A selection of books were suggested as a pretty Christmas present for girls as seen on Something for the Weekend. They say you should never judge a book by it’s cover, but with these you could make an exception as some of them are simply divine. The pretty books which appeared on the show were:
A Sky Full of Kindness by Rob Ryan
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
The Andrea Garland Lipbalm Jewellery was featured on the Something for the Weekend Christmas gadget round-up. Featured on the show were a lovely Archimedes Owl Brooch filled with lipbalm, and a La Renarde Wolf Ring, also containing a pot of lipbalm. This Andrea Garland jewellery would make a lovely Christmas present, and a very affordable one too at just over £30 for each piece.
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This Emily Peacock Kiss and Hug Needlepoint kit was featured on the Something for the Weekend gadget round up. The needlepoint set market is very big now, with people wanting to give gifts that require a little more thought and attention. They are beautifully embroidered cushions featuring the words Kiss and Hug, and the key is that you make them yourself. It’s fun and quite relaxing as a hobby.
Click here to buy an Emily Peacock Kiss and Hug Needlepoint Kit as seen on Something for the Weekend
The All I Want For Christmas Advent Calendar was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets round up, which had a decidedly Christmassy feel. Chocolate advent calendars are obviously so ‘last year’ – this advent calendar by Lancome is unique in that each window contains a little beauty gift, from face cream to make up to Armani perfume. Designed to be a quirky gift for that special girl in your life, this is a cool take on the traditional advent calendar. It costs £80 and is exclusive to Selfridges.
Zeebox was the last item featured on this week’s Something for the Weekend gadget round-up. It’s a free app available for iPad owners, coming to iPhone and other platforms soon. Zeebox is a social media app dubbed ‘the new way to watch television’.
Zeebox works with Sky and Freeview, and it knows what you’re watching. It features a tweet stream relevant to the TV show you’re watching, and shows you which shows are most popular in real time. Zeebox also allows you to buy relevant stuff, and view relevant links connected to whichever TV show you are watching. Tim Lovejoy said that plans are afoot to stream live TV through the app, so you can watch and interact at the same time, on the same device.
Gadget girl Lucy showed off Zeebox’s live Twitter stream and news links. She said it was an essential hub with which to access everything related to the TV show you are watching. News, links, tweets, information and more. On top of all this, you can connect with all your facebook friends via this clever app – to chat about the show you’re watching with it’s built in messenger, or just to let your friends know what you’re watching and what you think of it. Peter Jones said that Zeebox was undoubtedly the future of television and TV interaction. He loved it.
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The HTC Rhyme was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend. It isn’t intended to be an iPhone killer, as gadget girl Lucy explained – it’s more of a mid-range smartphone. The HTC Rhyme is more affordable than most smartphones, but still packs some serious kit – make no mistake the HTC Rhyme is a very good mobile phone.
Tim Lovejoy suggested that the HTC Rhyme is designed for ladies, with the little colourful charm which could hang out of a handbag and lights up when you receive a call. It comes with some cool tangle-free headphones and a dedicated dock. Pop the HTC Rhyme into the dock and it goes into landscape mode. It can then be used as a desktop or bedside alarm. The dock sits the HTC Rhyme at the optimum viewing angle for watching movies. The sound quality for listening to music on the HTC Rhyme was pretty good too. Peter Jones, of Dragons Den fame, was impressed by this phone and HTC as a company as a whole.
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The FireText Smoke Alarm was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. Our first thought was that a smoke alarm that sends you a text message when it goes off is a bit ridiculous, but it can actually be put to very good use. If you’re not at home and a fire starts in your house, let’s say from a faulty electrical cable, the text you immediately receive from the smoke alarm will allow you to call the fire brigade who can hopefully whizz round to your house and put the fire out before it has chance to take hold and reduce your dwelling to a smouldering pile of ash. It is also great for owners of business premises in this respect, and can save an absolute fortune worth of damage through it’s early warning system.
The FireText Smoke Alarm, as Something for the Weekend gadget girl Lucy explained, is also great if you’ve got elderly relatives. The Fire Text Smoke Alarm contains it’s own SIM card which can text up to 4 different numbers at once. So, you can have peace of mind that Nan’s house isn’t going up in smoke. This texting smoke alarm is surely the future of smoke alarms.
Click here to buy a FireText Smoke Alarm as seen on Something for the Weekend
There was a special Halloween theme for this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets round up. Halloween gadgets and Halloween outfits turned the SFTW studio into a mildly scary place. Here were the Halloween gadgets and outfits featured on the show:
First up was the Mummy Costume which costs £34.95. It is made of stretchy spandex and it’s official name is a MorphSuit. The mummy design seen on Something for the Weekend is guaranteed to scare, but it’s also available in skeleton or zombie designs.
Next was a cute Halloween baby pumpkin outfit from Tesco, £10. It isn’t currently available on the Tesco website but they do have a whole range of baby and toddler halloween outfits here, or a similar baby halloween outfit for £10 from Marks & Spencer here.
These Dracula Halloween outfits cost £10 from ASDA complete with waistcoat top, trousers, cape and mask.
The boys who modelled the Dracula costumes also showed us the Hexbug Spiders. The Hexbug Spiders come in various colours and they have 360 degree rotation, controlled by a small handheld remote control unit. A great stocking filler.
Next up was a boy modelling a cool skeleton costume based on The Nightmare Before Christmas character Jack Skellington, including long sleeved top, waistcoat, trousers, mask and detachable bat. At £12.50 it’s a bargain halloween outfit.
The Mobi Headphonies are little speakers for your mobile phone or MP3 player which manage to pump out some great sound considering their small and portable dimensions. They also look really cool. Advertised on Something for the Weekend for £19.99 but we’ve found them a little bit cheaper here
The halloween witch outfit was from Wilkinson and only costs £5. It comes with a witches hat and broomstick accessory. The little girl wearing this outfit also brought on a Monster High Doll called Spectra Vondergeist. Apparently Spectra is the daughter of the Ghost and she can float through walls to hear school gossip. This Monster High doll comes with stand, pet, diary and accessory. Click on the doll for more info.
Bill Bailey’s son Dax showed us a scary werewolf outfit from Sainsburys, £12-14, and gave it the thumbs up. Unfortunately this isn’t available to buy online, but we’ve found an equivalent werewolf outfit from Matalan for just £5 here
Tru Blood is a drink just perfect for a Halloween party. It looks like blood – O Positive to be exact; but it tastes like a delicious blood orange carbonated drink. It’s inspired by the hit US TV Show True Blood.
Finally Tim Lovejoy’s two girls appeared on Something for the Weekend wearing a Pirate Outfit from Tesco and another Pirate outfit from Sainsburys a huge life-sized chocolate skull from Choccywoccydoodah. This immense lump of painted white chocolate weighs in at a hefty 2.8 kilos! If you prefer a milk chocolate skull, you can buy one from Hotel Chocolat here
Last but not least was the Jelly Brain, or the Giant Gummi Brain to give it it’s proper name. It’s bubblegum flavoured and weighs over 3 kilos. Perfect for a scary halloween treat.
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The Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Apptivity case is an iPhone or iPod case for your baby or toddler, and it was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. iPhones are fantastic for keeping toddlers and babies entertained, with a whole host of their favourite downloadable TV shows, and hundreds of apps designed to educate and enthrall your kids. The problem is that iPhones and iPods are quite delicate, and most toddlers don’t have a fantastic grasp of the word ‘delicate’. The Fisher Price Apptivity Case Solves this problem.
The Fisher Price Apptivity Case is a sturdy, colourful, chunky rubberised case for your iPhone or iPod, allowing your toddler or baby to play on them to their heart’s content without the risk of them dribbling all over your iPhone or dropping it on the floor and breaking it. Fisher Price have even developed some apps to be used in conjunction with the Apptivity Case.
It is really simple to slip your phone into the toddler-friendly case, and at £12.99 it’s pretty cheap, too – cheaper than having to fork out for a new iPhone!
The Dyson Hot was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. Dyson have a reputation for exceptionally well built vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, and this heater is a great new product from the company.
The Dyson Hot heater provides a steady stream of air with no blades or buffeting, it’s on board thermostat will keep the room at your desired temperature and it is safe and easy to clean.
Click here to buy a Dyson Hot heater as seen on Something for the Weekend
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