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Panasonic Lumix G1, Nokia bluetooth display, Flip Video camera, Cinema One, Watcha

Panasonic Lumix G1, Nokia bluetooth display, Flip Video camera, Cinema One, Watcha

Panasonic Lumix G1
Price:€699

Buy:Bermingham Cameras; berminghamcameras.ie

One good thing about Digital SLR cameras is the interchangeable lenses, but Panasonic have done just that with a compact camera.

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The Lumix G1 claims to be the world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera system, weighing in at 580 grams.

The G1 comes with a host of features you would expect on a high-end SLR, including Intelligent ISO, a 3-inch LCD screen with Live View and a 12 MP sensor.

Philips Cinema One

Price: €404.99 + €44.90 delivery

Buy:expansys.ie

The Philips CinemaOne combines a DVD and CD player, an iPod dock, a four-channel amplifier and a subwoofer - all in a single box that's about the size of a football. Not, however, for the car.

Nokia CK-15W Bluetooth Display

Price:€126.99 + €13.50 delivery

Buy:expansys.ie

With an easy-to-read display, Bluetooth connectivity and excellent audio quality, the Nokia Bluetooth Display Car Kit CK-15W is a good way to avoid penalty points. The car kit's display includes adjustable background colours and themes for personalising it to suit the lighting on your dashboard. You can also place and receive calls with good audio quality over the dedicated speaker. Once paired with a compatible phone, the Nokia Bluetooth Display Car Kit CK-15W enables you to browse the contact list and make calls, even with your phone in your pocket.

Watcha

Price:€11.25

Buy:watcha.me.uk

These silicone wristband watches hark back to the craze of charity wristbands, which gripped the nation a while back.

These watches are are obviously quite tough and waterproof.

Perhaps something to throw into the glovebox of the car or ideal for the all-weather biker in the family.

Flip Video

Price:€131 + €12.90 PP

Buy:pixmania.ie

Flip Mino has a a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that powers up automatically while plugged into a computer and provides more than four hours of recording time on a single charge.

With 2GB of on-board flash memory (with no tapes or additional memory cards required), the Flip Mino allows users to capture up to 60 minutes of high-quality video with sound and has a 1.5-inch colour LCD screen.

It also features instant playback, pause, fast forward, rewind, zoom and delete functions.

It seems a little expensive for a simple video recorder - after all, most phones offer some video function these days - but the selling point is the supposed quality of the video coverage and the size of the memory.