At Paramount Zone there's an extensive and carefully selected choice of gadgets, games, boy's toys, bar items, gifts, sports gadgets, mp3 players, executive items/toys, bachelor pad stuff, gift ideas, and lifestyle accessories - and these are just some of the items you'll find here! The majority of UK address orders are despatched the same day for 1 - 2 day delivery and they're happy to deliver worldwide.

If you know someone who's a chess enthusiast you'll almost certainly find something for them here from this retailer based in Taunton, Somerset offering only artisan made chess boards and pieces so if you're looking for any other type of game you'll need to go somewhere else. There are over 100 sets to choose from, from well priced travel sets retailing for under £50 to exquisitely made rosewood or ebony sets at about £300. Call them just to check that the set you want is readily available and you can have it within 48 hours (UK). They'll also replace lost pieces for you at cost.

You may be looking for a complete travel games compendium, or just a new reasonably priced backgammon set and whether your favourite game is Mah Jong, dominoes, Monopoly or bridge you're sure to find what you're seeking here, and that's without going to your local store and trying to decide whether you should be in the children's section or somewhere else, and finding eventually that there are only a couple of options for your chosen game. Here there's lots of choice, you can have your game sent to you Worldwide and choose next day (UK) delivery too.

From silly to sensible and clever to downright daft, I Want One of Those always has the best selection of gadgets and gifts for everyone. I don't go with the silly and daft that frequently get shut in a drawer somewhere, I have to admit, but some of the items here are a great combination of clever, covetable and useful. There's a huge range of prices and excellent service and they're perfect for every gift giving occasion, particularly Christmas.

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Here's an online site with an offline presence in Tottenham Court Road and Selfridges, offering the latest in computers, cameras and audio equipment including ipod and all the accessories. Expect a very good choice and excellent service - they do know what they're talking about and really want to help. Being a slightly more unusual retailer and less well known Micro Anvika is a very good place to look if you're trying to buy that hot new product just before Christmas.

At this worldwide specialist in hand-held computers you can purchase a wide range of products from the newest state of the art latest compact models to all the essential accessories to link your hand-held to your PC. As the world of hand held computers seems to develop by the day (and it seems to me you need to be something of a boffin to be able to use them properly) you'll need all the excellent information they give you here. GPS solutions and SmartPhones are available as well. My advice? If you're buying one for a gift let the receipient choose (within your budget, of course), you could so get it wrong!

Next time you go to London pay a visit to the Science Museum, where you can take a 'Moon Walk' check out the Wild Safari or examine the Spy Car. If you can't get there you can find a number of fun and innovative products at their online shop. A rocket that flies using vinegar and baking soda to demonstrate Newton's Third Law of Motion for example and a light that floats in mid-air as if by magic. Just two of the interesting and fun gifts you can find at the Science Museum. You can have your order by next day delivery so it's a perfect site for those last minutes presents.