GADGETS + TECH
THE TECH NINJA
We wish you a merry Tech-mas!
I love Christmas! Traditionally a time of gathering and spending time with the family, but also( for me) a time to enjoy some down-time, play some video games, watch a lot of TV and of course, enjoy some gadgets and tech. Hopefully I ' ll get lots for Christmas. BY LUKE YATES
Coder MiP
Smart phone projector
Salt water 4x4 Engine car
Just to point out in case any of my clan are reading this, that this month ' s article isn ' t an open letter to my family. It would be incredibly unprofessional of me to use my position as The TechNinja, to procure brilliant gadgetty gifts from my relatives. That said, however, if I received any of the three brilliant tech toys featured this month, I would be a very happy geek!
First up is something for your mobile phone. With such a huge and vibrant industry as this, anyone who purchases an accessory or add-on for a phone is onto a winner, and will doubtless become the cool mum, dad, uncle or aunt they ' ve always wanted to be!
The mobile phone projector, rather in the same ilk as a Google cardboard VR headset, is a cheap and effective way of turning your mobile phone into a projector. Simple to set up and use, you slot your mobile phone into the back, where it sits on a rubber sticky grippy pad thing, and beams whatever is playing on it into a satisfyingly solid bit of glass lens.
You can adjust the size / focus by simply extending or shortening the cardboard tube that acts as a lens barrel. In a suitably dark room, with a decent bit of length to it, the projector works superbly, providing your loved one with their very own home cinema, and allowing them to catch up with Westworld or Poldark in style and comfort!
TechNinja recommends this especially for her, but anyone with a mobile phone will love this fun and easy-to-use gadget.
Second gadget that I think makes a fantastic“ boys toy” gift is the saltwater electric car. When I was a kid I utterly loved building model aircraft, cars and boats. The process of building them was quite frankly, the best bit. Once done you had a very delicate toy that you couldn ' t really play with, and which usually sat on a shelf and gathered dust.
So the saltwater 4x4 engine car combines the best of both – a model kit that, thanks to its real 4x4 motor and chunky design, you can definitely play
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