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Over two thirds of Brits now buy Christmas gifts online

Over two thirds of Brits will shop online to find their gifts this Christmas, a new poll reveals today. The new research, commissioned by the Internet Association, shows the huge rise in popularity of the internet for festive shoppers to buy their presents - with 67 per cent of UK adults saying they use online…

20 December 201920 December 2019 Chris Price Internet

Top 10 Fun Gadget Christmas Gifts for under £50

[nextpage title="Next"] Christmas gifts can be boringly useful: Everyone needs new socks eventually, but it doesn't mean they want to unwrap them on Christmas morning whilst forcing a smile. So why not get something fun? Here's our top ten FUN Christmas gifts under £50 - they won't boost productivity, but they'll make Christmas more enjoyable.…

7 November 20149 May 2022 James O'Malley Christmas Gift Guides, Gadgets

3D Tech – Christmas Gift Guide 2010

If 1991 was "the year punk broke", then 2010 similarly could be called "the year 3D broke". By broke, we mean "broke through to the mainstream"; going from a novelty cinema fad to a must-have technology in any budding gadget…

2 December 2010 Gerald Lynch 3D TV, Apparel, Blu-ray, Camcorders, Cameras, Christmas 2010, Features, Gaming, Guides, Round ups, Tech Digest news

Retro toys to sell big, as UK is expected to spend £6.4bn online this Christmas

With the Christmas shopping season now in full-swing, the items that are set to be the must-have gifts this festive period are starting to rear their heads. With UK shoppers expected to spend £6.4 billion online this year according to…

25 November 2010 Gerald Lynch Christmas 2010, Tablet, Tech Digest news, Toys

Tron, Lego, Star Wars and more wrapped up by Firebox this Christmas

If there was a tech equivalent of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, it'd probably be the gadget and gizmo heaven that is Firebox.com .Tech Digest recently got to have a play around with all their latest and greatest gear, and made…

9 November 2010 Gerald Lynch Camcorders, Cameras, Features, Gadgets, Gallery, Guides, Round ups, Stupid Gadgets, Tech Digest news, Toys, Travel Gadgets, Wi-Fi

Video: Robot chimp? You got it; enter Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey

Tipped for the top of kids' Christmas lists this year is Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey robot. Priced £24.99, Dave can perform over 30 different actions and movements, controlled via remote control. And yes, before you ask, that includes…

24 September 2010 Gerald Lynch Christmas Products, Features, Previews, Robots, Tech Digest news, Toys

Father's Day gadgets and gizmos gift guide

Picking Father's Day gifts can be a bit of a nightmare. What do you buy a man who already has his favourite pipe and slippers, and has watched last year's complete Sharpe DVD box-set back-to-back? But it doesn't always have…

15 June 2010 Gerald Lynch Features, Gadgets, Guides, Round ups, Tech Digest news

Top Ten Geeky Valentine Presents: For Him

It's that time of year again, where we all rush off to Clinton's for a naff card, a syrupy teddy and a box of Quality Streets for our loved ones. Yep, Valentine's Day rears its sickly head once again,…

9 February 2010 Gerald Lynch Apple, Camcorders, Cameras, Digital Music, Features, Gadgets, Gallery, Gaming, Google, Headphones / Earphones, iPad, Mobile phones, Robots, Round ups, Spotify, Stupid Gadgets, Tablet, Tech Digest news, Toys, Weirdness

Grandparents want laptops, iPods and other gadgets for Christmas

New research conducted by Logitech shows that the next-gen Nan is fed up of receiving boiled sweets and a Paul O' Grady autobiography for Christmas. Gadgets are in this season for geriatrics it seems. OK, the survey was for…

22 December 2009 Gerald Lynch Laptops / Notebooks, Tech Digest news

23% of Britons use the net to take a sneak peek at their Christmas presents

A recent survey of 1,000 people conducted by web analytic specialists Webtrends has revealed that one-in-four of us will take a sneaky peek at what our partners have bought for us online this Christmas. No present-shaking guessing games for us…

21 December 2009 Gerald Lynch Tech Digest news

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