Amazon Gadget Gift Guide

If you are lacking inspiration this Christmas or are really struggling to find the perfect present, make sure you check out our Amazon gift guide. We have put together a list of 10 items which we definitely wouldn't be disappointed to find under our tree this year!

For the friend that is always getting lost!

Garmin nuvi 2595LMT – Includes free UK and Europe Maps, Free lifetime map updates, traffic alerts and Bluetooth

For the dad who’s camcorder is still from the 80’s!

Canon Legria HF R506 High Definition camcorder – 3.2MP, 32x Optical Zoom, 57x Advanced zoom, optical image stabilisation

For the action packed adrenaline junky!

Go Pro HERO– 1080p video, durable and waterproof to 40m 

For the avid skier that wants to show off!

Liquid Image Apex HD 1080p Video Camera snow goggles

For the friend that always uploads 100 photos to social media!

Canon PowershotSx600 compact digital camera, 16MP, 18x Optical Zoom, 36x Zoom Plus, Wifi

For the budding photographer starting out at entry level DSLR!

Canon EOS1200D Digital SLR camera with EF-S 18-55mm lens

For the kids that can’t get enough of skylanders!

Apple iPadMini 3 16GB wifi

For the household who’s laptop seriously needs updating!

Acer aspireV3-572 15.6 inch Notebook, intel core i5, 1.7 GHz, 8GD RAM, Webcam, Bluetooth, windows 8.1

For someone that you love very much!

AppleMacbook Air 13 inch Laptop, core i5, 1.4 GHz, 4GB Ram, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

For the teenager that can’t get enough of music!

Beats by Dr.Dre Solo HD on ear headphones

We hope this has helped you a little bit. Look out for our competition launching on Twitter next week.

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Apple iPad Air 2

On the 16th October 2014 Apple launched its brand new offering of the iPad Air 2. Here's what we know so far and when you can get your hands on one. 

Its the thinnest iPad to date, being the same thickness as a pencil at 6.1mm and weighing less than a pound! Like the iPhone 6 this new iPad will be available in silver, gold and space grey, with the same touch ID technology to unlock the device and make payments. It also offers a stunning retina display and much better camera's than the previous device. The 8MP back camera will include great new features like high quality panorama, time lapse, slo-mo and 1080p HD video. The iPad Air 2 also promises 10 hours battery life and to be faster and more powerful that the original iPad Air.

Not much had changed when it comes to price. The basic 16GB WiFi model will come in at £399, £479 for the 64GB and the 128GB device will cost you £559, add another £100 for the cellular models. Pre-order for the new iPad Air 2 will be available on the 17th October 2014, in-store purchase date is yet to be announced.

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HTC Desire Eye

The latest phone to be released from HTC is the Desire Eye. We don't know much about it yet, but what we do know is that it is sure to bit a big hit with selfie fans.

Boasting not only a 13mp camera at the rear but also has the same amount of mega pixels in the front, a first in smartphone history. They aren't exactly identical, the front one offering an f/2.2 and 22mm lens while the back being slightly better with an f/2.0 and a 28mm lens. However both offer a dual LED flash and 1080p full HD video recording!

The camera's are the most innovative features here but the Desire Eye also possesses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.3 GHz quad-core processor, a 5.2 inch screen, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage with the capability of adding an extra 128GB SD card. And like other recent releases from HTC it has the HTC BoomSound front facing speaker for the optimum sound experience. Lastly this impressive new smartphone promises 20 hours talk time and a standby time of up to 538 hours for 3G.

Judging by first impressions it seems like the HTC Desire Eye is going to be a top of the range, impressive piece of kit. Price and release times have yet to be announced but we can't wait until this device goes on sale!

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