Giving more competition to  the Apple Mac and the Blackberry who are into small gadgets nowdays, a hand-held computer called the Raspberry Pi went on sale for just £22 today and was sold out within hours.

It has neither keyboard nor monitor and is pretty much a bare bones mini PC

The bare bones Raspberry Pi computer ships totally naked without any clothes( box) and  costs £22. It is aimed at encouraging children to learn how to programme and code

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Amazon Kindle Fire pictures above

This new Techo gadget are the most-desired electronic devices this holiday season. Of all the gifts people are craving, tablets with clothing taking the no 1 spot according to a consumer Association.

Bob 56, plans to purchase an iPad for his son and his sister  who lives in  Washington. His parents live in Florida. So he’s excited to be able to video chat with his parents – them on the new iPad, him on his iPhone.

Tablets were on many peoples wish lists last year, but they were too pricey and they technology was still new so was still getting adapted too, now with smartphones  everybody is getting more exposed to the new touchscreen technology.

Barnes and noble tablet pictures above

Two of the most promising competitors come from online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and book seller Barnes & Noble Inc.

Some price released recently for the

1. iPad’s $499 base price
2.  Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which costs $199
3. Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet, which costs $249.

Tablets are popping up in unexpected places, too. with  the ipad being used to control customised helicopters that can fly indoors , buggys made to be controlled by the iphone and ipad and many more gizmos.For some people, the device has become indispensable for playing and working.

But while many think of the iPad as synonymous with the word “tablet,” plenty of shoppers will be looking for a more affordable tablet to give this year with heaps of new customised software versions coming out with new android software.

“When tablets start to get  below $200, sales go up dramatically,” says technology analyst Rob Enderle and is going to be evident in the good cheaper prices for these gadgets these years. Check out some reviews and pics on the latest tablets here. “PC TABLETS REVIEWS”

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Its that part of the year  when everybody is ready to splurge  and indulge in a little bit  a fancy gadgets  or  clothing. With the increase in online presence of  designer clothing lines, perfume shops and gadgets and  electronic and computer accessories  anyone or everyone can now compare and shop with a click of a mouse , also to benefit of many in the e-marketing  Industry. The ease of set up of a e shop  has the e-commerce advantages in the price factor over setting up a brick and mortar shop has further advanced this  sector.

Online spending habits for 2011- 2012

The boxing day sales  and then the Christmas rush will see the online sales booming over this holiday period , so what has been selling like hotcakes online.

According to many online news and  electronic websites, gadgets seem to be one of the favourite gifts this happy season wether if was bough online or then  through a brick and mortar shop.  Australian online news journal SMH says its Bricks versus clicks this holiday season , as online stores battle with retail shops. In fact  the brick and  mortar shops have joined the Online shopping revolution  with J B HI FI  and  Harvey Norman opening their very own cheap prices Direct import online shops.

Top selling / Sales  for Online Gadgets

PC magazine says “iOS Devices Dominate Mobile Online Shopping” which will certainly see the smart e-marketers make a move on this one. They say “Statistics released this week from the retail analysis firm Rich Relevance indicate that iPads and iPhones are the top mobile devices that consumers use to make retail purchases”  . According to IBM, the iPhone and iPad ranked first and second for consumer shopping on mobile devices on Black Friday on of the High traffic Sales day in the US.

“For the holiday season through Dec. 18, nearly $32 billion has been spent online, a 15 percent increase versus the corresponding days last year” says ecreditdaily.com.

The guardian.co.uk says that e-retailing group Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) forecasts in “UK consumers will spend £186m online on Christmas Day, a retail group forecasts, with the Boxing Day spend expected to be in excess of £365m” One of the popular UK online selling websites is “Argos” .

Popular online sales In UK

The most popular items were audio equipment, laptops , tablets  and gaming items, but customers also snapped up domestic appliances such as kettles, fryers, slow cookers, toasters and vacuum cleaners which were also popular in the stores.

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An aussie It specialist has managed to hack the new apple ios with siri  to make it do tasks  at home like switching off lights , turning it on and opening web pages on  a computer. The aussie “Marcus schappi” runs a IT company “Little Bird Company’”

Apple IOS4  S SIRI hacked

With this hack  it opens the possibilities of  creating new  functions like

• With  the help of a RFID board you could ask Siri where your keys are.

• With a temperature sensor you can ask what the temperature and humidity is.

• With a robotic vacuum cleaner you could ask Siri to clean the house

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Surprisingly enough there is quite a wide choice of ipad speakers in the market from top of the range Bose speakers for ipad to  cheap *Chinese make Ipad speakers.

Ipad search for speakers

I chose to browse through Amazon to see what is available for “speakers for my ipad” , here are few of the options that were available

One of the top of the range speakers that will work not only with the ipad and  but also ipod is the Bose soundock series II digital. The sound from these Bose systems speakers are unimaginably awesome , definitely worth the money , my sister owns one

Bose SoundDock Series II Digital Music System for iPod (Silver)
Bose for $269.00

Altec Lansing MP450 Octiv Stage
Altec Lansing priced at $111.49

The altec lansing not only provides good crystal clear sound for you ipad , but also charges it via the dock at the same time

Other more cheaper options available for the ipad speakers were

Jbl Rhythm 2.0 Powered Speaker
JBL priced at $24.49

iLuv iMM747 Audio Cube Hi-Fidelity Speaker Dock for iPad, iPad 2, iPhone and iPod (Black)
iLuv is prices at $78.56 at amazon 

Thsi device (iLuv iMM747 Audio Cube Hi-Fidelity Speaker Dock for iPad,) works with most models of the apple range like  iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPod Touch (3rd,2nd and 1st gen), iPod nano (5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st gen) or iPod classic and you can sync play and charge with this device.

(*sorry Chinese makes not included)

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The salesman they say is the   the face of the organization to the consumers . Unfortunately sometimes this can be a plus as well a minus for the organization , a minus for  the apple store in Perth city on this occasion.

The story of  the Apple salesman and the ipad

I  had  left subtle hints  an not so subtle hints  to my partner  since  the start of November 2010, as to the good qualities of the Apple ipad and how it could be a nice addition  to our household .. specially as Christmas was  near. I was 100% sure almost  that i done a good job  of making it known that that was what  i would be happy to receive at Christmas  as my present , so i was quite surprised when i  saw quite a huge box suddenly appear under the Christmas tree on Christmas. I excitedly opened up the box to a see  shiny pair of New bose speakers   and i danced with joy. Listening to music being one of my passions  i was happy with joy and totally forgot about the IPAD  that i was hanging out for.

The new Bose speakers was a treat , and soon the apple Ipad was totally forgotten and drowned int he music of my new Bose speakers. In fact  when my better half told me the  story that transpired  in her effort  to get a new ipad  for me and then  ended up getting a Bose speakers instead , i was happy she had done the right thing.

She narrated the story  that happened at the apple store, apparently  she was dressed  in casuals as  it was a friday  and entered the  apple store ready to buy a apple ipad and had already  withdrawn cash to  to buy the Ipad. She entered the store ,  and the salesman had a look at her probably decided  that she was not a prospective customer. So  while she was hoping that the sales representative approached her to offer some help in choosing the right model, he infact  saw her, totally ignored here  and went to a man wearing a suit who just had a chat with the salesman then had a browse in the store and  took off.

That’s the new Christmas gift it got below

Unfortunately  this Bose 201 V speakers didn’t come with stands so i had to get a stand from Amazon as well listed here (Bose speaker stands) .

Amazingly enough  this small Bose  speakers replaced my tallboy speakers which i was proud of  due to the amazing bass it produced , but when i plugged in the bose speakers  the clarity of sound and good BASS as well certainly wone me over  to push my tall boys into the garage.

Apple Ipad vs Bose speakers

She waited in hope that  she could find another salesman  that could help her out make the right pick on a Ipad, but no –one approached her .she just got fed –up, frustrated  waiting  and  left the store without an IPAD.  The salesman at the Apple store obliviously  was not the best trained to totally ignore a person who  had got cash and was  most certainly in the shop looking to buy an ipad.

She  took off  due to the poor service  and decided to spend her money elsewhere , where somebody  could help her make the right decision .My partner ended up buying a Nice set of bose speakers , because the  salesman at west coast hi-fi  did his job  with the best customer service , explained  what was the most suitable speakers that she needed and also  one which fitted in her budget. I was a happy man  as she did make the right choice of speakers for our house ( off course you cant go wrong with  a BOSE SPEAKERS) and i got a nice sound system .Merry Christmas to you all  in advance !!

Bad luck Apple ipad Salesman and apple for one lost sale !!

PS: If you interested in Bose speakers here i are some listed on Amazon- (Bose Speaker System)

And apple Apple iPad MC497LL/A Tablet (64GB, Wifi + 3G) Amazon listings  if you dont want to enter a store with uninterested salesmen who do not offer proper customer service

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