LIFESTYLE

Anna Britten picks out the gadgets, geegaws and gizmos that’ll turn your friends green.

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS Chunky headphones from Swedish design collective Zound Industries. A special plug allows a friend to share your choons. Choose from 14 colours. 'Plattan' headphones, £49.99, Urban Outfitters

ON THE CASE Protect your screen in style with geek accessories from Marc by Marc Jacobs TECH for iPhone and iPad. Miss Marc iPhone case, £30, Harvey Nichols

NANO DOMINI Tap and swipe away with the redesigned iPod nano – nearly half the size and weight of the previous generation, and available in seven colours. Built-in pedometer, too! iPod nano, from £129, Apple Store

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE It soaks up the sun during the day (using solar panels) and radiates it by night. Neat, no? Sun jar, £20, Hawkin’s Bazaar 

FRANK ZAPPER Replace up to 15 remotes with one simple device. Winner of What HiFi?’s Best Universal Remote Awards. Logitech Harmony One, £119.95, Richer Sounds

RADIO HEAD This internet radio works by capturing signals from your wi-fi network, giving you the opportunity to listen to thousands of internet radio stations from around the world. (Come back, Luddites – it also works the old-fashioned way.) Pure Evoke Flow, £119.95, Richer Sounds

SUCK IT UP Keep your keyboard free from Quaver particles and the IT bloke’s dandruff with this handy computer vacuum. Henry computer vac, £10, Hawkin’s Bazaar 

Prices correct as of November 2010.

STOCKISTS

APPLE STORE 11 PHILADELPHIA ST, QUAKERS FRIARS, CABOT CIRCUS, BRISTOL, BS1 3BZ. TEL: 0117 900 3450; THE MALL AT CRIBBS CAUSEWAY, BRISTOL, BS34 5DG. TEL: 01179 597 600; SOUTHGATE, BATH, BA1 1AP. TEL: 01225 487000; WEB: WWW.APPLE.COM

HARVEY NICHOLS 27 PHILADELPHIA ST, CABOT CIRCUS, BRISTOL, BS1 3BZ. TEL: 0117 916 8888; WEB: WWW.HARVEYNICHOLS.COM

HAWKIN’S BAZAAR 40 STALL ST, BATH, BA1 1QH. TEL: 0844 573 4575; UNIT 24, THE MALL, BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3XB. TEL: 0844 573 4512; WEB: WWW.HAWKIN.COM

RICHER SOUNDS 143 WHITELADIES RD, BRISTOL, BS8 2QB. TEL: 0333 900 0024; 4A YORK PL, LONDON RD, BATH, BA1 6AE. TEL: 0333 900 0088; WEB: WWW.RICHERSOUNDS.COM

URBAN OUTFITTERS CONCORDE ST, CABOT CIRCUS, BRISTOL, BS1 3BF. TEL: 0117 929 3221; SOUTHGATE, BATH, BA1 1AQ. TEL: 01225 787480; WEB: WWW.URBANOUTFITTERS.CO.UK
 

Copyright Anna Britten 2010

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