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My three-year-old daughter Lily is used to seeing me glued to my laptop. She is also great at wiping off my work when I am not looking as she tried to have a 'play'.

Luckily for me and my job prospects there is an excellent laptop available that should keep her occupied.

I don't think anyone would have predicted a sequel to the Stylophone, not even Rolf Harris.

The retro revival of the Stylophone though has prompted just that.

This new version is very different though.

I stumbled upon devolo products about 2 years ago and I have been impressed ever since.

This constantly evolving range revolves around the principle of wirelessly and efficiently networking your whole house up through your electrical mains via plug sockets.

THESE little earbuds are ­absolutely brilliant.

There is a range of colours and the magic of the Z.bud is the cord, not your usual tangle-tastic rubber; this is proper cord and as such behaves itself and doesn't drive you insane.

A lot of thought has been put into making this appeal to iPod/iPhone users in terms of the security of the jack socket. In-line volume control is useful and the cord can be easily adjusted through sliders. It comes with multiple ear bud adapters for all ear sizes.

The sound is actually very rich with and not tinny in the slightest and unlike some headphones they do actually cancel out all other noise when you have them in, even without the sound on - ear-plug style.

Log on to www.zagg.com

The world of computers have come a long, long way in recent years and when you see products like the 10" Dell Mini 10 you realise just how far.

I am new to the world of notebooks/net books/minis etc so this is a very exciting experience for me.

I expected the keys to be so small that my fat fingers would hit the wrong keys completely and make me type like an idiot, but actually it has a keyboard 92% the size of a traditional laptop keyboard and the keys are fantastic - very responsive and comfortable to use.

The most obvious thing to note about the Mini 10 before even going underneath the bonnet is the style aspect, it is literally oozing class and sophistication and I challenge anyone not want one.

THE folks at www.firebox.com have come up trumps again with this collection of retro classic Nintendo favourites.

Shaped like a diddy Game Boy and small enough to fit on your key ring this is a really funky little accessory.

They look great and they come loaded with a classic and addictive Nintendo classic, graphically they are about as naïve and rudimentary as they could be.

CIVILIZATION has arrived on the iPhone - and it's as good as any rabid fan of the strategy classic could hope for.

Closely resembling the DS version of the legendary series, Civilization Revolution is as addictive as ever.

Real thought has been put into how you control your kingdom with such a small screen.

You'll find that minutes turn into hours very easily!

Not convinced? Give the free version a try and see what all the fuss is about.

The popularity of gaming on the iPhone is on the increase, developers like EA and Konami are targeting gamers with some very solids versions of their games purely for phone.

To capitalise on the increase in mobile gaming Exspect have released the Gaming Grip - a high-grade silicone cover for your iPhone.

Why? Well - it is contoured especially to help even the sweatiest palms to enjoy some comfortable 'on the train' gaming.

Gaming on the iPhone is potentially great - the standards of the games are getting better but it has to be said that it is tricky to play them.

This new little cover eradicates that awkwardness and I was very very impressed with the one that was sent to me.

It fits around your phone but has cut-outs for the screen and main iPhone buttons, it basically transforms your phone to make it feel like a handheld-console.

It is also great protection for your phone should you drop it! I loved the design and I think despite its very chunky persona it looks really sophisticated.

A huge help with gaming whether you are playing landscape or upright, I honestly don't see me removing my case anytime soon.

The Gaming Grip from Exspect will be available via Amazon costing £14.99.

GET your lava lamp out, decorate the walls with lunatic wallpaper, stick on your copy of The Sweeney and make sweet music with your Stylophone.

Everyone's favourite electronic organ is back with a vengeance to unleash its retro wackiness and unique sounds on a new generation.

The blog is being taken over by guest writers this week... this latest review of the huge smash hit game Guitar Hero Metallica is written by Sunday Mercury CD reviewer and Executive Editor Paul Cole...

I bet Paul isn't as good as the guy below though!!

Here's the review folks...

IT'S not so long ago Metallica were taking on the might of Napster, protecting their precious rock riffs from being plundered on the internet.

They resisted, too, all overtures made to them by the makers of computer games, careful to protect their reputation as well as their cash.