Play time
In-keeping with a highly impressive range of gadgets, Arnotts also stocks the ultra-sleek SONOS PLAYBAR. Designed to sit perfectly under your TV (or anywhere that you wish to set one of the most aesthetically pleasing audio players you’ll ever see), the PLAYBAR packs six woofers and three tweeters into its compact frame, delivering crystal clear sound second to none. The minimalist design boasts a clean matte and aluminium finish, which, alongside the powerful output, complements HD television screens nicely. The PLAYBAR is highly responsive, understands most IR remotes’ and can be controlled by free apps for your Android, iPhone or iPad. Just like its no-fuss design, the speaker system is easy to set up, control and expand and syncs wirelessly with other speakers in the SONOS range. It plays all sources plugged into your HDTV; cable/SAT boxes, Blu-Ray players and video game consoles. Quite simply, if it’s connected to your HDTV, PLAYBAR will make it sing. All for just €699.

Smart Shot
Small, vibrant and super smooth, the Canon PowerShot SX270 HS and SX280 HS make for perfect travel companions, not least thanks to their integrated GPS and Wi-Fi functions. With Christmas approaching, it’s important to be on top of things and not let those special moments go unnoticed. The Wi-Fi capability of both cameras allows for quick and easy connection to devices such as tablets, PCs and smartphones, ensuring that all those magical memories will be captured and shared in fast and fun fashion. Throw in the option to simply switch from still images to movies with stereo sound and those precious moments take on exciting new life. Both the SX270 HS (€269) and the SX280 HS (€299) come loaded with Canon’s brand new DIGIC six image processor, 20x zooms, 12-megapixel sensors, full manual exposure control and 1080p video recording at up to 60 frames per second, offering some of the highest video quality seen yet. Both cameras come with €40 cash back for any purchase between now and January 26 2014 and are available in a range of attractive colours, including seasonal red, blue, black and silver.

New Blue You
Award-winning and hugely popular, the HTC One has blazed a trail since its arrival. Widely recognised as the best smartphone of 2013, the flagship device is now available in Vivid Blue, adding a new level of allure to its already sleek aesthetic. The new HTC One boasts a number of exclusive distinctive features. HTC Blinkfeed is a bold new experience that transforms the intuitive home screen into a single live stream of personally relevant information such as social updates, entertainment and lifestyle news and photos with immersive images. That means you don’t have to jump through several different applications to keep in touch with what’s happening. The new HTC One is free on contract and features HTC Zoe, a revitalised take on how to shoot, capture and display high-res photos via three-second snippets that transform the traditional photo gallery of still images into a motion gallery of memories, and HTC BoomSound, the highest quality audio experience currently found on any mobile phone, consisting of front-facing stero speakers with a dedicated amplifier and an incredible full HD display.

Golden Idol
Slim, bright and compact, the ALCATEL ONETOUCH Idol Mini packs considerable punch. Running via the fast and intuitive Android 4.2 (‘Jelly Bean’) operating system, ALCATEL’S latest smartphone features a 4.3-inch IPS LCD touchscreen display with 480 x 854 Pixel Native Resolution. It also comes with an impressive 4GB internal memory with the possibility to expand up to 32GB thanks to the in-built microSD/SDHC media slot. In addition, the ALCATEL ONETOUCH Idol Mini
boasts a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with digital zoom, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and USB 2.0 connectivity options. The phone also comes with a host of apps, both from ALCATEL ONETOUCH and 3rd party apps such as Adobe Reader, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Deezer and more. Battery life is strong, too, offering 20 hours talk time for 2G and 9 hours for 3G with 30 hours for the incorporated
music player. The ALCATEL ONETOUCH Idol Mini is available in slate exclusively from 3 Mobile until the end of 2013.