Everyone remembers being 8 years old and desperately wanting a ‘Tamagotchi. I remember mine, it was green, transparent and the coolest thing I owned. Since then, things have moved on; we’ve bought baby-G watches, scooters, the Nokia 3310, iPods…and now? What are the techy must-haves of today?
The Apple Macbook
If your going to buy a new laptop for uni or if your looking for an upgrade from your old, battered Dell, then look no further. The Macbook has one of the most recognisable designs in technology, it’s sleek, simple and of course, has that little apple that lights up on the back of your screen. In a really OCD way, one of my favourite features of the design has to be the sockets on the side which are organised in ascending order of size. It may be a bit more expensive than your regular laptop but it’s user-friendly, efficient and, above all. fashionable. An enviable sign of coolness that will make you stand out in the library.
Skull candy earphones
Everyone has an iPod and although the iPod earphones are iconic themselves, all the cool kids these days are sporting a chunky pair of hard-core headphones. Apart from the obvious gain in sound quality, industrial headgear now comes in many shapes and sizes from Panasonic retro headphones to Skullcandy skater-style one’s. Skullcandy have a great range of funky designs and colours, including fur lined ones to keep your ears warm during the cold Yorkshire winter. These headphones look great on the ski slopes too.
Blackberry
There are so many iPhone-esque touch-screen phones out there and, although I do love most things Apple, touch screen seems a bit pointless. Call me old-fashioned, but I would way prefer to be punching a keyboard than delicately swiping a screen. Apart from the general aggravation of continually getting numbers wrong or misspelling words, especially when inebriated, touch screen is just not tactile enough and leaves me harking back to my old Nokia. This is why I’ve plumped for the Blackberry: it’s like a mini computer! Like any modern phone it has internet, a 2mp camera, mp3 etc. Design wise it’s neat, compact and official-looking. The mini trackball and keyboard make texting and calling much easier and faster; definitely preferable to stroking a screen.
Digital SLR camera
Although not ideal for quick snaps at parties or in clubs, digital SLR cameras are all the rage for self-fashioned ‘creatives’. The photo quality is so much better than your average point-and-shoot, plus you can mess around with effects, interchangeable lenses and, if your feeling really artistic, Photoshop your pics after. SLR’s have been coming down in price recently and many entry-level cameras start at around £300 making them the perfect Christmas present.