Christmas and the holiday season are the perfect times to get everyone else to buy your techy, slightly more expensive geek gifts for you. Am I right?
If you love nothing more than spending Christmas morning charging, reading the directions for and setting up a shiny new gadget, I’ve got a handful of perfect things to add to your wish list, or to buy for the geeky lady in your life.
Being able to wear gloves and use your touchscreen phone at the same time is a treat, non?
There are plenty of stores like Muji and Northface selling their own versions, but my favourite has to be the SmarTouch Gloves from Isotoner.
They’re only £15 - £20, and come in an array of fabrics and styles. I use my pair every single day and I absolutely love them.
The perfect smartphone for those of us who cannot live without our mobile and use it to organize our life on the go!
The GALAXY Note comes with the handy S Pen to help you use its S Planner (a smart and intuitive scheduler), the S Memo feature (which allows you to doodle and write down whatever thoughts are running through that pretty little head of yours) as well as allowing you to personalize photos, videos, and even capture, crop and annotate any screen. Even better, it has an 8MP camera that can film in full HD and front-facing camera for video. Swish, eh?
I’m a huge fan of the original Xoom but the Xoom 2 is even better.
Made up of 10.1 inches of Android, Honeycombe fun, the Xoom 2 is lighter than it’s older brother, and is made with Gorilla Glass and covered in a special Splash Guard so drops of rain (or beer, or tea...) will roll right off it. Plus, and perhaps my favourite new feature, is something called Intelligent Grip Supression, which means that if you’re holding your Xoom 2 in one hand and you're scrolling with another, if the thumb of the hand you’re holding it with is touching the screen, the Xoom 2 will ignore it, and just pay attention to the finger you’re scrolling with. No more jumping down to the end of a news story simply because your thumb accidentally touched the screen. As anyone who has used the original Xoom knows, this is a much added bonus, as it’s essentially an intelligent multi-touchscreen!
This camera is exactly like the model before it - my beloved E-PL2, with some fabulous added features.
For example, the LCD display screen is adjustable, so you can get amazing shots without having to crouch down or stand on your tip-toes while shooting blindly! The body of the camera is made from a gorgeous brushed aluminum finish, and its Live Guide helps give beginner photographers hints and tips on all of the settings to help you capture the best image.
If you need a way to keep your laptop safe inside your handbag or backpack, these sleeves are the most fashionable way to do it!
Made from faux Nappa leather, this Poppy Red case will be sure to please any of the girl geeks in your life! (Plus, there are different colors and sizes available for 13, 15 or 17 inch laptops!)
This is a sponsored gift guide from our friends at Samsung.