Gadgets Galore

The Nintendo DS and DS lite are notable as portable gaming devices not just because they provide puzzles and games that appeal to adults, but they're also quite expandable. The M3 DS Real is a slot 1 card that you can use to expand a DS to copy game files and multimedia files to a high capacity Micro SD memory card. Eshop Megastore stocks the MS Real Rumble Pack including a 1GB Micro SD card for £26.99.

Other gadgets available include a solar powered charger for mobile phones, iPods and other portable devices. The PowerMonkey Explorer costs £49.99 and could help you make your gadgets run on renewable energy. You can even run a flat phone directly from the sun. A cheaper alternative is to trickle charge from the sun. The Universal Solar Charger will charge up in around 10 hours of sunlight and then you can use it to provide power via its USB socket to a range of devices. It costs just £15.99.