade shows to find the most innovative, interesting, and appealing Gadgets for us to get on our site for the coming year.
So what will 2011 bring? I’m personally looking forward to the release of the Nintendo 3DS, which has been given an approximate release date in Europe of March this year. The exact date is set to be announced in a press conference to be held on the 19th of January. This hand held console will look to bring 3D to portable gaming, and given Nintendo’s success in the this area looks very likely to be invading homes everywhere very soon.
There’s sure to be plenty more exciting news, so make sure you keep an eye here for the latest on the world here at Gadgets Towers, and of course the wider world of gadgets too!
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