Asus Lamborghini ZX1The PC-maker starts slapping its no doubt expensively purchased franchise on mobiles, with a Lambo phone. There’s the famous logo, a speedo-inspired clock and Windows Mobile 6 power inside. And the ringtone will probably be a rev-chucking V12 zooming past.
Expect to pay: Approx £1,000
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www.asus.com/ukPolaroid PoGoHandy printer Polaroid is hoping will become their new provider of iconic instant pics. An inkless system the size of a deck of cards, it uses bluetooth or USB to receive snaps, then spits them out, bone dry, in just 60 seconds.
Expect to pay: £80
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www.polaroid.co.ukTomTom GO 930TShiny new routemaster adds “IQ Routes” tech, which calculates destination time based on real average speeds that have been measured on roads, as opposed to maximum speeds by road type. Which sounds blindingly obvious, but means it should always calculate the fastest route, apparently.
Expect to pay: £300
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www.tomtom.co.ukGuitar Rock StarStrumalongy thing presumably rushed out before Guitar Hero hits the Nintendo DS. You hold the head to fret notes and chords and strum the thin air in front of your gut to make noise – infrared sensors read your windmilling and turn it into sound.
Expect to pay: £15
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www.iwoot.comArmadilloCrazy new calf and achilles protector that came about after a horror tackle inspired the maker to craft them. A multi-plated construction of overlapping pieces follows the contours of your calf, hopefully helping you to avoid receiving an “Eduardo”.
Expect to pay: £9.99 to £14.99
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www.armadillo-sports.comParrot PartyYou’ll be hearing a lot about NFC (Near Field Communications). It’s a bluetooth application that pairs stuff just by touching them together. Parrot’s speakers do just that. If you’re packing an NFC-compatible mobile, you just tap the unit, then seconds later, can pipe tunes through them. Clever.
Expect to pay: £80
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www.parrot.comPuchi Puchi keychainThis horribly, horribly addictive keyring is a permanently- inflated, eight-dome bubble wrap plastic square, which will parp out those curiously satisfying pops. Forever. And to keep you coming back, frazzled, every 100th pop is signified by a different, unexpected noise.
Expect to pay: £7.95
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