Pre-Order Rubik's 360 Now!

Although they say don’t fix what ain’t broke, this latest remake of a classic is set to be the best gadget of the year!

The Rubik’s 360 is the updated version of the 1980’s classic, the Rubik’s Cube. Once again, this latest Rubik’s invention is a puzzle solving game, where instead of matching up coloured tiles, you have to get the coloured balls into the matching coloured domes.

Sounds Easy? Think again! You have to work your way through two inner spheres before you manage to match the balls to their coloured domes, but this is by no means as easy as it sounds…no surprises there, then!

There is definitely a knack to solving this spherical puzzle, so if you think you are clever (and patient) enough, then make sure you pre-order your Rubik’s 360 now.

You can pre-order your cheap Rubik’s 360 for just £18 from Hamleys.co.uk

By pre-ordering your Rubik’s 360 game, you will receive it on the UK launch date which is 15th July.

Retro Rubik's Cube Salt and Pepper Mills - £11.95 sold seperately at Firebox

It seems everyone is suffering from a spot of nostalgia lately, as both 80’s fashion and products are slowly whittling their way back into our lives. We’re not complaining though! Here at MyShoppingTips, we can’t get enough of retro and vintage items.

If you saw our recent article on ‘Cheap Retro Products’, there’s a huge chance that you’ll be a fan of the new Rubik’s Cube Salt and Pepper Mills that we’ve recently stumbled across on the web.

The Rubik’s Cube Salt and Pepper Mills are exactly the same size as the original addictive puzzle and they’ll bring a retro feel to any contemporary home.

Retro homeware is the way forward and it’s so great to reminisce on times gone by, so the Rubik’s Salt and Pepper Mills are a must-have for anyone who grew up in the 80’s (or for anyone who just thinks they’re pretty awesome).

This funky device doesn’t act as a puzzle like the original Rubik’s cube does, you just rotate the top layer to add a touch of flavour to your food. The salt mill has a white top and the Rubik’s pepper mill has a red top, so they’re easy to tell apart. They last thing you want is a whole load of pepper and vinegar on your fish and chips!

A couple of Rubik’s Cubes and some Salt-n-Pepa (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun) is all you need to take a trip back to the much-loved 80’s, but some florescent leg warmers and ghetto blaster may also help.

One of the cheapest places to buy retro Rubik’s Cube Salt and Pepper Mills is Firebox.

Buy Rubik’s Salt and Pepper Mills from Firebox today for £11.95 each and give your friends and family something to talk about at the dinner table.

Cheap Inflatable Volleyball Set - Get it now at Drinkstuff.com

Kick off the summer season in true style with a good old game of inflatable volleyball. For one week and one week only, Drinkstuff.com have an introductory offer on their Inflatable Volleyball set, which is available to pre-order now.

The Inflatable Volleyball set is both fun and practical; when deflated, it is incredibly compact and very easy to carry around. It can be taken to the local park or beach to provide hours of family fun or it can sit in your garden for a laugh with your mates.

If you’re the kind of person that likes to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine on the rare occasion that we get some, the Inflatable Volleyball set from Drinkstuff.com is just what you need. The posts and the ball are inflatable, but we wouldn’t recommend trying to blow it up yourself as it is a fairly giant structure and you do risk passing out!

Just get hold of a foot pump, or even better an electric one, and you’ll have a Volleyball pitch in an instant. The set comes complete with a repair kit, just in case it gets punctured, and it is really affordable.

As the Inflatable Volleyball set is new to Drinkstuff.com, an introductory offer means that customers can get their hands on it for just £19.95. This promotional price must end on midnight Sunday 26th April 2009 and after that the Inflatable Volleyball set will be priced at £24.94 again, so now is certainly the best time to buy.

The Inflatable Volleyball set is due to arrive at Drinkstuff.com on Tuesday 28th April 2009, but you can pre-order it today at the low price of £19.95.

The Inflatable Volleyball set will provide fun for everyone from kids to grandparents! Pre-order an Inflatable Volleyball set today from Drinkstuff.com.

Cheap Retro Casio Watches from Urban Outfitters

Cheap retro products make ideal gifts for those girls and guys who simply refuse to forget the 1980s, and so I have come up with a list of the top 10 cheap retro gadgets and accessories on the market.

1. iBlocks just £12.99 from IWantOneOfThose.com - iBlocks are nifty little retro speakers that you can attach to your iPod. Their Lego inspired design is great for all those who remember spending their childhood building and playing with the stuff, and because these cheap iPod speakers are so tidgy, they are even small enough to keep in your pocket. As well as the great, retro design, they give out pretty good bass and sound, too!
2. Retro Casio Watch from £26 from Urban Outfitters - A great way to get that instant retro look is by getting yourself one of the great retro Casio watches Urban Outfitters currently stock online. These true retro watches are a real blast from the past, and look exactly like the one’s me and my mates used to have back in the 80s/90s, and you can get your black, gold or silver Casio watch from Urban Outfitters now!
3. Men’s Knight Rider T-Shirt just £19.99 from Truffle Shuffle - David Hasselhoff and Kitt, a match made in heaven! And now you can worship them once again and spread the love with this men’s Knight Rider t-shirt!
4. Ray-ban Aviator Sunglasses just £115 from Littlewoods - Aviator sunglasses a la Starsky and Hutch and Top Gun are the most fashionable accessory must-have this year, with celebs spotted daily wearing these retro shades. And what better pair to have than a pair of original Ray-ban Aviator Sunglasses to get that true retro style?!
5. SEGA Mega Drive 15-in-1 Console System just £37.99 from Amazon.co.uk - Men’s birthdays are always difficult to buy for, so opt for this cheap retro SEGA Mega Drive Console to ensure he won’t be disappointed! All the classics like Alex Kidd, Fatal Labyrinth and Sonic and Knuckles come with the cheap SEGA Mega Drive Console System, so there’s plenty to keep him busy.
6. Retro Telephone just £52.99 from Play.com - No modern apartment would be complete without a little bit of kitsch, and there is no better way to get the look than with this cheap retro telephone. In pillar box-red, this retro telephone has the classic whir dialling action, and even that classic hollow ring tone!
7. USB Mix Tape just £16.95 from PrezzyBox.com - The romantic days of recording your favourite love songs onto a cassette tape may seem exist in a time gone by, but this need not be the case. This USB Mix Tape allows you to record up to 60minutes of music onto the provided USB stick, which you can then place in the cassette tape wrapping and send to your loved one. Who said romance was dead, huh?!
8. SodaStream Drinksmaker just £38.69 from Argos.co.uk - I doubt one house was without a SodaStream Drinksmaker in the 80s and 90s, but most have now been thrown out or stored away for so long they have started to disintegrate. But now, the SodaStream is having a revival, meaning once again you can make fizzy drinks from just tap water and your any choice of flavour!
9. Original Rubiks Cube just £9.99 from HMV.co.uk - Arguable the best invention and gadget of the 1980s, the Rubik’s cube still makes a great present for all ages. As a symbol of the era, the Rubik’s cube is the must-have gadget for any retro fan.
10. The Brat Pack Collection just £7.99 from Play.com - There is nothing better than The Brat Pack films to give you a sense of nostalgia, and in this The Brat Pack Collection you get three of the greatest teen films of all time. The Breakfast Club, St Elmo’s Fire and About Last Night are amazing 80s movies that you can sit back and enjoy with a bucket of popcorn time and time again.

So, if you are wondering what to get your partner or friends for their birthdays this year, think RETRO! The best places to get loads of cheap retro gadgets and gifts include Urban Outfitters, PrezzyBox and IWantOneOfThose.com.

You can also get great, cheap retro clothing from Urban Outfitters and Truffle Shuffle, and for music and DVDs, you can’t beat HMV, Amazon, Play for classic soundtracks and DVDs.

New Nintendo DSi Colours - Coming Soon!

The new Nintendo DSi has only just hit UK shelves and already there are three new colours to look forward to. Unfortunately, you can’t purchase these bright new versions here in the UK just yet, but it’s only a matter of time and we thought we should keep you up to date!

People in Japan can already purchase the Nintendo DSi in hot pink, metallic blue and lime green (as pictured) and it hopefully won’t be too long before we can get our hands on them too.

The new colourful Nintendo DSi’s are the same price as the existing black and white consoles in Japan, so we’re hoping that we won’t have to pay much more either.

The hot pink Nintendo DSi is sure to be a perfect gift for any female gamer and the metallic blue will undoubtedly be a popular choice for the lads. The lime green model would be a sensible choice for anyone wishing to express a little more of their “out-there” personality, but overall the colourful versions are just much more fun than plain black and white Nintendo DSi consoles.

Here at MyShoppingTips.co.uk, we’ve very excited about these new “cheery” Nintendo DSi consoles and we can’t wait for them to arrive here in the UK.

As soon as we hear of any pre-order information and price confirmation, we’ll be sure to let you know. Check back here regularly for updates and more info.

Don’t forget, you can buy a cheap Nintendo DSi in Black or White from Toys R Us online for just £134.97 now!

Cheap Retro Sega Mega Drive Console with 15 Built-in Games - £37.99 from Play.com

Surely everyone remembers the Sega Mega Drive Console? Long before the Xbox 360 and even the PlayStation, the Sega Mega Drive was the daddy of all home gaming consoles.

At its prime, the Sega Mega Drive had what was considered to be superior graphics and sound. However, if you were to switch on a Sega Mega Drive now after a Resident Evil 5 session on the PS3, the retro console would admittedly seem a bit dated. On the plus side, that’s all part of the fun!

I had a Sega Master System as a kid and was absolutely obsessed with the thing! If I wasn’t battling the bad guys on Sonic, I was desperately trying to win Rock-Paper-Scissors on the legendary built-in Alex Kidd (by far my favourite).

Purchasing a Sega Mega Drive console now will make you really appreciate how advanced the gaming we have access to today is, but at the same time it will also provide you with hours of old school fun.

I suppose you’re wondering what has persuaded me to start babbling on about Sega Mega Drives? Well, I’ve just discovered that Play.com are offering a really cheap Sega Mega Drive Console with 15 games for just £37.99 plus free UK standard delivery.

It is due for release on Friday 24th April 2009, but you can pre-order your Sega Mega Drive Console today!

There are 15 retro games built-in to the Sega Mega Drive Console including:

• Alex Kidd
• Sonic and Knuckles
• Shadow Dancer
• Golden Axe
• Flicky
• Gain Ground
• E Swat
• Crack Down
• Columns
• Bonanza Bros.
• Altered Beast
• Decap Attack
• Fatal Labyrinth
• Alien Storm
• Arrow Flash

Any of those sound familiar? Thought so!

The Sega Mega Drive Console will bring those childhood memories flooding back and is sure to be a huge hit with any hardcore gamer. It would make a great Birthday, Anniversary, Christmas or Father’s Day gift, so why not treat someone you know?

You can pre-order a Sega Mega Drive Console with 15 Built-in Games for just £37.99 from Play.com and it will be delivered free to your door.

It’s official; retro gaming is back.

Cheapest Wild Slingshot Solo - Excellent Summer Fun!

OK, so we thought we would take a quick break between reviewing hard-core technology, and lighten the mood with a massive water balloon sling shot!

With the wonderful British weather showing us some positive signs of sunshine, it’s about time we started thinking of ways to spend more and more time out in the fresh air! And what better way than the ultimate in water balloon sling shots?!

The cheap Wild Sling Solo is a great toy for teenagers and childish adults alike, and creates an excellent opportunity to just have a bit of a laugh outside (not recommended for indoor use, unsurprisingly…)

The cheap Wild Slingshot Solo in the little brother of the 3-man water slingshot, but by no-means lacks power. This smaller Wild Slingshot Solo can reach massive distances of up to 120 feet, meaning those scardy cats have nowhere to hide! (Uh, it is also not recommended that you use this water bomb sling to bomb cats…)

As well as the launcher, you also get a whopping 150 water balloons for the cheap price of just £8.99 (you can buy more water balloons from most occasion and craft stores)

You can buy the cheapest Wild Sling Shot Solo Launcher for £8.99 from Play.com

Become James Bond with this Amazing Spy Camera Pen

Have you ever fancied yourself a sleuth? Ever wanted to become the next James Bond? Well, with this amazing Spy Camera Pen you can at least check fancy gadget off your James Bond to-do list!

Cleverly disguised as a full-working pen, this affordable Spy Camera Pen can record in full colour and sound; simply clip it onto your shirt pocket, and it will record what ever’s in fron of your in excellent sound and video!

Downloading your secret footage is just as easy, as with the Spy Camera Pen, you get a software CD and a USB cable. Simply download the software onto your PC, then connect the pen and computer together using the USB cable, and voila, you can watch your images straight away.

So, if you want to catch your brother sneaking out after bedtime, your dad sneakily trying on your mum’s shoes, or your classmate sending secret love-letters in class, then the Spy Camera Pen will do it. Either clip it onto your clothing, or leave it lying around, and it will record anything in front of it!

You can edit your footage using the software provided, and then, if it’s cringe-worthy enough, post it on YouTube! Excellent! An excellent, unique gift for any child or grown-up (or childish grown-ups!).

You can buy the cheapest Spy Camera Pen from FindmeaGift.com for just £59.99

Cheap Baby Born Buggy

Keep your little one amused this Easter, heck, the entire Spring/ Summer season, with a Baby Born Buggy!

If you’re little one is a dolly mummy, then an affordable Baby Born Buggy or Baby Born Pram is a great way to be kept amused.

For a really cheap Baby Born Buggy, head over to Amazon.co.uk, where you can pick up this Zapf Creation Baby Born Buggy for a tiny £18.45, reduced from £29.99! You’re little one will feel all grown up with this Baby Born Buggy, which comes with safety straps to stop the doll toppling out, a sun canopy, shopping basket, and adjustable handles to keep up with the growing owner.

You could also opt for this cheap Baby Born Stroller from Toys R Us.co.uk, for just £13.69. This affordable Baby Born Stroller comes with a large shopping net for your little one to store her accessories, as well as the usual safety straps to keep the Baby orn Doll safe. It is lightweight and compact, and folds up for easy storage.

If your little one is more ambitious, then this Baby Born Twin Jogger for £39.14 from TheToyShop.com will keep her busy! Her two Baby Born dolls can sit side-by-side, under the sun canopy, whilst she stores her bits and bobs in the shopping net.

So, make your little one’s day by getting her a cheap Baby Born Buggy! With so many cheap Baby Born Buggy’s and affordable Baby Born Prams to choose from, she’ll be spoilt for choice!

New Nintendo DSi - Out Now!

Back in February, we told you all about the new Nintendo DSi here on MyShoppingTips.com and where to pre-order the nifty device from.

The wait is finally over however and the new Nintendo DSi is now available to purchase from various stores, so we’ve been in search of the best deals and the cheapest bundles.

We found prices to be roughly the same everywhere, but here’s the low down on the best offers and the hottest deals for the new Nintendo DSi.

If you’re looking to buy a Nintendo DSi without any games (just the console), you should expect to pay in the region of £149.99. You can buy the Nintendo DSi for £149.99 in black or white from Comet or Currys, but if you order a console today from Play.com you can get it delivered absolutely free of charge.

You may think £149.99 is a lot to pay for a hand held console, but when you review the features of the new Nintendo DSi you can see that it’s actually very reasonable. For those of you who didn’t read our previous article on the Nintendo DSi, the console offers a SD Memory Cars Slot, two 3.23″ LCD displays, two 0.3 megapixel cameras, a built-in web browser and tonnes more.

Purchasing the new Nintendo DSi would be a smart move, but you’ll need to buy a few games with it to keep you entertained. Instead of getting a shiny new Nintendo DSi and buying all of your games separately, it is often better to look for bundles or packages. That way, you can end up saving loads of cash on what would otherwise by quite pricey games.

Now for the big question - where is the cheapest place to find Nintendo DSi bundles?

Start your search at Game.co.uk, as it is there that you’ll find a fantastic range of Nintendo DSi packages and some brilliant bargains! As well as being cheap, the range of Nintendo DSi packages at Game.co.uk offers something for everyone (not just for hardcore gamers and warfare addicts).

You can buy a Nintendo DSi White (or balck) Console with Call of Duty: World at War and an accessories pack for just £164.99 or you can get a bundle with FIFA 09 for the same price!

You’ll also find bundles containing Mario and Sonic, Scrabble 2009, Professor Layton, GTA Chinatown Wars and other top titles over at Game.co.uk, so there’s really something for everybody.

If you think the new Nintendo DSi is for you, shop online for the console and bargain bundles now!

*UPDATE*

We’ve just seen Nintendo DSi consoles for sale at Toys R Us in black and white for £134.97 and there are Nintendo DSi 2 Game Packages for just £149.99. That’s got to be the best bargain by far, so check out the Nintendo DSi offers at Toys R Us online.