Tag: christmas
Mamma Mia! ABBA comes to SingStar on PS2 & PS3 this Christmas
It’s easy to forget poor old SingStar, crushed into the mud of the Guitar Hero/Rock Band wars, but there are people out there who just want to get up off the sofa and let rip with their vocal chords without the aid of any silly instruments.
This is not my outlook on home-based popstar games you understand, but I can see how the endless rock could get to some very strange, lifeless people out there; the sort that dance around handbags or form a circle with their mates and bounce up and down every time ‘Come on Eileen’ graces the airwaves. These people may like to know that ABBA have agreed a deal with SingStar to bring their catalogue to PS2s and PS3s…
Opinion: Doesn't anyone have anything better to do than shop on Christmas Day?
Jonathan Weinberg writes… It’s meant to be the one day of the year when you can have a total rest. No work (for most of us), nothing to do indoors other than eat, drink and be merry and with no real shops open, no reason to be tempted to spend cash on anything other than spare batteries that you forgot for those gadget presents and some cream for the mince pies.
So what on earth possessed people to finish up their turkey and pigs-in-blankets, watch the Queen’s Speech and then nip upstairs and buy a TV or toaster from the likes of Comet or Currys.
I don’t know, sure Christmas is a time to be with the family, or if not, it’s a time to get drunk on Advocaat or Sherry so that your handy is not even steady enough to use a mouse. It is not the time to be shopping online, no matter how many bargains there might be out there…
30 last-minute tech gadget Christmas stocking fillers
While I don’t condone the fact that you’ve left Christmas shopping to the last minute and you’ve spent nearly all your cash at the work’s Christmas do, I’ve written this guide because I feel sorry for your techie relatives who might not get anything this Yuletide.
So, here we go with the Tech Digest under-a-tenner stocking filler guide.
You’ve left it far too late to order any of this stuff online, but you have a few days to run around the overcrowded stores in your home town, and hopefully you’ll find at least a couple of these items.
Just don’t expect to find them in the 24-hour petrol station.
1. DS Lite 6-in-1 Travel Pack
Charge your games console while on the road with this convenient DS Lite 6-in1 Travel Pack. The kit comprises a soft pouch, USB car adaptor, USB power cable and three game cases to protect and store your cartridges.[£4 Woolworths]
2. PC USB Controller
Ideal for racing games and other gaming control, offering four front mounted action buttons and eight-way directional thumb pad. [£4.99 Woolworths]
3. PSP Crystal Case
Offers protection from scratches without breaking the bank. [£4.99 Woolworths]
4. Chad Valley Buzz Off
All the fun of the fair with this portable buzzer wire game. [£5.99 Woolworths]
5. Spin the Bottle
Don’t waste time looking for an empty wine bottle and making up your own questions. This electronic version will do it for you. [£7.49 Woolworths]
Light-up fake fur coat – become a human Christmas tree
It is indeed the season to be jolly – and you’ll look jolly well ridiculous in this LED fake fur coat by Enlighted.
20 things to do online on Christmas Day
Should you find yourself at a loose end on Christmas Day, with nothing but a laptop and Internet connection, then here are twenty things you could do to pass the time until the Boxing Day sales start and you can go and buy yourself a new sofa. Though I think Zara might have something to say about “>not being geeky on Christmas Day
1. Find as many ways of watching the Queen’s Christmas Day speech as possible
Yes, yes, it’s on BBC1, ITV1, BBC HD, and Sky HD, but this year it will be sent out as a podcast, will be available on the BBC News web site, and will no doubt appear on YouTube at some point – probably by some geek testing out his new laptop.
2. Download the lyrics for as many Kylie Minogue songs and start singing them at 6.50pm
Yes, Kylie’s in Doctor Who, and you can ruin the whole experience by singing “I Should Be So Lucky” as the Titanic goes down.
Digital photo frames the most popular Christmas present this year
Funny you should say that – I was considering getting one for for the parents. Mum can just about use a computer so ought to be able to get the thing to work.
Problem is, decent ones with good resolutions and screen sizes are still about £70 – which is a bit more than the £25 I’m usually prepared to blow on a parent’s…
Pac-Man Christmas tree and Pokemon decorations
Forget those upside-down Christmas trees that seem to be all the rage this year. They’re rubbish. What you want is a giant Pac-Man tree, covered in LEDs to provide an animated version of the classic arcade game.
Fujitsu Siemens claims 25% of Brits will have a green Christmas this year. Hands up?
Sent through on the interwires today was a hopeful little story about how 25% of us British folk are going to attempt a green tech Christmas.
It’s actually come via Fujitsu Siemens Computers, who has recently made concerted efforts to become ‘eco-friendly’, with examples such as their Scaleo PC Green Edition laptop impressing those with environmentally-friendly consciences. Get the drift? Fujitsu…
Tech Digest solves your Christmas woes: top five laptops
Christmas is fast approaching, and every day until the Big Overeating Day, we’re going to feature a top five list of products you may be thinking of buying those you’re obligated to provide for. Ahh, it’s a wonderful thing, this Christmas malarky.
Today…laptops! Specifically, the best laptops money can buy in time for the 25th of December.
1.) HP Pavilion dv2600 Special Entertainment notebook – it may be a mouthful by name, but by…
Dig Alfie Allen and want to send him a present this Christmas? Read on…
The sibling cash-cow that is Alfie Allen has kindly shared his top Christmas gadgets list online, because quite simply – what would we do this Christmas without knowing what Lily Allen’s younger brother is pining for? I’m surprised we’ve managed this far without it!
Included in his list of GIMME GIMMES, DON’T YOU KNOW I’M LILY ALLEN’S BROTHER AND WILL STAR IN DANIEL RADCLIFFE’S LEFTOVERS list are several games, such as SingStar Party, which is available on the PS2 or PS3…
