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Stuff for your (Christmas) stocking
Posted by Gavin Lucas, 9 December 2009, 16:16 Permalink Comments (8)
Those among you who read CR in its papery magazine form will be aware of our regular selections of great new gadgets and products aimed at creative types. The above image was created especially for our January edition by photographer Stephen Seal, using our latest pick of products. As it's that special time of year when minds can go blank instead of producing brilliant gift ideas, we thought we'd flag up the products here on the blog - along with a bit more info about each of them..
Scandyna speakers have long been a favourite with the design conscious. Shown here is the recently launched Micropod Dock Pack (£299) featuring Scandyna’s iPod dock and a pair of the new Micropod SE Active speakers. Full specs at scandyna-speakers.com
If you can’t afford a Giclée printer, Canon’s new PIXMA ix7000 inkjet printer is the next best thing. It's perfect for printing photographs and small posters and outputs at up to A3 size. £399 from canon.co.uk

The oval form of Pure's Sensia Radio houses a 640 x 480 pixel screen on which users can browse internet radio stations, keep up with Twitter and a range of other apps, or simply upload a photo to display in the space instead. £250 from pure.com
Mulberry has just released a new range of products inspired by Apple products. For our selection of products we picked out the Oak Brynmoore tan laptop bag (£550) from the mens selection (shown above) and a ladies iPhone bag (£150, shown below with the rest of the ladies range. More details at mulberry.com 
The watch casements of the new Jelly Watch range by Toy Watch all pop out of their straps - the idea being you can choose a strap / watch face colour combo to suit your mood / outfit. £130 per watch. £20 for additional straps. stockists: 0207 278 0648. Design one at toywatchusa.com
Digital radio specialist Revo's new Heritage Radio takes its design cues from 50s and 60s table top radios but is packed full of modern features. DAB and DAB+ digital radio, internet radio with wi-fi and LAN connectivity so you can stream music from your computer, and - of course, iPod docking with full control and charging. And we can't help but love the combo of real walnut veneer, brushed aluminium and tactile rubber. £229.95 from revo.co.uk
Sony Eriscsson's new Xperia X2 phone looks to occupy territory somewhere between the Blackberry and Apple's iPhone. It runs on Windows 6.5, has an 8.1 Megapixel camera and a rather nice flip-out QWERTY keyboard. Initially available only on Vodafone in the UK - full specs at sonyericsson.com
8 Comments
Christmas stocking ideas at over £100? Is this a humorous blog post?
All these products look amazing, but... a bag for £550? A watch for £130? Lovely items, but a bit too on the high-end aren't they? I think it would have been more realistic, and fun, to find cool items for under a slightly more mid-range amount. Or how to make a creative/fun present for a range of budgets.
Do love the top photograph by Stephen Seal though.
2009-12-10 08:49:37
Santa's getting me wind up toys from Hawkin's Bazaar.
So many of these are cool or what not, but so superfluous.
2009-12-10 18:24:25
That's one hefty stocking. Yes I think the concept of a 'stocking filler' has gone out the window. Unless the is Donald Trump's stocking.
2009-12-11 10:04:43
CR doesn't understand recession clearly.
2009-12-11 13:15:02
What rubbish. I'd rather get the iPhone on Tesco for the stocking
2009-12-11 13:32:20
I'm with lucie, this isn't the stocking of the average person in 2009! It's more like a 'wish' list.
I'm actually baking my xmas stocking fillers this year, homemade gingerbread men in glass jars wrapped in ribbon all the way.
2009-12-11 15:31:56
what a pointless post. Not particularly exciting products, expensive and almost none would actually fit in a stocking. Now that's what I call false advertising!
2009-12-11 15:53:41
The watches by Jelly are identical to a range produced in the '80s by Wakman in the States, that used to retail for about £30!!! More retro than cutting edge design (except for the price tag)!
2009-12-14 16:00:20
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