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| Dec 2002 | The December programme is a round-up of the some of the best games, gadgets and gizmos that I have found throughout the year. We start with Nikki Graham, one half of Double G Communications who, after the huge success of Nookii have brought out the version for more than 2 people - Foolin' Around Whereas Nookie was a game for just two, Foolin' Around is the ideal party game for this time of the year. Cat scarers - In response to a email from Dhekelia about keeping cats out of a garden, I talk to Jon Houston of Concept Research about how their Catwatch machine works. I tested it in our garden at Taggs Island and also with a friend who was plagued by cats in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. The machine really does keep cats away from your garden. Catwatch costs £50 and another £16 for the mains adaptor kit - no more nasty surprises as you do the weeding! Then into the kitchen as Janie Turner demonstrates the wonderful Thermomix. This kitchen gadget weighs, grates, mills, grinds, cooks, boils, simmers, steams, crushes ice, emulsifies, kneads, chops & minces and after all this, add some water and washing up liquid and Thermomix cleans itself! At £545 it's not cheap, but you can pay over 12 months and by becoming an Advisor and selling 6 other machines you get a free Thermomix. More information from the website at UKThermomix.com or contact Janie at Janie@ukthermomix.com Unusual hi-fi again and I talk to the MD of Soundpax, Richard Newlove. He is making cardboard loudspeakers that fold flat and are great for parties and outdoor occasions. Using NXT technology these speakers are surprisingly loud and with a good amount of bass. The speaker you can see in the picture is actually a picture- the real speaker is very small and hidden inside. £40 buys you a set of cardboard speakers in a box. We end with Rebecca Jay, the Managing Director of Dodo-Pad. Dodo Pad is the spiral bound book that becomes the household diary and reminders bible for a family. Huge fun and immensely practical it costs £11.50 incl p&p. |
| Nov 2002 | Over the last 4 years G3 has spoken to all the editors of Stuff magazine. This month we meet Tom Dunmore, the new man in the top seat although he has been working for Stuff for many years. Tom looks back at Stuff Live in Earls Court and the things his editorial team learned from meeting their readers. One of the startling findings was that most testers at the show couldn't tell the difference between mp3, CD and Super Audio CD. He also has recommendations if you are buying a games console this Christmas. Simon Slade from PIAA is next, talking about the revolutionary new windscreen wipers that are made from Silicon rubber that coat the screen with a fine layer of silicone so that the water forms into droplets that almost clear themselves at speed. They also have the advantage of being totally squeak free. G3 has also got them on test with a London black cab, but we weren't able to speak to the cabbie in time for the show. We'll report back next month. The GadgetShop responded to my request to send a couple of fun things for use in the show by sending the Pummel Stick Set and a MicroRacer radio controlled miniature car. The car (£20) is great for desktop rallying especially if you create chicanes with staplers and hole punches. I'm giving the car away to whoever is drawn out next month. Just tell me where you will use it. The £25 Pummel Stick set is massive fun. Finally I talk to Matthew Sweetapple, the man behind the PeeBall. Released to increase awareness of Prostate Cancer this is the sort of excuse that all men need to play games in the toilet! Available in many shops and bars across the UK, also direct from the PeeBall website. £1 each with at least 30p going to the Prostate Cancer Charity. |
| Oct 2002 | The October show opens with something just for the ladies. The TravelMate (right) is a discreet piece of plastic that enables you (after a bit of practise) to go to the loo standing up. Kelly, Heidi and Lisa have been trying it out and report back on their findings. Available by mail-order from Caring Hands Inc they cost just $13.50 for a pack of three - £8.72 with postage and packing. Then to Earls Court and Stuff Live. A huge show full of games, audio and clever gadgets. I meet up with Mike Skinner who was on Multimedia last week with the CD Skip Doctor. This time he has an amazing torch that needs no batteries and is waterproof to 142 metres. It is activated by rocking back and forwards. 30 seconds of rocking gives you around 10 minutes of power. The Nightstar will cost about £40 and has a lifetime guarantee. Staying at Stuff Live, I eventually meet with Bob Williams from Plant-A-Lamp. I have been trying to get him on the show for most of this year and at Earls Court I succeeded. Plant-A-Lamp is a very clever device that converts a housplant into a table lamp which is turned on and off by touching the leaves. £32.95 including P&P. The finished effect depends entirely on your choice of pot, plant and shade. Niro Nakamichi created one of the best cassette decks ever made and now has turned his attention to Home Theatre with the Niro Two6.1 system. I talk to Matthew Post from BBG about how just 2 speakers situated at front and rear create a totally realistic surround sound sensation. It will cost around £2,000 when it becomes available. Finally, to an old friend of G3 - Special EFX who were on one of the first programmes over 3 years ago. Steven Thom, the National Sales Manager shows me their newest gadget, the fliklite, a beatifully crafted piece of turned metal that is operated by giving it a flick for on and off. £39.95 by mail order it is a very impressive torch that is almost breakproof and also waterproof to 30 metres. |
| September 2002 | The whole show for September comes from one location - Earls Court in London for the Top Drawer Exhibition. This is where the very best of British designers come together show off their work to buyers from all over the world. We start with Rebecca Jay, the Managing Director of Dodo-Pad. Dodo Pad is the spiral bound book that becomes the household diary and reminders bible for a family. Huge fun and immensely practical it costs £11.50 incl p&p. Then to meet Gary Lancet, the MD of Bookchair who explains how he came up with the idea and how the bookchairs are made under fairly traded conditions in India. Now you can buy the aroma book chair and the writechair which has a hard surface enabling you to write with less strain on the neck and wrist. A useful and unusual gift from £17.50 for the standard bookchair plus £2.50 p&p. Next, James Lott who invented the extremely clever Popvase. The winner of "Gift Of The Year" in 2001 this folding vase is the perfect accompaniment to a bunch of flowers as a gift. Made from heavy card with a waterproof lining they come in four colours and silver & gold, which are perfect for Christmas. There is a compact size and a large which is perfect for flowers with stems up to 60 cms. The compact size sells for £2.50 and the large size for £3.00. You can get a pack of 8 compact and 2 large for £30 with free p&p. I then meet SAM - Synthetic Animated Moggie, a sleeping cat who when stroked breathes for around 5 minutes. Roger Newell of Mayhem UK tells me how it works and what plans there are for sons of SAM in the future - purring is planned for the end of the year. £29.95 from Mayhem. When I was a kid I used to play with nail puzzles but I haven't seen them for about 40 years until I met Ben Meldrum. He saw these puzzles in India and now makes then in the UK. More difficult than the ones from years ago there are five different levels of complexity. £19 for the set or £4 for each one from Professor Puzzle. Andrew Trainor run a company that specialises in recycled materials called Reactivated. His latest ideas are using old cassettes and 7inch singles as CD racks. These are a very clever use of old audio technology to hold modern audio technology and are very easy to assemble. They start from £15.00 for both the record and cassette versions. Dan Black is one half of Black+Blum who are talented designers based in the OXO tower in London. One of their latest designs is James the Doorman. Made of rubber and extremely eye catching he holds your door ajar with style. It costs £14 and comes in a range of 4 colours - Black+Blum have some very stylish designs in lighting and accessories - visit their website at Black+Blum. |
| August 2002 | This month starts in the kitchen as Janie Turner demonstrates the wonderful Thermomix. (right) This kitchen gadget weighs, grates, mills, grinds, cooks, boils, simmers, steams, crushes ice, emulsifies, kneads, chops & minces and after all this, add some water and washing up liquid and Thermomix cleans itself! At £545 it's not cheap, but you can pay over 12 months and by becoming an Advisor and selling 6 other machines you get a free Thermomix. More information from the website at UKThermomix.com or contact Janie at Janie@ukthermomix.com Next, I talk to Brian Alexander, MD of Boa-Constrictor in the UK about the very clever and hugely practical adjustable grip that opens (or closes) almost anything. Invented by his brother and used in such diverse places as hospital operating theatres, camera manufacturers and the MOD, this will have a permanent place in your toolbox and the kitchen drawer. Starting at £4.99, see the full range and order direct from Boa-UK Then the clever Instant Campfire. A 30cm high log, crossed with saw cuts to create an airflow, a firelighter deep in its core and even the match to light it. It comes from fallen timber in the forests of Estonia, so it's eco-friendly and costs £14.50 from iwantoneofthose.com. Then I try out the Sea Scooter loaned to me by The Gadget Shop. I spoke to Rob Leeks who is the Design Manager from Mayhem UK who are the agents for this great toy and he explains how it was developed. Huge fun at £330.00, it comes with a bag to carry it down to Western Beach, Cessac, Ladies beach, the Dummersee or even Mare Harbour. |
| July 2002 | This month, as befits a radio programme; I look at audio equipment. Not the stuff you buy for a few pounds but hi-fi that comes with a price tag to match its quality. I have deemed it 'aspirational audio' as many of us can only aspire to own something of this quality. I start with the German company from Herford, T+A Elektroakustic; and talk to their technical director, Lothar Weimann about how they have developed their unique approach to quality hi-fi. Then, in complete contrast, something that costs just £30 - doesn't pretend to be hi-fi but can convert almost any surface into a loudspeaker - the Soundbug is huge fun and worked best with MDF or chipboard surfaces and is loudest on double glazing. Back to quality hi-fi and one of the UK's leading manufacturers - Myryad. I talk to their MD, Christopher Short who tells me why Dolby chose his company for the world launch of their DVD audio processing system and how Myryad's striking design leads the way in hi-fi standards. Unusual hi-fi again and I talk to the MD of Soundpax, Richard Newlove. He is making cardboard loudspeakers that fold flat and are great for parties and outdoor occasions. £40 buys you a set of cardboard speakers in a box. (right) Finally, I stay with loudspeakers, and with loudspeakers made of unusual materials. Waterfall are a French company and they make glass loudspeaker systems. I talk to Nadine Dewell who is their Export Manager and find out why they choose to make speakers out of such an unusual medium. |
| June 2002 | Cameras, watches and cat scarers this month. First I review the two miniature digital cameras available from firebox.com. The l'espion is the smallest with 2mb of memory and comes with software for both PC & Mac. The SiPix Blinkhas 8mb of memory and takes slightly better pictures - but is also a little larger. Whatever; at £40 each they are perfect for ensuring you never miss that vital picture. Michael Smith the CEO of Firebox also looks ahead to the next wave of micro-technology - small video cameras for under £100. Cat scarers - In response to a email from Dhekelia about keeping cats out of a garden, I talk to Jon Houston of Concept Research about how their Catwatch machine works. I tested it in our garden at Taggs Island and also with a friend who was plagued by cats in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. The machine really does keep cats away from your garden. Catwatch costs £50 and another £16 for the mains adaptor kit - no more nasty surprises as you do the weeding! Then watches; one of my weaknesses, which I thought I had under control until the review Tissot T-Touch arrived (right). I have now bought it rather than send it back. The glass is touch sensitive so that by touching the areas around the face (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12) the watch becomes a barometer, compass, altimeter, thermometer, alarm clock and stopwatch. With a RRP of £360 in the UK it is superb value and will probably be even cheaper on Gibraltar Main Street and at Duty Free Shops. Finally I travel to Stuff Towers to talk to Rob Waugh about the way the gadget market has changed over the last 3 years and about his main interest, games. |
| May 2002 | This month the whole programme comes from the Top Drawer Exhibition at Earls Court. This is where the best designers and artists come together to show off their work. We start with Nikki Graham, one half of Double G Communications who, after the huge success of Nookii have brought out the version for more than 2 people - Foolin' Around. Then Alan Green of Aerolatte Ltd talks about their new addition to the range which is the hob style Espresso pot brought into the 21st century with a ceramic jug to catch the coffee (right) Jane Mayall of the MouseRug company explains how the rugs are made and where the designs are from and also offers one as a prize. Stewart Tuckniss from Colonial Soldier is the next stand I visit and he explains how these striking statues are made. Hand carved soldiers of the great British Emprire Regiments at very reasonable prices. He is also open for commissions and regularly visits Army messes in the UK and Germany. Into the bar next, when Elaine Clarke from the Original Barware Co. demonstrates the wine chiller that works in 2 minutes and other excellent devices for the opening, closing, aerating and chilling of wine. Then to visit Storecore where Alex Slane describes how their striking aluminium look soft cases are made and what different types of media can be carried in them. Finally, on the way out I spotted Flushe, the best examples of seashell resin toilet seats I have seen. Dean McQuarrie is their director and he talks me through the diffent designs. |
| April 2002 | We reviewed the Bose Acoustimass loudspeaker system in the very first programme in April 1999. Back to Bose again for the launch of their Bose 3-2-1 Digital Home Entertainment System (right). Phil Carpenter explains how you get a five speaker surround sound effect from just two small speakers. If you want the home cinema experience without a room full of wires then at under £1,000 this is just what you need. More information from Bose Small aluminium folding scooters were all the rage two years ago. Petrol and electric versions never really took off in the UK because of the legality of using them on public roads. I have now found the ultimate scooter for 2002. No more pushing with your foot - on the Land Surfer you stand on the machine and by pushing down on the front foot and then the back foot, the treadle drives the scooter forward. The MD of Atomic Sports, John Adams tells me why they are built to such a high quality and where the idea came from. More information and to buy on-line from www.atomicsports.biz. A sensitive subject is next. Bad smelling flatulence can be not just an embarassment but a serious problem. I talk to Buck Weimer, the inventor of Under-Ease, underwear that traps bad odours and filters them through a unique filtration device built into the garment. On the phone from Colorado, USA; Buck explains how he developed the product and what plans he has for future developments. See them and buy them on-line at www.under-tec.com Finally, Simon Clays, Editor of the excellent Stuff Magazine comes in to the studio to talk about the things that are hot and the things to avoid. The Panasonic SVAV10 is a digital camera, video camera, mini recorder and mp3 player all in one - in a box the size of a packet of 10 cigarettes. At £300 it's not cheap, but without doubt the latest "must have". In cars, the Honda Civic type R takes the winners flag just ahead of the new Mini Cooper S. What to avoid? Simon recommends holding off from recordable DVD until the price drops dramatically, but if you are coming back to the UK soon then the TIVO is just what you need to record from the TV. |
| August 2001 | The show opened with a trip to Nauticalia and meet their MD, Lyn Lewis. Nauticalia is a company that gained worldwide recognition with its Sea- Searcher magnet 27 years ago to this year's big seller - the Ships Cat . The 3 cats are all from feline nautical history. Freddy (right - below) was shipwrecked en route to Australia and was rescued by a sailor. Mrs Chippy was Shackleton's cat during his ill fated Antarctic expedition and Able Seaman Simon was the mascot of HMS Amethyst during the Yangste incident in 1949. Every wardroom should have one! Full details from Nauticalia at www.nauticalia.com The next item also had a nautical flavour, invented as it was as a boat burglar alarm. Gerry Anderson came to the G3 studios to explain how his ingenious MobilArm works. Seen here with its cover removed, this device can operate other electric devices like pumps and fans as well as send signals and text messages back to any other phone. With an attached PIR unit the MobilArm can work as a burglar alarm almost anywhere. Full specifications and details at the website - www.mobilarm.co.uk. Competition results and Ian Willamson in Episkopi won the subaqua Mini-Breather. Runners up prizes of the Elite Warning Flasher went to Jamie Thompson in Cyprus and Peter Boraston in the Falkland Islands. Live 2000 was huge fun last year, the whole of G3 came from the show last September. Dave looked ahead to Live 2001 at the NEC in Birmingham with the Marketing Manager of the show, Kirsty Adams. Even though it has been a bad 12 months for the dot com industries, Mobile Phones, Gaming and Audio have all seen massive changes in the past year and you will see the latest tecnology at the show. Sony had the first robot dog, but at £1,500 it was beyond the reach of most of us. September 6th sees the launch of the first affordable robot - the i-Cybie - only £179.95 Dave talked to Simon Bosworth of the Gadget Shop about this little marvel, what it can do and how much fun it is to own. |
| July 2001 | The July show opened with a visit to Vin Chilla where the MD, Richard Horwell explained the physics that enables a bottle of wine to be chilled down to the correct temperature in just 4 minutes. There is also a rechargable version, so chilling up to 20 bottles of wine on one charge is now possible anywhere. You can find them at www.w-f-e.com. Next, warning triangles. Obligatory for driving in Europe but not particularly efficient in actually warning other drivers. Terry Jennings is the co-inventor of 'E'Lite, a small flashing triangle that can be seen from over half a mile away. He came to the G3 studios to explain how it works and its many other uses. Next to the the offices of Lektropacks to meet Kevin Cray who explained how Universal Remote Controls work and what features can be found on the new types with LCD screens. From £30 up to more than £300, you can operate everything from one device. Competition time - Peter Davis and Mike Piddlesden of Cyprus and Mark Allan in Germany all won the ingenious PacSafe that was G3 field tested in Peru.. This month we gave away the superb Mini-Breather sub-aqua rucksack, pictured below outside the G3 studios. Dave tested it from the houseboat in the Thames and is giving it away very reluctantly. Move over Goretex - this is the fleece that is 100% waterproof. Rivers West are a Seattle based clothing company who have invented the Hydro2 Powerlock System - H2P - and Marco Bonini (right) is marketing the company in Europe. The fleece is warm, soft, very strong and totally impervious to water. The US army and other elite US goverment agencies are already looking at it - this will revolutionise outdoor clothing for the 21st century. |
| June 2001 | We start this month with a shaver - but not just any shaver, this one you can use in the shower. The Philishave Coolskin is a rechargeable shaver that charges in one hour and gives you 55 minutes shaving on one charge. Not only can you use it when you're wet, but it also dispenses Nivea shaving gel by pressing a button on the top. Next the ingenious PacSafe that secures your rucksack or pack from thieves and bag slashers. Mark Brennan of Burton McCall explains how they came into being and the different types now available. Simon Guettier, comes in to talk about his experiences with the e-clock2 - £19.95 from the Gadget Shop. This alarm clock is infinitely variable and you can reprogramme the sound that wakes you up with your favourite tunes or one of many pieces of music and sound effects available from the Gadget Shop website. Rob Hart is the next guest and he brings his superb new invention of the Mini-Breather scuba equipment. No more bottles, harnesses and other diving paraphenelia - apart from a mask and fins, all your diving gear is in a rucksack you wear underwater (right). Finally, Adam Norton, owner of Gizmo & Widget visits the G3 studio to explain how he sources the many unusual things available from the website. From pirate flags to a "Sarcastic Ball" - that gives you answers like "In your dreams" and "Ask me if I care". |
| May 2001 | This month the whole show came from one exhibition - Top Drawer, in Earls Court, London. Sue Saint is the show organiser and she explained what Top Drawer is all about. Next, I met Lucy Baring who is responsible for Snatch, a fast furious and funny new word game. Adrian Thompson is MD of Addject who make clockwork bugs. He took me through the fun collection of wind up critters. Michael Smith of Firebox showed me their new LightWand, huge fun at disco's, parties and night time social occasions. Peter Osborne is another old friend of G3 and he showed me Special efx's newest item to covet, their 50's retro mini fridge that is both main & 12v operation - right. Tim Daynes of the Heaven Group explained how their superb water features work that create a dry ice effect as well as the sound of rippling water. Finally, David Lozdan of Krystalline Ltd demonstrated their healing crystals that are inset in mobile phone handsets and computer monitors. |
| April 2001 | This month; first to Oregon Scientific and their Marketing Manager, Nicola Barnwell, talking about some of the amazing range of weather and time products they manufacture. Check out their site at oregonscientific.co.uk. The Orange Square import the Crystal Deodorant from the Far East. Their MD, Chris Hawksley explains how a stick of mineral salts can stop body odour and last for nearly 2 years. Contact them at +44 20 7630 9400. Then to Electric Fuel UK and the MD, George Hopmeier, who shows how this revolutionary new product works. The capsule charges your phone from flat up to 3 times. From now on you need never be without power for your cell phone. Their site explains everything at electric-fuel.com Finally, Victorinox, the Swiss Army Knife company. Mark Brenner demonstrates their new knife that also tells you how high you are and how cold it is. See it, and all of the Swiss Army range at burton-mccall.co.uk |
| Jan 2001 | In the this edition I visit Keypart in Watford - where Innovent is responsible for some great nautical ideas including the KeyFloat - I meet the inventor Ray Gotto and Kevin Jones one of the directors of the company. Next to Mathmos, home of the original Lava Lamp and now the wonderful 'Bubble'. I meet the owner, Cressida Granger, and find out the history of the company and look at the modern modern designs. Denon make superb professional radio audio equipment as well as high quality domestic Hi-Fi. I meet Bob Barnard who tells me about the new award winning AV-F100 mini hifi system which includes DVD and the Mission/Next five speaker surround sound system. Finally to Divertimenti, home of all good things for the kitchen where Ian Peat advises me on how to choose a good cooking pan and kitchen knife and introduces me to the aerolatte whisk that froths anything. |
| Dec 2000 | This month was dominated by ideas from the Gadget Shop and we started with a pheremone wipe that is meant to make you irresistible for 95p! - Dave applied it to his neck and wrists but Joanne Bell wasn't impressed! / Next a chat with Michael Smith, CEO of Firebox - "Where men buy stuff" about their new brochure. / One of the biggest sellers this Christmas is the addictive game called Corx - £7.95. More portable than table football, more fun than Monopoly and scoring 9.9 in the 'cool' stakes. / Then the wonderful Euroconverter from PowerConnections. The easy way to adapt your continental plugs to UK 3 pin without having to cut them off. / Then the ultimate in street cool - the Street Flyers - Trainers that at a flick convert into in-line skates. Hugely popular at BFBS HQ and super trendy at £99.95. / A really useful gadget if you only have one telephone line and spend long times browsing the internet is the Internet Alert. A clever device that plugs into your phone line and flashes a light or sounds a buzzer if you are surfing the net and another call comes in. Simon Bodsworth is the Purchasing Director for the group and he joined Dave to look ahead to next year and talk about some of the new things in The Gadget Shop. / Finally Stuff Magazine and a new voice to the programme - Simon Clays who has just taken over as Editor. / Contact Simon at stuff.magazine@haynet.com |
| Nov 2000 | From the excellent e-commerce gadget company - Firebox - "Where men buy stuff" comes the Phenominator, the gravity defying spinning top - Mark Phillips gives it a whirl. At £19.95 it requires perseverance and patience to make it work. Dave and Mark didn't have it! Firebox does have some other great stuff that doesn't require such co-ordination (or patience). / Drinks in cans aren't new - but Vodka and Lemon or Coffee Liqueur in a spray can is. Vicki Turner of Connect 2000 on BFBS 1 has a couple of squirts and Dave talks to Tim Francis, Marketing Director of TheDrinkShop.com who are the importers into the UK. At just £1.99 a tin, imagine the fun at your Christmas party. / Annie Green who listened to G3 when she was with her husband stationed in Germany, tells Dave of her trip to Vinopolis - featured in the January programme. She then tries on the Portable Airconditioning Unit from Sharper Image and decides that she would wear it on the beach...... The I-Mac coloured device is £35 from Innovations and $50 from Sharper Image and for $70 you can get one that heats up too.Finally to Stuff Towers and the Editor - Clare Newsome. She takes Dave through Stuff Magazine's recomendations for Christmas gifts for boys (and girls) of all ages. |
| Sept 2000 | September's show came from the Live 2000 Event / Clare Newsome, Editor of Stuff magazine/ Tracy Martin from Aequlibrium and the Sensorium Stereo Chair - sensorium@aequilibrium.co.uk / Habitek and Chris Reed with Speaker Lamps. www.habitek.co.uk/ Patrick Butler, the Hi-Fi Marketing Manager for Sony and the Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) - www.sony.co.uk / Barry John Vincent from Alpine Electronics- with their fully equipped Fiat Multipla (right) enquiries@alpine-electronics.co.uk / Giles Luckett from madaboutwine.com |
| March 2000 | Storm Watches and their Limited edition Lexo from www.stormwatches.net. NXT Flat Panel Speakers, £199 from Lektropacks at www.lektropacks.co.uk. The Super Scorcher Mini Blow-Torch (right) only £38 from iwantoneofthose.com. and Clare Newsome from Stuff Magazine. |
| | Minipod Loudspeakers reviewed by Sam Hanson, Sheila Hughes tries out the Natural Alarm Clock (right), Priscilla Chase of Tilley Endurables and the new range of Tilley Hats, Geoff Woodward demonstrates the clever Spacebag, Rob Butler explains how the Chillies range of coolbags work and news from Stuff Magazine with Clare Newsome |
| Jan 2000 | Vinopolis, City of wine with Anna Lowther / Infidelity HiFi with MD Simon Byles and the sytems to buy in the future / Gigabot from the Gadget Shop / News from Stuff magazine and Clare Newsome |
| Dec 99 | No Show - Christmas got in the way! |
| Nov 99 | Christmas Gift Ideas / Divertimenti with Heidi Strickland, Gadget Shop with Alison, Hot Box and David Smith, Stapleless Stapler from efx, Stuff news with Clare Newsome |
| Oct 99 | Rain Wizard with Duncan Wade, Director of Bluecol , "What on earth is that for"? - Gas Lighter tool with Sheila Hughes, Gripping Stuff with inventor David Seeman. |
| Sep 99 | Top Drawer exhibition - Design Gap with Shirley Frost / Eon light - Grant Sinclair / Chillcheater wetsuits with the inventor, Chris Reed / Audio interconnects with Andy Everard from What Hi-Fi / Stuff News with editor, Clare Newsome. |
| Aug 99 | Gadget Shop - Lighthouse paper towel holder / Clamtool from efx with Peter Osborne MD / "What on earth is that for"? - Garlic Peeler from Divertimenti with Ve Buttress / Stuff magazine news with editor Jez Ford / |
| Jul 99 | Stuff magazine editor - Jez Ford / Folding chairs and tables from Concept Leisure with Roger Head / Competition results / "What on earth is that for"? - the folding coathanger from the Gadget Shop with Iney Penlington / Swiss Army Tool from Burton McCall tested by Mark Griffiths |
| Jun 99 | Hothouse for Kids - London Zoo / World's Apart Pop-Up Toys - Ian Scorgie / Friend's game with Lizzie Elvin / Swiss Army Card tested by Iney Penlington from Hotbox / Toy Options - water pistols and Rachel Middleton-Smith / Splatmatic paintball gun and Emma Jowett / The Dolphin Phone Rosie Ogden talked to the inventor, Ken Butler in Cyprus / The Gadget Shop opening in Convent Garden with MD Jonathan Elvidge /Swiss Army Card competition |
| May 99 | CD players and Karen Brindley / News from Stuff with Jez Ford / Kitchen things from Divertimenti and Juliet Kane / "What on earth is that for"? - the Chill Wizard with Malcolm Levan / Games with Chris Anderson, Editor of PC Zone |
| Apr 99 | Stuff magazine with editor, Jez Ford / Bose Acoustimass loudspeakers with Val McKenna and Gillian Braban / Jabra phone earpiece at FGE with Mark Francis / "What on earth is that for"? - Wine bottle stand from Gadget Shop with Rory Higgins / Games with Chris Anderson, Editor of PC Zone |