Trick out your home, office or grown-up play den with the latest tech, writes Domhnall O’Donoghue

DAMSON CISOR BT5, €98A powerful and portable Bluetooth speaker that can fill a room with music from all smartphones, computers, tablets, and MP3 players, the BT5 – which uses resonance to

produce bass – is the size of a tennis ball, making it perfect to pop into a suitcase, bag or pocket, allowing you to have an impromptu party at whim. Playback is for four hours on Bluetooth, or eight hours if you use its 3.5mm wired connection (cable supplied). Glowsticks at the ready! www.damsonaudio.com

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APPLE NEXT GEN MACBOOK PRO, from €2,349Set to be the jewel in Apple’s computing crown, the Next Gen MacBook Pro boasts the highest resolution screen in laptop history along with

the supermodel-slim design of the MacBook Air. This high end beauty, which is thinner than a finger and weighs just 4.5 lbs, packs a whopping 2800 x 1800 resolution on a 15.4-inch screen – that’s well over 5 million pixels and puts your HDTV to shame. It also means the laptop qualifies as a retina display, with a pixel density of 220 PPI. Factor in Intel’s fastest new Ivy Bridge processors, a whopping 768GB SSD drive, dual microphones and a custom-designed asymmetrical internal fan and it all adds up to a rather desirable package indeed.

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CANON EOS 650D, €839.99An easy-to-use Digital SLR (DSLR) that offers high image quality and simple touchscreen operation, the EOS 650D enables photographers of all standards to capture beautiful images and Full HD movies with ease. Boasting an 18 megapixel (MP) Hybrid

CMOS sensor and powerful DIGIC 5 processing, the camera combines intelligent automatic shooting modes with a range of advanced features and is the first-ever EOS to feature a dual AF system, which ensures exceptional detail in stills and continuous autofocus tracking when shooting movies.

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tech SONY XPERIA GOA stylish smartphone made for extra durability, Sony’s new Xperia go is water- and dust-resistant and features a 3.5in scratch-resistant mineral glass display

powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine. Additional features include a 1Ghz dual core processor and a 5MP camera, which is said to go from sleep to snap in just over a second. Priced from free on contract.

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