Top 5 gadgets: LED Colour-changing shower head with remote

LED COLOUR-CHANGING SHOWER HEAD WITH REMOTE: $129.99. Transform your shower into a one-stop disco with this funky shower head. Just turn on your shower and the lights let you know if it's hot or cold, or you can just crank it up and the red, green and blue LEDs get the party started. It's easy to install and requires no batteries as water flow charges up the head. Available from thedeal.co.nz
SLIM TABLET: $199. This 10 x 6" tablet comes with a wireless pen, works on PCs and Macs and is great for freehand drawing, touching up photos and other picture-editing programs. It also has 29 programmable shortcut keys and adjustable sensitivity. A perfect peripheral for creative computer users. Available from Dick Smith Electronics.

RS300X G1 TRAINING COMPUTER: by Polar, $500. If your New Year's resolution is to get fit, how about enlisting some hi-tech help? This Polar training computer gives you a raft of information on your workouts, enabling you to get the best results. It measures your heart rate combined with speed and distance, has GPS tracking and counts the calories you've burnt. It can also keep note of your past 16 weeks of training and transfer data to the polarpersonal trainer site. Available from polarheart.co.nz
SOLAR-POWERED TORCH KEYRING: $15. Trying to unlock your door late at night after a few "lemonades" can be pretty tough, but luckily help is at hand. Three LEDs in this keyring blast out light and they're solar-powered, so you won't get caught out needing batteries. Available in a range of colours. See needelectronics.co.nz
VOICE RECORDER: by Sony, $149.95. This gadget won't make paying attention to lectures any easier, but at least you'll have something cool to play with. It has 2GB of built-in flash memory that can record 535 hours in Long Play mode. The battery also lasts up to 48 hours. A handy toy for students and musos. For more information, check out sony.co.nz