Even if your summer holiday 2010 looks likely to be more Cornish than Caribbean, the latest and greatest travel gadgets are as essential as your daily dose of Saint Tropez. Have a look at our gallery to see the gizmos which will make the journey that little bit smoother.

No, the name doesn't exactly trip off the tongue. But who cares when this set of desktop speakers and matching amplifier looks this good? Eclipse is a division of the Fujitsu-Ten audio group, and so has access to the technology and engineering resources of Toyota and Fujitsu. And it shows. Their latest sound system, available…

Here at Shiny Towers it looks like another scorcher of a day, and we reckon you should make the most of it. No, not by slathering yourselves in cooking oil and frying yourselves to a crisp. By getting your hands on some gadgets which really can bring a bit of sunshine into your life. And…

We've all heard the horror stories. You're all loved up and full of the joys of spring. Your phone beeps. You gleefully open your inbox, expecting another kiss-filled missive from your other half, and there it is: the SMS which says 'sorry. You're dumped'. Or it might be an email. A Facebook update. Or -…

As you'll already know, today is all about the iPhone 4. But, for the lucky devils who have already managed to get their mitts on one, the shopping doesn't stop there. Our latest gallery just goes to show there's a whole host of lip-smacking accessories to make your mobile even more fun to fiddle with.…

My name's Kate, and I'll be holding the fort at Shiny Towers for the next week or so while the lovely Anna jets off on holiday. I've enjoyed a love affair with gadgets since I won a remote-controlled car in the 1992 inter-schools Halloween fancy dress competition (I nailed it with a Grim Reaper costume…

Desperate to get your hands on an iPhone 4 but don't want to fall in with the rest of the herd? Never fear. Something stylish / cute / weird (delete as appropriate) from Etsy should do the trick. For the uninitiated, Etsy is a real web gem. It's an online store stuffed full of handmade…

Bluetooth gadgets often aren't much to look at. So it's nice to see someone trying to inject these devices with a bit of style. Jabra, the Bluetooth buffs leading the 'Wireless Earvolution', have announced that their Stone and Street devices will now be available in white. With the iPhone 4 setting a trend for what…

You might think that the iPhone 4 is about as good as it gets. But Native Union, creators of handsets for phones, iMacs, PowerBooks and PCs, reckon their new Moshi Moshi range could make using it even better. They say their Moshi Moshi 03 - designed by award-winning French designer David Turpin - will not…