I am aware that these are made for children but my goodness are they addictive, the joy is in their simplicity, Magna Tiles are colourful, translucent, small hand friendly, plastic shapes with magnets along the sides that allow you to connect them together to produce 2D and 3D shapes. Suitable for children ages 3+ it encourages creativity as well as critical thinking and stimulates the right side of the brain, it can help children learn about shapes, numbers and colours whilst having fun.

We have friends, who shall remain nameless, that invite us over for a BBQ every summer, and every year without fail we all end up starving, we now prepare by having something to eat before we even leave ours. The issue is that they wait for everyone to arrive, make everyone drinks, sit down, have a catch up and then say, “should we start the BBQ?” Why isn’t it already lit? It then takes ages for the coals to light, burn down and then for the food to cook and EVERY year they will say, “we really should have started it sooner” but they never learn.

We have had similar products to this before with the CHIPOLO which at the time was a let down due to the app failing to connect with any consistency, so I started my test of the Lapa 2 with a degree of scepticism. I downloaded the app (compatible with iphone 4 +, ipad 3rd gen + and Android 4.3 +) synced the Lapa 2 and attached it to my keys without any difficulty, the free app provides a simple enough walkthrough.

As more and more activity trackers flood the market it is hard to know where to start, the iHealth Edge is offering all the tech for half the price but is it true that you get what you pay for? Let’s take a look at what you get with the iHealth Edge, as you would expect this activity monitor tracks your steps, sleep, calories and measures it against your personal goals, it also displays the time and can tell you how you have performed with feedback display.

At first look you may mistake this for just another activity monitor but the Gymwatch Sensor is like having a personal trainer attached to your body, it’s not about what you ate that day or how many steps you need to take this is aimed at a more serious workout in the gym, specifically using weights. The Sensor comes with two different sizes of Velcro straps to use on either your arm or leg and has a companion app that is necessary to work alongside the Sensor as there is no screen.

My first impression was, “this is how I will die”, my boyfriend being a skateboarder in his youth thought I was over reacting, until he stepped on and immediately wobbled straight off. The trick with the Freebord is to not try and ride it like anything you may be familiar with because you haven’t ridden anything like this before. Freeboards were first created in 1996 to replicate the ride of a snowboard where there is no snow and since their creation Freebord remains one of the largest producers of freeboards in the world.

THEY’RE HERE!!! We have been waiting for these beauties to hit the shelves for a while and we weren’t disappointed, the Earin Headphones are one of the first completely wireless headphones to hit the market, along with Bragi’s Dash they are taking on the difficult task of being the FIRST.

I can already see my dad rolling his eyes at this one but I don’t care, there are two types of gardeners, people like my old man who can grow anything, anywhere and then people like me who can’t keep a cactus alive. The Click & Grow is aimed at the latter type, with a simple idea that can turn the gloomiest of places into a secret garden and the most hapless gardeners into a budding Alan Titchmarsh.

The Buffalo MiniStation Air 2 is a Wifi enabled and USB connected portable hard drive which as well as mains can also be battery-powered which enables users to expand their storage capacities without the hassle of annoying wires and cables, while also being usable on the go.The hard drive has a very nice feel to it, it is a good size and feels reassuringly made, this is coupled with a 3 year warranty which always confirms quality.

Bluelounge strive to create problem solving products by introducing innovative ideas to simplify and improve everyday life, one of their more recent designs is the Bluelounge Backpack. I was immediately impressed that the backpack was made from 100% PET recycled materials and solid aluminium, your basically walking around with a load of old plastic bottles on your back.