Along with the new SidePath, MindShift have also recently released the new TrailScape.

The SidePath, from Mindshift (a ThinkTank company), is an extremely lightweight backpack at only 1.6 lbs, its small, compact and can be used for day trips or commuting.

Hape was established in 1986 by Peter Handstein in central Germany and from there it has grown into the world’s largest manufacturers of wooden toys and the company has considered everything from packaging to surface treatment to minimizing the environmental impact of their products.

Have you ever tried to get to sleep on a long haul flight on an economy ticket? During my most recent trip, the airline company kindly supplied an inflatable pillow that wrapped around your neck, but there was a sharp-edged seam than ran all the way around the inside of the of the ‘pillow’, so that when I woke up I had a red mark all around my neck that looked like someone had tried to choke me with a clothes line.

As the world becomes more and more reliant on digital payments cash pickpockets have had to invent new ways to steal our hard-earned cash. With the rise of contactless bank cards, there is now a fear that the baddies of the world have the same card machines as your local pub and are hanging around on street corners stealing your money and personal information as you unknowingly walk by.

This time last year, it seemed as if everyone had some form of activity tracker strapped to their wrist, comparing each other’s steps, sleep quality and activity levels whilst stuffing down a McDonalds breakfast.

Factorylux is a leading British lighting brand that allows you to create unique and original lighting by offering online configurability, sort of like a pic ‘n’ mix but instead of choosing flying saucers and jelly bears you pick plugs and light bulbs.

The Edifier M1380 is a 2.1 speaker system that features two full-range satellites, in other words, a subwoofer with two wire attached speakers which are calibrated to match the subwoofer to form a balanced sound. Straight out of the box the Subwoofer looks good, with a glossy clean finish and nicely compact at 280mm X 164mm X 220. The two satellite speakers are equally compact (151mm X 125mm X 120mm) the whole setup doesn’t take up too much room.

The Diver is a fully waterproof MP3 player with waterproof sports headphones and LCD display. The Diver will play MP3 & WMA format files and has a built-in FM radio. Furthermore, the device can track your swimming stroke and will work as a pedometer when you are back on dry land.

The Collegiate is a vintage inspired portable turntable, the speaker, set at the front of the turntable, and the Carrera style font is supposedly meant to resemble the grill of a sports car. Without reading this on their website, I wouldn’t have made the connection but that doesn’t detract from the Collegiate classic good looks.