PRESENTS? ALL WRAPPED UP!
CAMERA, ACTION!
Camcorders have been around for twenty years, but they need a steady hand. That’s fine if you’re not part of the action, but if you are, filming becomes rather problematic. How, after all, do you film yourself skiing, mountain biking or making a parachute jump when you’re too involved even to think about a camera?
The answer is the Action Camera. This clever little device simply straps to your helmet or handlebars, you press the green button and forget about it while you concentrate on free falling 30,000 feet, or plunging on skis or wheels and recording the effect for posterity.
Around £100. www.iwantoneofthose.com
PICK UP YOUR GUITAR AND PLAY!
This is the perfect present for the budding pop star of the family whose talent has finally outgrown karaoke. Give him or her an insight into the world of professional music and the chance to make their own recordings.
The highlight of the Gold Pop Star Vocal Experience is an appointment at a recording studio which will enable you to make your own CDs! Of course the professional producers will help make sure that you give your best performance – and the sound engineer will mix and master the result until you’re completely happy with it. Around £95. Venues: Croydon (south) Crewe (north). www.activitygifts.co.uk
Great as all these ideas are, the very best way to solve your Christmas present dilemmas is with a little help from Vauxhall. Between them, the Vauxhall and VX Racing Collections offer everything from model cars to VXRacing leisurewear, from C’mon characters to keyrings. Log on to www.vauxhallmerchandise.co.uk and browse at your leisure. Happy shopping!